Is Entrecard Dying
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Thanks to Katherine for asking me to post my opinion on recent Entrecard paid ads system.
I have never seen Entrecard been so quiet before. There are no blog posts for more than 10 days. They offered cash out on 17th for mere $1/ECk which is good news for many. I am not happy with the double standard ad system as well too. At first, they introduced Entrecard credit system and convinced us it will be a new era of online currency to buy things. Now, they even approved to accept money and EC. What is happening with Entrecard?
Those days, Graham used to ask members on the application on Entrecard before implementing it. Personally, I still support Entrecard as it has introduced many wonderful bloggers to me in one year time. Also, I have able to learn a lot about blogging industry from active members. Unlike, other blog network, Entrecard gives a closer touch among bloggers with varieties and gives immediate traffic of 50-100 visits each day for any new blog. Maybe for this reason, I’m still promoting Entrecard wherever I can.
What about you? Do you have any problem with Entecard? Are you all happy with it? Let it go in the comment section.
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April 19th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Yep, like you I have become very disillusioned with the EntreCard system.
To the point that I will not accept any more paid ads; I’ve tried the paid ads thing and found that generally since this was implemented, my EC credit ads have dropped off to the point that they are near non existant.
More information on this decision at http://www.agt.id.au/2009/04/no-more-entrecard-paid-ads/.
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:02 am
I think a lot of EC members are in the same boat as well.
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April 19th, 2009 at 8:04 am
I really don’t like the advertising system that EC has implemented, I think it’s not fair on those that have worked hard to get their EC credits to advertise on a blog only to be pushed to one side for paid ads, I only keep EC on my blog for the fact that I enjoy reading those that drop on me, but I am considering quitting from it, if it carries on with it’s current ventures!
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April 22nd, 2009 at 6:38 am
I think Graham need to do something about it. It really sounds like most of the EC members are not happy about it too.
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April 19th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Hey – I’m so glad you said something about this. I’ve been wondering how you felt about all the changes. I don’t like them at all – and am considering dropping from EC for good. I don’t want to – I love the idea behind Entrecard – but I don’t like the new paid ads at all. My popularity ranking has shriveled up, the regular droppers I have aren’t so regular anymore, and I don’t like clicking on an ad and not knowing whether I’m going to a paid site or an EC site.
I give the new latest implements two thumbs down (three if you look at the picture I put up on my blog) – and I think Graham and the others need to seriously rethink this. A lot of good people aren’t happy….and that says something.
Thanks again for the post – it was definitely enlightening, as always.
xx
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:41 am
Hi Katherina. I forgot to mention about you in the post. Now, I have updated it. Overall, the popularity ranking drops for all members because not many people are dropping anymore. Obviously, most a lot of EC members are not happy with the current changes.
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April 19th, 2009 at 11:23 am
I agree with Blazing Minds. For me, I will support Entrecard in any way because with out them. I can not see this nice blog and post. But for any Entrecard changes or implementation to system, please email to inform every user because I also the last want to know about Entrecard changes.
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:49 am
I agree Suwari. At least, send a survey form for us to ask our opinion. World of business and marketing is depending on survey. All I can say is Entrecard have the base, but not utilizing it.
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April 19th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
I have been (and continue) to be patient about this two tier ad system. I do believe unless there are some serious changes made to the paid ad system it will simply not work. Having said that, the paid ad system is still very ‘young’ and I don’t see anyone selling 1,000 credit for $1. There is a lack of money in the economy right now and unless the credit problem will be tackled I doubt it will work. Unless you offer between $8-$10 per 1,000 credits the majority will not consider to sell credits.
I do think there should be a second widget for paid advertisers and members should be given the option to put that second widget on their blogs. That way regular ads will get 100% exposure (the old system) and paid advertisers will be extra.
Maybe there should be some sort of benefit for members who chose to place the second widget on their blog.
I hope that something will be done to fix this. I do enjoy Entrecard and it has been a great community.
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 6:56 am
When the economy is back normal, the rate will be around $3 as what Graham mention it in Twitter. For $1/k, he just want to cleared out some excess EC from the system. I have more than 130k EC in stock. I have signed up to cash out for $1 and there are no reply. It is not no1 want to sell at $1, but no one get the offer to sell it yet.
For me, advertising on EC using EC credit is not a good idea as I used to spend over 2kEC/day for advertising on Atniz glory days in Entrecard. Not anymore as I prefer to concentrate more on all source of traffic source like search engine, direct traffic, forums, etc. So, my EC continue to pile up. For me, any money I can make from EC is good.
Let us wait any see what is the outcome.
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April 19th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Atniz it’s interesting to see how this is all playing out since our last conversation. do you remember when we were in the middle of a deal to exchange credits when that was quashed by Graham. and here we sit today wondering if Graham is indeed in the middle of a Bust Out – as rumored on Twitter.
things around Entrecard certainly are taking a turn for the worse; no doubt.
so do you have any ideas of what we can do with the ec’s which will be worthless when Graham Bust’s Out ?
also did you hear Greg is starting his own version of an Entrecard Like Traffic Exchange system ?
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April 22nd, 2009 at 7:01 am
Yeah. I miss those days when we have the power to buy/sell EC credit freely. I think it is how it supposed to be. I have no idea of the future of EC. For now, Entrecard traffic is the highest bounce back traffic (currently at 90%) on my site. I don’t know how it goes with others.
I think it is good if Graham concentrate more on this kind of issues rather than controlling the EC. If we don’t have the quality, what is the use of having all those rubbish, right?
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April 19th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I am not a huge fan of the paid ads and have only been approving those from bloggers I recognize. I am still dropping, but never had any interest in cashing out credits, so feel no pressure to accept paid ads.
