Comments on: EntreCard – Keep It Or Let It Go? http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html Fresh Perspectives at Running a Successful Internet Business Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:49:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: This Smart Aleck Could Teach YOU A Thing Or Two! | Internet Business Opportunities | oibo dot org http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-459 This Smart Aleck Could Teach YOU A Thing Or Two! | Internet Business Opportunities | oibo dot org Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:30:35 +0000 http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html#comment-459 [...] of posts ago, I talked about EntreCard and Jay left a comment… naturally I visited Jays’ site and somehow I ended up at the [...] [...] of posts ago, I talked about EntreCard and Jay left a comment… naturally I visited Jays’ site and somehow I ended up at the [...]

]]> By: Luke http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-454 Luke Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:22:30 +0000 http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html#comment-454 I haven't tried Entrecard. [Nate's Post](http://natespost.com/index.php/quick-conversation-with-entrecard/) had an interesting article on it. Pretty much everything I've read about it it negative... maybe there's some positive aspects, but I haven't heard much about them. I guess free traffic is nice. But then, what's so wrong with visiting tons of sites and dropping actual comments? I haven’t tried Entrecard. [Nate's Post](http://natespost.com/index.php/quick-conversation-with-entrecard/) had an interesting article on it. Pretty much everything I’ve read about it it negative… maybe there’s some positive aspects, but I haven’t heard much about them. I guess free traffic is nice. But then, what’s so wrong with visiting tons of sites and dropping actual comments?

]]> By: Jay http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-450 Jay Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:11:16 +0000 http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html#comment-450 Yeah, since I stopped dropping (noticed how I didn't drop a card in your inbox), I don't get many visitors from there, but when I do, they stay literally 2 seconds on my site lol! But I still have it on my site at the bottom, but I don't really drop anymore. Jay Yeah, since I stopped dropping (noticed how I didn’t drop a card in your inbox), I don’t get many visitors from there, but when I do, they stay literally 2 seconds on my site lol!

But I still have it on my site at the bottom, but I don’t really drop anymore.

Jay

]]> By: Mohamed http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-444 Mohamed Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:22:01 +0000 http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html#comment-444 Hi Jay, Just read your post - and you know, most people that have run EntreCard have all said the same thing. The bounce rates are VERY HIGH - definately not healthy. If you are building your site and traffic based on EntreCard, then this is really like setting up a gazillion splogs in the hopes of making it from AdSense or other PPC programs. It's just not going to work in the long term. One thing I have done is moved EntreCard down from my sponsored ads and will eventually shuffle it right down to the bottom. I am finding that other programs, like MyBlogLog are helping more than EntreCard to introduce new people to the site and vice-versa. EntreCard is on its way out... :-) Take care, Mo Hi Jay,

Just read your post – and you know, most people that have run EntreCard have all said the same thing. The bounce rates are VERY HIGH – definately not healthy.

If you are building your site and traffic based on EntreCard, then this is really like setting up a gazillion splogs in the hopes of making it from AdSense or other PPC programs. It’s just not going to work in the long term.

One thing I have done is moved EntreCard down from my sponsored ads and will eventually shuffle it right down to the bottom. I am finding that other programs, like MyBlogLog are helping more than EntreCard to introduce new people to the site and vice-versa.

EntreCard is on its way out… :-)

Take care,

Mo

]]> By: Jay http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-443 Jay Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:32:59 +0000 http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html#comment-443 I would say get rid of it. A lot of die-hard Entrecarders defend it so much because that's where all their traffic comes from. You should read this post I wrote a week or two ago at http://www.datmoney.com/2008/03/if-you-didnt-have-entrecard-your-blog.html (Sorry, didn't mean to drop a link and seem like a spammer!) Jay I would say get rid of it. A lot of die-hard Entrecarders defend it so much because that’s where all their traffic comes from. You should read this post I wrote a week or two ago at http://www.datmoney.com/2008/03/if-you-didnt-have-entrecard-your-blog.html

(Sorry, didn’t mean to drop a link and seem like a spammer!)

Jay

]]> By: Mohamed http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-442 Mohamed Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:57:33 +0000 http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html#comment-442 Hi Stephen, Great to hear from you! I am also thinking of scrapping it - I've just moved it below my sponsored ads. I also find it slows down the site load time as well... I agree with your assertion - the quality of visitors is not good; most people stay for only a few seconds hence the high bounce rate. Regards, Mo Hi Stephen,

Great to hear from you!

I am also thinking of scrapping it – I’ve just moved it below my sponsored ads.

I also find it slows down the site load time as well…

I agree with your assertion – the quality of visitors is not good; most people stay for only a few seconds hence the high bounce rate.

Regards,

Mo

]]> By: Stephen Dean http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html/comment-page-1#comment-441 Stephen Dean Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:31:49 +0000 http://www.oibo.org/entrecard-keep-it-or-let-it-go.html#comment-441 I just scrapped mine. I was getting too many widgets. I didn't want to keep up with approving ads. As far as I could tell I wasn't getting too many clicks, and I doubted the value of those visitors. It might work, I just don't want to take the time to find out. Stephen Dean I just scrapped mine. I was getting too many widgets. I didn’t want to keep up with approving ads. As far as I could tell I wasn’t getting too many clicks, and I doubted the value of those visitors.

It might work, I just don’t want to take the time to find out.

Stephen Dean

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