Comments on: Is Entrecard Dying a slow and painful death http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php No nonsense approach to making money on the Internet Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Nikolai http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19730 Nikolai Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:24:48 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19730 Interesting post... I do not think Entrecard is dying as of yet and doubt it would die in the near future. But I agree that the traffic is not the best. My blog is a small blog, so it benefited from the traffic from Entrecard. For large and established blogs Entrecard might not be as attractive as for small ones. Thanks. Interesting post… I do not think Entrecard is dying as of yet and doubt it would die in the near future. But I agree that the traffic is not the best. My blog is a small blog, so it benefited from the traffic from Entrecard. For large and established blogs Entrecard might not be as attractive as for small ones.
Thanks.

]]> By: John Cow http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19669 John Cow Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:39:17 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19669 Deimos Tel`Arin: Don't worry, we're not making anything like entrecard. We just dropped it, that's all. No need to start insinuating things. Besides, wasn't the MillionDollarWiki Graham's idea? When he just started it, we contacted him to see if we could buy the code, to which he agreed. In the end we were waiting too long and we had it coded by someone else. So is that really a "rip-off"? Wikipedia has been around a long time, but that's probably a totally different ballgame eh? Anyway, we have nothing against Entrecard, it just isn't for us. That's all. Deimos Tel`Arin: Don’t worry, we’re not making anything like entrecard. We just dropped it, that’s all. No need to start insinuating things.

Besides, wasn’t the MillionDollarWiki Graham’s idea? When he just started it, we contacted him to see if we could buy the code, to which he agreed. In the end we were waiting too long and we had it coded by someone else. So is that really a “rip-off”? Wikipedia has been around a long time, but that’s probably a totally different ballgame eh?

Anyway, we have nothing against Entrecard, it just isn’t for us. That’s all.

]]> By: Paul http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19459 Paul Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:35:55 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19459 In the sense that it generates traffic EntreCard works, no doubt there (at least initially). As far as being of value in terms of users and bloggers alike, I’m very skeptical. Personally I’m a bigger fan of content linking. It brings better users increasing CTR as well as traffic. Remember 1% increase in CTR is worth hundreds of users. Link your blog with similar pages (the core of Arkayne) and you’ll get better page rank and CTR. Just so your readers have a context (alternative to EntreCard) of what I'm referring to: For The Curious: Arkayne.com In the sense that it generates traffic EntreCard works, no doubt there (at least initially). As far as being of value in terms of users and bloggers alike, I’m very skeptical.

Personally I’m a bigger fan of content linking. It brings better users increasing CTR as well as traffic. Remember 1% increase in CTR is worth hundreds of users. Link your blog with similar pages (the core of Arkayne) and you’ll get better page rank and CTR. Just so your readers have a context (alternative to EntreCard) of what I’m referring to:

For The Curious: Arkayne.com

]]> By: Bruce Hopkins http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19409 Bruce Hopkins Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:46:10 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19409 @Graham, I don't need to look at the numbers, I know its alive and well, I just wanted to cover both sides of the equation here. Interesting about Million Euro Wiki idea. I was not aware of who did that. I actually like Entrecard and I really like what it has done to help this blog grow. I do get a little concerned about the people in the forums that think its worthless traffic. Some people will actually listen to them and it may start to cause some community issues down the road. I doubt these people will really become the majority becuase a lot of Entrecard members have done there homework and understand traffic is traffic. Entrecard is really no different than StumbleUpon in terms of the visitors are flying by. Yoo have to write interesting headlines to sloe them down a bit. @Graham, I don’t need to look at the numbers, I know its alive and well, I just wanted to cover both sides of the equation here. Interesting about Million Euro Wiki idea. I was not aware of who did that.

I actually like Entrecard and I really like what it has done to help this blog grow. I do get a little concerned about the people in the forums that think its worthless traffic. Some people will actually listen to them and it may start to cause some community issues down the road. I doubt these people will really become the majority becuase a lot of Entrecard members have done there homework and understand traffic is traffic. Entrecard is really no different than StumbleUpon in terms of the visitors are flying by. Yoo have to write interesting headlines to sloe them down a bit.

]]> By: Colin King http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19406 Colin King Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:53:48 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19406 Yeah... the community thing is why I'm still there. As a new blog EC has helped my Alexa count, gotten new eyeballs to the site and have found sites I probably would not have found otherwise. The recent "doom & gloom" is to be expected, some look at the dropping as work and people love to put that down. Yeah… the community thing is why I’m still there. As a new blog EC has helped my Alexa count, gotten new eyeballs to the site and have found sites I probably would not have found otherwise. The recent “doom & gloom” is to be expected, some look at the dropping as work and people love to put that down.

]]> By: Graham http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19405 Graham Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:31:13 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19405 We're hardly dying a slow and painful death. Every day that goes by we do more pageviews, sign up more members, and get more visits than ever before. Just look at our Alexa chart: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/projectwonderful.com?site0=mybloglog.com&site1=entrecard.com&y=p&z=3&h=300&w=610&range=3m&size=Medium We now consistently do more pageviews than mybloglog.com. A blogger like John Cow can say what he wants, but my bet is that he's trying to build a competing system and rip off my idea again, the same way he ripped off my Million Dollar Wiki website with his ever-creative Million Euro Wiki website. We’re hardly dying a slow and painful death. Every day that goes by we do more pageviews, sign up more members, and get more visits than ever before. Just look at our Alexa chart:

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/projectwonderful.com?site0=mybloglog.com&site1=entrecard.com&y=p&z=3&h=300&w=610&range=3m&size=Medium

We now consistently do more pageviews than mybloglog.com. A blogger like John Cow can say what he wants, but my bet is that he’s trying to build a competing system and rip off my idea again, the same way he ripped off my Million Dollar Wiki website with his ever-creative Million Euro Wiki website.

