I’m not an Entrecard basher but I have removed the Entrecard widget from every blog with the exception of my personal blog. I just couldn’t see any real benefit to it. There may have been a little traffic from Entrecard but what really increased was the amount of visits under one minute (Visits duration 0-30 seconds 57.1 %). I don’t see the benefit in traffic that stays for mere seconds just to click off onto the next site.
To be fair I really wasn’t working the Entrecard system the way it was intended. I didn’t have time to click on the widgets the way it was designed. It was pretty fun at first just from finding all the cool blogs.
I’m not going to say Entrecard is on the same track as BlogRush but clearly they are facing some problems. I had to move their widget to the bottom of the sites a while back because they were causing page load delays. That’s common with any third party content but they are very slow at customer service as well. I submitted a help desk ticket last week and it took five days to get a response.
I have a little over five thousand Entrecard credits with my personal blog and it looks like I may have to say goodbye to those as well. I haven’t been able to log into my Entrecard account all week. I’ll wait another five days to see if my account has been deleted for some reason. No hard feelings, I just don’t see the benefit in displaying their widget right now. I do wish Graham Langdon and Entrecard luck and hope the service continues to grow.
What do you think? Still using Entrecard?
It was taken off my blog long ago for the same reason that the bounce rate for the EC traffic was too high. I reckon it has lost its novelty somehow.
Welcome to the ex-EC club, Brian.
Yan
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It was taken off my blog long ago for the same reason that the bounce rate for the EC traffic was too high. I reckon it has lost its novelty somehow.
Welcome to the ex-EC club, Brian.
Yan
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Hi Yan, If I knew it came with a club membership and everything I would have dropped it sooner
Hi Yan, If I knew it came with a club membership and everything I would have dropped it sooner
Didn’t I send you the invitation before?….LOL
Anyway, I’m extending another invitation to renew your ad on TSB another month for FREE. Let me know in advance which banner should I use, Brian.
Yan
PS: Aren’t you using threaded comments?
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Didn’t I send you the invitation before?….LOL
Anyway, I’m extending another invitation to renew your ad on TSB another month for FREE. Let me know in advance which banner should I use, Brian.
Yan
PS: Aren’t you using threaded comments?
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Thanks Yan, that’s very generous of you. I’ll use it to promote my new blog if it’s ok.
URL:
http://hotblogtips.com/
Image:
http://hotblogtips.com/images/banners/banner_125.jpg
Thanks Yan, that’s very generous of you. I’ll use it to promote my new blog if it’s ok.
URL:
http://hotblogtips.com/
Image:
http://hotblogtips.com/images/banners/banner_125.jpg
I am still having the entrecard widget at my blogs. I am not a serious dropper I see many blogger still dropping 300 cards a day. I used the ec for contest.
I am still having the entrecard widget at my blogs. I am not a serious dropper I see many blogger still dropping 300 cards a day. I used the ec for contest.
Hi Sherry, That’s what I was saving my 5000 credits for. I was going to give them out in my next contest. Hopefully I still have them. I still can’t log in and still no reply from Entrecard.
Hi Sherry, That’s what I was saving my 5000 credits for. I was going to give them out in my next contest. Hopefully I still have them. I still can’t log in and still no reply from Entrecard.
Will do, Brian. Once the current one expires, I’ll replace it for another 30 days.
Yan
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Will do, Brian. Once the current one expires, I’ll replace it for another 30 days.
Yan
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Your a good friend Yan. Thanks
Your a good friend Yan. Thanks
I like entrecard. I haven’t registered yet, but I would use it to lower my alexa ranking.
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I like entrecard. I haven’t registered yet, but I would use it to lower my alexa ranking.
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Hi Dalirin, I’ve read that it can lower the Alexa rank too but I didn’t experience that. I wasn’t a dedicated dropper though either.
Personally, I’m looking for a different kind of traffic than Entrecard provides. Traffic that comes to my site for more than a couple of seconds.
There are a lot of smart people out there and it’s possible someone has found a way to use Entrecard as a better traffic tool. If you register it might be worth a little research.
Hi Dalirin, I’ve read that it can lower the Alexa rank too but I didn’t experience that. I wasn’t a dedicated dropper though either.
Personally, I’m looking for a different kind of traffic than Entrecard provides. Traffic that comes to my site for more than a couple of seconds.
There are a lot of smart people out there and it’s possible someone has found a way to use Entrecard as a better traffic tool. If you register it might be worth a little research.
I may drop the widget, not sure yet. It still remains my #1 source for finding blogs in any niche.
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I may drop the widget, not sure yet. It still remains my #1 source for finding blogs in any niche.
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That’s a great point Dennis. I was using entrecard too for the same thing. The toolbar was very handy for that. I don’t need it entrecard for that anymore because I’m following you on backtype.com You do the work and I follow way behind. I already know not to try and keep up with you
That’s a great point Dennis. I was using entrecard too for the same thing. The toolbar was very handy for that. I don’t need it entrecard for that anymore because I’m following you on backtype.com You do the work and I follow way behind. I already know not to try and keep up with you
Hey Brian,
A long time ago I watched people talk about Entrecard and how they used it like a traffic exchange, just click and go. That is why I never even looked at it. I could run an auto exchange and get blank clicks.
I guess, I am following Dennis on BackType also. Well, I follow Brian & he follows Dennis….Yep, sometimes I just long in there to see where you all are commenting. I would like for you both to broaden your horizons, I am getting board! Find more blogs guys! LOL!