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:03 am
Good for you. For now, I’m approving all ads on my blog from EC, either paid or unpaid.
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April 19th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
I certainly hope EC will solve its problems as I love Entrecard and have met wonderful people through it. Possibly people are not commenting on the new system because, like me, they are waiting to see how it will work out.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 7:06 am
I hope the problem solves too. But, the thing is, Graham don’t think it is a problem to Entrecard at all. Seems like no one really talk bad about the paid ad system at all from Entrecard management.
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April 20th, 2009 at 4:35 am
I have visited their site awhile ago and looks like there were many comments on their posts regarding their services and the changes that were made. I still hope that they would fix this. The outcome will be judge of all of this.
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:09 am
We all hope for that John. Looks like they are still preparing a good blog post for nearly 2 weeks as of now there are no single blog post yet from Entrecard for 14 days (last post 8th of April)
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April 20th, 2009 at 7:47 am
What I like about EC was the traffic that it brings to my new site when I started with my internet exploration. This year I removed it not because I don’t like it but because I find no time to manage my EC account and click ECs. Well, I have still thousands of EC credits on my account today but I am not utilizing it yet. If I have find free time today, I will check my account again and see if what I could do with my credits.
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:13 am
Good to hear that you have used EC before. Dropping 300 cards each day consuming a lot of time. You can stay with the family by just dropping on those who have dropped on you. For me, EC is a great place to utilize our SEO activity.
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April 20th, 2009 at 8:38 am
I just signed in Entrecard with my blog, and waiting for approval. Thanks Atniz for introducing me to this site. Hope to meet a lot of people trough Entrecard and boost my traffic as well.
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:18 am
Welcome to Entrecard Benjamin. Hope you enjoy the instant traffic you get from there. Remember to drop on those who have dropped on you. I suggest you to install EC Beta Toolbar on your Firefox. It filters site that you have already dropped. Good luck!
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April 20th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
One of my blogs is in Entrecard and traffic has gone down since less bloggers are dropping nowadays. I hope they would come up with a real win-win arrangement soon.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 7:27 am
Agreed. A lot of good bloggers from EC quit dropping. I really hope they will introduce a better system.
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April 20th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
wow thats really weird i thought that entrecard was prospering not that i use it but from what i get from others telling me but since you brought it to my attention i guess so considering when a company demands for money you know its going down real fast
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:32 am
I think you explained it better Almir. “when a company demands for money you know its going down real fast” explains what is going on with entrecard a lot better.
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April 20th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
I had a go with Entrecard on two different occasions. It’s a great system for new blogs, no doubt about that but once you start getting regular Google traffic, the time consuming nature of dropping cards and visiting many sites becomes too much, in my experience anyway.
I’ve taken the boxes off all my blogs.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 7:36 am
Dropping 300 cards a day consistently can get us explode and give up. It will be worse for those who have more than one blog in Entrecard since they don’t limit the number of blogs or drops you can make a day. I use to drop 300 cards for all 6 blogs of mine. Now, I quit all 5 and dropping for this blog only. Personally, an average traffic from all source is healthy. Eve if we get good traffic from SE, we shouldn’t give up referral traffics like Entrecard because whenever any source of traffic got problem, it won’t effect us much.
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April 20th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Yeah I’m so surprised when I see my popularity ranking drop down. I decided not to accept any paid ads too because my dashboard was clog up. I hope EC fixed the problem in their new system soooner because it caused so much problem.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 7:40 am
It happens all around EC. I guess many have lost interest in dropping. Let us see what is Graham up for next.
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April 20th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I’ve never even heard of them.
Maybe they are failing to get their name out there better.
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:44 am
If you are looking for 50-100 immediate traffic, instead of linkreferral, try using Entrecard. It will help you bring more traffic compared to any other blog network.
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April 20th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
I tried to participate in the paid ads system by approving all that came through my site that were appropriate. After one week it was such a hassle, I had so few EC ads, and my personal EC value plummeted, so I opted out of the paid ads system and no longer approve any. My site is paid ad free, and I am much the better for it.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 7:47 am
Hi Tina,
Can you share what happens if when you don’t approve the paid ads anymore. Is your ad value and site ranking goes up again? Currently, I’m approving all paid ads as well.
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April 21st, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I don’t have an Entrecard….but I have a MasterCard…..LOL
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:50 am
Good joke.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 12:34 am
I wanna try this!
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Atniz Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:53 am
Good luck! I’m sure you will love it.
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April 24th, 2009 at 5:40 am
I accepted many paid ads and then my site when from above average to almost zero. At one stage, advertising on my site would cost you only 16EC. I was a bit upset and have now stopped accepting paid ads.
I still do love Entrecard as the people I have met have inspired me to push myself more.
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Atniz Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Sorry to hear that George. I’m sure you will get back to previous ranking soon. Just keep dropping on those who dropped on you and meet 300 mark each day.
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May 5th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
I’ve stopped using Entrecard for quite some times because the traffics generated from Entrecard didn’t satisfy me, and I don’t like the new system that help them to make money. =.=”
Regards,
Lee
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Work At Home Reply:
May 8th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
A lot of EC members don’t like the new idea of paid ad system, me too. But, I’m still getting some good traffic from there. Twitter is booming too. It is good to have well balanced traffic from all sources. That is one of my reason to still be a EC supporter. Another reason is I got 140k+ EC credits waiting to cashout. No news from them yet
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January 7th, 2010 at 6:57 am
I have an account in Entrecard before but i don’t use it anymore, not satisfy either on how they promote blogs, not even my blog got enough traffic from them. I think just few more years that company will close if they don’t find a solution to that problem.
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Atniz Reply:
January 7th, 2010 at 11:55 am
I’m not sure on Entrecard’s survival. But, there are many bloggers still get decent traffic from this channel.
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