Comments on: Is It Time to Drop EntreCard?

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:47:41 +0000

There’s enough “social networking” sites out there that enables me to socialize with other bloggers. EC did have its advantages, but the economy is too much work.

I’m using Twitter a lot more, now.

By: Hye Munar

Hye Munar — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:52:28 +0000

Entrecard is not only getting traffic, it is also a great way to meet and socialize with other fellow bloggers. Hye Munar's last blog post..Google Chrome Browser Released For Download on Tuesday

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:03:52 +0000

Hey Guy,

Yeah, I agree. Unfortunately the quality of traffic kept going down. Looks like having organic traffic is much more favorable than getting traffic spikes from StumbleUpon or EC.

At least with StumbleUpon, it’s quick and easy.

By: Guy McLaren

Guy McLaren — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:42:39 +0000

I find entrecard a bind. I don’t have the time to go on dropping sprees, The people that want to advertise crap on my blog don’t understand no go away, I am picky about who advertises and who doesn’t. MY EC build up, I advertise and my bounce rate goes up 220%. Overall the time spent does not warrant the result.

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:21:02 +0000

Hi Jenny. I just visited your site, and it looks like you may have a few issues with the WordPress installation. I left a comment and the screen went blank. Not sure if you got it or not. With that kind of issue, people usually don’t bother commenting. You should take the time to debug the WordPress plugins/themes completely from top to bottom, then you’ll see a steady stream of readers who will comment.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:18:35 +0000

I wrote early on when I had just started using Entrecard. Now we are meant to stop by each site with entrecard and stop to make a comment, but we don't do we. So I'm finding that sure I get more traffic via entrecard, but what's the quality of the traffic. I feel somewhat out in the wilderness, because fewer people are commenting and more and more are just dropping. Jenny's last blog post..Customising your word press blog

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:15:27 +0000

Hi Perry. Yeah, I have been using EntreCard to discover new blogs. I don’t mass dropping anymore. Been checking out social networking sites. But then again, EC is also a social networking site with their forums and cards reciprocating.

By: Perry Lee

Perry Lee — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:51:41 +0000

I don’t plan on quitting Entrecard any time soon, unless of course the tool ratio gets too high, or they start to charge something. It’s great exposure for niche blogs, and has helped my traffic a lot just in the past few days since I started. Also, I think I may be addicted to site hopping…

By: rudyamid

rudyamid — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:29:08 +0000

Hi Lin. You’re right. We blog to connect with people. We network to gain insights to their world. We learn from each other. At least that’s the ideal situation. There are so many ways to promote our blogs, and EntreCard is just one of them.

I also agree with you, in the end, it’s about finding good content that we can link to/from. Feedback is so critical in a blog. I just wish everyone takes more time to promote their audience (ie. comments section), not just their content and advertising.

By: Lin Burress

Lin Burress — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:01:42 +0000

Hi Rudy! There are many varying opinions on the worth of using Entrecard, ranging from it's simply crap traffic with a high bounce rate, to people discovering interesting blogs to subscribe to and build relationships with other bloggers. For me personally, I'm about building relationships with other bloggers, really getting to know other bloggers on a more personal level. By diligently working on that and finding phenomenal posts to link in articles, that further develop or expound on discussions on my own blog, is what social networking is all about. Lin Burress's last blog post..5 Ways To Make Your Blog Posts SCREAM For Attention