Comments on: Interpreting Entrecard Statistics – August 2008

By: Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:29:27 +0000

it is not always very easy to earn money online, it is a lot of work too.,.-

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:46:16 +0000

Engagao Team, Acakadut, and Kashif,

Thank you for your interest in this post and for your comments.

Whether or not to participate in Entrecard is a personal decision, but I believe in gathering as much information as possible before making a decision that influences my business.

My statistics indicated to me that the return wasn’t worth the time investment. But that’s because I want real readers rather than just traffic. For some people just having the traffic is enough, particularly for those who want to sell a blog in the near future.

Each of you have to make your own decision. I hope that this post will give you some ideas of how to get the information you need to make a good decision.

Warmly,

Linda

By: Kashif

Kashif — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:06:00 +0000

For some similar reasons and few others I have decided to remove Entrecard from my blog. I can use the 125×125 spot from some other useful purpose. The fact is that if you have a new blog then entrecard might be a nice place for you to hang out and spend some time in advertising and dropping. But for other people that do not have that much time to spend in something that will not offer a great deal in return, I am afraid Entrecard is a waste of time.

By: Acakadut

Acakadut — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:57:21 +0000

too bad, I can’t do the dropping anymore. ec deleted my account

Acakaduts last blog post..register to vote california

By: Engago Team

Engago Team — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:59:41 +0000

Thanks for sharing these statistics with us.
In the end is: how many more leads did you get from using this system in relation to the time, effort and money you have invested.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:09:12 +0000

Hi Deb,

Yes I’ll be glad to explain. Entrecard is a community of bloggers. Each designs a 125×125 pixel card and displays it on the blog. Then others visit that blog, click on “drop” on the card, which records their cards. It’s like leaving a business card.

You can return just the people who visit and drop their card, you can drop on every blog publishing in a specific area through campaigns, or you can install the Entrecard toolbar, record all your favorite blogs and just drop on them each day. I used a combination of these methods.

If you want to try it, go to Entrecard.com and sign up. It doesn’t cost you anything, but as a reward for dropping and getting drops, you get points that you can use to advertise on other Entrecard blogs. I believe you do need a blog though.

Warmly,

Linda

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:02:40 +0000

Hi Jacqueline,

Dropping 300 cards a day may make the difference in your Entrecard traffic. I just couldn’t see devoting more than an hour a day to it, and you see my results.

But even if you get as many drops as you leave, I question the quality of the traffic. Most just drop and don’t stay long enough to read your content.

However, I have met some good people through Entrecard. People whom I will continue to monitor their blogs and stay in touch.

Still in my recent redesign, I decided to not reinstall my Entrecard widgit.

Warmly,

Linda

By: Debbie Morgan

Debbie Morgan — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:29:45 +0000

Hi Linda! Not sure what Entrecard or a drop is so I decided to read your article. Still not sure but if I know you, you’ll explain: ) Deb

By: Jacqueline

Jacqueline — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:22:26 +0000

Right now, I’m in the exploratory stage, so in about a month, I’ll decide if it’s worth my time. Most of the time, I don’t consider it work since I’m still new at it. But I must say that I’ve just started GETTING anywhere from the 290′s to 300 drops per day, but I also try to drop 300 per day. So….we’ll see. Thanks for the publicity!

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:49:59 +0000

Hi hrmbusiness,

I’m glad you found this post insightful.

Perhaps the only way to do well with entrecard is to drop 300 daily. But I’m already spending an hour a day. I don’t think spending more time on entrecard would be a good investment of my time, especially when most droppers don’t read or comment.

Please let me know your stats after a month.

Warmly,

Linda