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Hey Brian,
A long time ago I watched people talk about Entrecard and how they used it like a traffic exchange, just click and go. That is why I never even looked at it. I could run an auto exchange and get blank clicks.
I guess, I am following Dennis on BackType also. Well, I follow Brian & he follows Dennis….Yep, sometimes I just long in there to see where you all are commenting. I would like for you both to broaden your horizons, I am getting board! Find more blogs guys! LOL!
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You guys can’t go wrong following Dennis. That guy never sleep.
Caroline Middlebrook used to be the “comment queen” and it’s really a no-brainer to guess who the “comment king” is.
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You guys can’t go wrong following Dennis. That guy never sleep.
Caroline Middlebrook used to be the “comment queen” and it’s really a no-brainer to guess who the “comment king” is.
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@Sheryl & @Yan: It must be true that Dennis doesn’t sleep. We would be hard pressed to find a blog even close to this niche that Dennis hasn’t already been. It’s not just little generic comments either. He gets involved. Maybe he’s a speed reader
@Sheryl & @Yan: It must be true that Dennis doesn’t sleep. We would be hard pressed to find a blog even close to this niche that Dennis hasn’t already been. It’s not just little generic comments either. He gets involved. Maybe he’s a speed reader
I consider it for my blog, but didn’t like the fit with a magazine theme (aesthetically). I also read, in numerous places, that bounce rate was very high. It sounds like people click, but rarely stay. It’s nice to have the extra traffic, but the point is to engage readers not have them jump from site to site.
I’m sure it’s working well for some as I see it on quite a few sites.
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I consider it for my blog, but didn’t like the fit with a magazine theme (aesthetically). I also read, in numerous places, that bounce rate was very high. It sounds like people click, but rarely stay. It’s nice to have the extra traffic, but the point is to engage readers not have them jump from site to site.
I’m sure it’s working well for some as I see it on quite a few sites.
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Thanks everyone lol.
Ya know, I signed on with backtype but haven’t used it yet. I suppose that would be a better way to find ACTIVE blogs.
I have a big problem with my sleep, and yes, it does make you a speed reader lol.
Since your commentluv plugin seems screwy anyway, I’ll point to a post even further back…
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Thanks everyone lol.
Ya know, I signed on with backtype but haven’t used it yet. I suppose that would be a better way to find ACTIVE blogs.
I have a big problem with my sleep, and yes, it does make you a speed reader lol.
Since your commentluv plugin seems screwy anyway, I’ll point to a post even further back…
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@Gennaro: I think you’re right about the bounce rate. That’s exactly what I experienced. You have a very cool blog. I was on there last week and Googled the name in the footer to find that it’s the Church WordPress Theme by Brian Gardner. $59.95 isn’t a bad price for a theme that nice.
@Dennis: CommentLuv or not you are welcome to include whatever link you want on any of my sites anytime you want.
@Gennaro: I think you’re right about the bounce rate. That’s exactly what I experienced. You have a very cool blog. I was on there last week and Googled the name in the footer to find that it’s the Church WordPress Theme by Brian Gardner. $59.95 isn’t a bad price for a theme that nice.
@Dennis: CommentLuv or not you are welcome to include whatever link you want on any of my sites anytime you want.
I registered with entrecard when i first started my blog, i dont see a significant amount of traffic from it even though there has been drop after drop of droppers dropping (lots of drop)
Im thinking about getting rid of it as well, just because it doesnt bring in that much of a traffic spike.
By the way Brian. i saw you’ve mentioned my blog on one that you’ve visited so I added you to my blogroll as well …thanks for the link =]
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I registered with entrecard when i first started my blog, i dont see a significant amount of traffic from it even though there has been drop after drop of droppers dropping (lots of drop)
Im thinking about getting rid of it as well, just because it doesnt bring in that much of a traffic spike.
By the way Brian. i saw you’ve mentioned my blog on one that you’ve visited so I added you to my blogroll as well …thanks for the link =]
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Sounds like you are coming to the same conclusion as I have Pheak.
It’s been four days (Jan. 31) and still no reply from the Entrecard support ticket. That’s extremely slow, to the point I wonder what’s going on over there.
No problem for the link Pheak and that’s for the blogroll link.
Sounds like you are coming to the same conclusion as I have Pheak.
It’s been four days (Jan. 31) and still no reply from the Entrecard support ticket. That’s extremely slow, to the point I wonder what’s going on over there.
No problem for the link Pheak and that’s for the blogroll link.
Whoa dude thanks! Now where did I put those pics….
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Whoa dude thanks! Now where did I put those pics….
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If you want a network that doesn’t require anything other than intelligent forum converation, come chck out CMF Ads. You will probably know most of the members already. Most of them left EC for the same reasons you expressed above.
If you want a network that doesn’t require anything other than intelligent forum converation, come chck out CMF Ads. You will probably know most of the members already. Most of them left EC for the same reasons you expressed above.
Thanks Turnip, I’ll check it out.
Thanks Turnip, I’ll check it out.
Oh! I see now that I am the last one who is using EC, You will make me think about it Brian, I have started to use EC since last week only!
Thank you for this nice post, I really appreciate your posts.
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Oh! I see now that I am the last one who is using EC, You will make me think about it Brian, I have started to use EC since last week only!
Thank you for this nice post, I really appreciate your posts.
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Hi Hesham. LOL, I was just reading a post on Garry Conn’s site MyBlogLog vs BlogCatalog – Which is Better? and now I’m thinking about another cut.
Hi Hesham. LOL, I was just reading a post on Garry Conn’s site MyBlogLog vs BlogCatalog – Which is Better? and now I’m thinking about another cut.