Comments on: EntreCard to take action against bounce rates!

By: Hicham

Hicham — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:24:45 +0000

Actualy Karen, bounce rate is affected by all these kind of social advertising networks. Such attiude of ‘dropping and running’ inspired me to write about this few months ago with the post entitled ‘Click and Run’ and i’ve attached it to this comment.

Anyway I hope they will take serious steps for the sake of EC users.
Hicham´s last blog ..Click and Run

By: The BoBo

The BoBo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:26:21 +0000

I think that would be pretty cool..something similar to like Blog Explosion where you don’t get credit until you’ve been on the site for at least 30 seconds..It gives you time to browse the blog to find something you might be interested in commenting on.
The BoBo´s last blog ..The Common Sense Contest is Officially Over!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:38:08 +0000

Groan…big and loud. They can’t seem to decide what they want. They are becoming the idea of the week club. No other social network changes gears as fast as they do without thought to the pros and cons.

There are sites that drop on me regularly, so I return the favor; even though they may not have updated their blog in weeks or longer. Funny example is the #1 blog. Ad Master can go weeks without updating and yet, one constantly reads what a fabulous blog she has. I see the cheesey sexy shots which I know have nothing to do with the content, and yes I drop and move on.

There are days when I’ve kept track of the number of comments I’ve left. Sometimes around 50, and maybe I’ll get 3 or 4 back, and some of those are quick one liners like cool blog. So, personally I don’t believe this latest idea will amount to much. It seems most of EC ideas don’t. Though if it really does, I’m sure they’ll loose another huge chunk of people like they did when they closed out the forums, and don’t forget the chunk when they went to the first type of paid ads.

What will they think of next………..gees, it surely gets tiresome. It’s also hard if you’re blogging, commenting, and dropping to read all their hair brained ideas to even stay current.

What does close tags mean? Just noticed it in your tab above the place where we’re leaving comments?

Sandy

By: Tycoon Blogger

Tycoon Blogger — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:58:11 +0000

This is clearly a self serving move for Entrecard as they will cut down on the amount of credits. It will be virtually impossible to make 300 drops unless you make it your full time job. That would be 30 cents a day. I guess we will see how it goes. I would trade traffic volume for quality traffic any day of the week,
Tycoon Blogger´s last blog ..Twitter Voyeurism

By: BK

BK — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:35:59 +0000

I just questioned about EC’s algorithm; if they are just trying to remove EC credits in the EC economy. I can only hope that they play a fair game.
BK´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday: Are We Human or Beast?

By: George Serradinho

George Serradinho — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:15:37 +0000

It seems fair to some, but the new feature might just be more of an issue to others. I always thought that if your site was setup correctly and you had eye catching headlines/content, that it would be enough for the user to stay on and browse more.

They will have to explain how they are going to ensure this new algorithm
George Serradinho´s last blog ..My Top 25 sites for June 2009

By: Metallman

Metallman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:04:27 +0000

Hey there Karen,

I don’t mind this “new” policy, BUT only if they disclose what this secret algorithm is. I want to be assured that when I visit a blog and drop, I did everything I could have done to earn the drop. What is stopping Entrecard from not paying out hundreds of credits because we didn’t “meet their criteria”? If they disclose, I think it’s for the better. If not, look out for a MASSIVE EXODUS!
Metallman´s last blog ..Olivia Munn’s Playboy Cover

By: Mystery Man

Mystery Man — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:20:16 +0000

although I’m all about getting rid of stop and go droppers, given EC colossal foul up of the advertising system recently, i am not holding my breath for any kind of miracle cure with all this, but rather somethign tha is going to alienate folks again.

i hope i’m wrong, but something tells me that’s what’s going to happen
Mystery Man´s last blog ..June top droppers

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:07:00 +0000

Whatever.

Be ready for some really spammy comments then.

No one should be forced to leave a comment on a post they have no interest in.

I know for a fact you don’t practice what you preach.

You drop on my blog, you leave no comment but do you hear me bitching about it?

Thanks for allowing to vent.
Mike´s last blog ..Using social networking to promote yourself

By: Extreme John

Extreme John — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:23:40 +0000

It’s ultimately one of those situations where you need to decide which of the two evils your more willing to accept. Not to spam but I would consider this suggestion:

1. Click my CommentLuv link below “RSS feeds for Bloggers and Readers”
2. Read about Feedly for Firefox
3. Install Firefox Add On
4. Create new category
5. Add your E-Card blogs rss feed to Feedly

Doing the above will let you see when a blog updates and only when they have a new article, helps you not to waste time and stay efficient, in addition the category allows you to knock out those E-Cards faster than rolling through bookmarks.
Extreme John´s last blog ..RSS Feeds for Bloggers and Blog Readers

By: mike golch

mike golch — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:15:39 +0000

I have to agree,there are alot of blogs that i visit and they dont not do new entries a lot of times so are we going to be dictated to which blogs we can and cannot vist?
mike golch´s last blog ..Works for me!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:37:41 +0000

Hi Jenn, thanks for commenting, I agree with you on the blogs that don’t update, I try to update either everyday or at least every other, but the blogs that don’t update are maybe there just to make money will cause problems.

By: jenn

jenn — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:33:34 +0000

The only problem I see with this is visiting blogs that don’t update every day. Am I supposed to re-read their latest post for a week just to get my one credit? Otherwise, I think this is a great idea, if they can make it work.
jenn´s last blog ..June Top Droppers