]]> By: Deimos Tel`Arin http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19403 Deimos Tel`Arin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:10:40 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19403 Good write up, fellow Entrecarder. ;) <b>for smaller blogs is a great system, not for the traffic, but for the networking possibilities it provides.</b> Quoted for truth. I have came across several interesting sites via Entrecard. Glad to know that Search Engines would not penalize Entrecarders. Cheers! :D Good write up, fellow Entrecarder. ;)

for smaller blogs is a great system, not for the traffic, but for the networking possibilities it provides.
Quoted for truth.

I have came across several interesting sites via Entrecard.

Glad to know that Search Engines would not penalize Entrecarders.

Cheers! :D

]]> By: Katy http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19402 Katy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:37:22 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19402 I'm a late comer as I just joined today. It took me a bit to decide if I wanted to add yet another thing to my blog... I like your points and I do plan on giving it a little bit of time to decide if I'm in or out. I'll have to hop over and check out John Cow's post about Entrecard as well. I’m a late comer as I just joined today. It took me a bit to decide if I wanted to add yet another thing to my blog…

I like your points and I do plan on giving it a little bit of time to decide if I’m in or out. I’ll have to hop over and check out John Cow’s post about Entrecard as well.

]]> By: evilwoobie http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19401 evilwoobie Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:01:29 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19401 thanks for the link btw. :D thanks for the link btw. :D

]]> By: SEO Rob http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19400 SEO Rob Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:00:11 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19400 I've learned a lot from other bloggers on Entrecard. I've met quite a few people as well and made some new friends. You get back what you put in. @evilwoobie: Search engines won't ever penalize EC users. The EC widget is Javascript and search engines ignore it. I’ve learned a lot from other bloggers on Entrecard. I’ve met quite a few people as well and made some new friends. You get back what you put in.

@evilwoobie: Search engines won’t ever penalize EC users. The EC widget is Javascript and search engines ignore it.

]]> By: BioTecK http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19399 BioTecK Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:27:26 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19399 I'm relatively new to Entrecard...Just a couple of days and I have to say that this a great system for networking possibilities! Since I've subscribed to Entrecard I have seen a lot of good blogs (which I didn't knew they existed!) and I've subscribed to them! So, for me it's a great system! Ow yeah.. at the time I signed on Entrecard I had no subscribers, but now I got 4! It's not much, but you gotta start somewhere! ;) I’m relatively new to Entrecard…Just a couple of days and I have to say that this a great system for networking possibilities! Since I’ve subscribed to Entrecard I have seen a lot of good blogs (which I didn’t knew they existed!) and I’ve subscribed to them!
So, for me it’s a great system! Ow yeah.. at the time I signed on Entrecard I had no subscribers, but now I got 4! It’s not much, but you gotta start somewhere! ;)

]]> By: Lee http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19398 Lee Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:02:35 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19398 While the "quality" of the traffic from Entrecard might be of concern for some people, it depends on how you look at it. In our case being a new blog it has helped raise the exposure we are getting at a price we can afford. Looking at our logs as well I would say we are getting a similar bounce rate from StumbleUpon users as we are from Entrecard users. I can see why the more established blogs don't want the widget, but it can help jump start a new blog. While the “quality” of the traffic from Entrecard might be of concern for some people, it depends on how you look at it. In our case being a new blog it has helped raise the exposure we are getting at a price we can afford. Looking at our logs as well I would say we are getting a similar bounce rate from StumbleUpon users as we are from Entrecard users. I can see why the more established blogs don’t want the widget, but it can help jump start a new blog.

]]> By: Scott http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19397 Scott Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:02:12 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19397 It's still working for me, but I guess it all depends on what your goals are. Mine are to find interesting blogs to read and perhaps get some like minded people to read mine and place the occasional comment. That wasn't John's goal (if that even is his real name...,) and it wasn't meeting his needs so he went elsewhere. When it stops meeting mine, I'll go elsewhere. Why are people seeing this as the sky falling. SB It’s still working for me, but I guess it all depends on what your goals are. Mine are to find interesting blogs to read and perhaps get some like minded people to read mine and place the occasional comment.

That wasn’t John’s goal (if that even is his real name…,) and it wasn’t meeting his needs so he went elsewhere. When it stops meeting mine, I’ll go elsewhere.

Why are people seeing this as the sky falling.

SB

]]> By: Lincoln http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19396 Lincoln Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:20:05 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19396 Good points, personally I try to use Entrecard to discover new blogs as well that I may read, but I'm finding an awful number of them are pure moose poo poo doo. It also gives my site more exposure, and that's never a bad thing either. :-) Good points, personally I try to use Entrecard to discover new blogs as well that I may read, but I’m finding an awful number of them are pure moose poo poo doo. It also gives my site more exposure, and that’s never a bad thing either. :-)

]]> By: evilwoobie http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php/comment-page-1#comment-19395 evilwoobie Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:23:22 +0000 http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/is-entrecard-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.php#comment-19395 Hopefully, the search engines will see EC as a friend. if they start penalizing, im so out. :D Hopefully, the search engines will see EC as a friend. if they start penalizing, im so out. :D

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