If you’ve got a burning question or are in need of advice about a blogging or Internet related topic, I’d love to help. Just drop me a line through my contact form. I’ll choose one reader submitted question each week, and I’ll answer it right here on my blog. I will award 50 Entrecard credits to the person who submits the chosen question. Preference will be given to interesting questions that other readers can benefit from. All questions will be kept on file, so if your question isn’t selected during the week you submit it, it could be chosen at a later date. There is no limit to the number of questions you can submit. I look forward to seeing the questions roll in!
If you’re an Entrecard addict, you can now feed your addiction by dropping 300 cards (the daily maximum) in only 20 minutes. PowerDropping.com contains a list of the 300 fastest loading sites that have their Entrecard widgets positioned above the fold. Load times for these sites currently range from .17 seconds to 1.57 seconds each.
Walt of 365 Days to Freedom dot Com launched PowerDropping.com just a couple of weeks ago. Not only does it provide Entrecard users with a constantly updated resource for the fastest loading sites in the Entrecard community, but it also rewards the listed sites by sending them tons of traffic and Entrecard drops.
If you’d like to give PowerDropping a try, I recommend first reading Walt’s post entitled How to Drop 300 Entrecards Per Day in Just 20 Minutes. It’s full of valuable tips, including how to check the load time for your own sites. If your load time is less than that of the 300th blog on the list, you’ll be able to join the top 300.
Good luck with your PowerDropping!
KieranG recently left the following comment on my blog.
“Someone needs to write a blog post about this Entrecard rubbish. I have no idea what it is, nor if it is any help with blog traffic.”
Kieran, this post is for you - and for anyone else who hasn’t already jumped on the Entrecard bandwagon.
Entrecard is an excellent networking tool that allows you to advertise your blog on other sites within the Entrecard network. Entrecard members display advertising widgets on their sites, and other members “purchase” these ad spots with Entrecard credits.
Entrecard credits can be earned in several different ways. You earn one credit when you drop your card into another blog’s widget. You earn a credit when a member drops his card into your widget. And, of course, you earn credits when someone purchases your ad space.
The price for each blog’s advertising space is equivalent to two times the average number of cards dropped on the blog per day. This ensures that for every two credits you spend, one unique visitor will be seeing your ad and clicking in its general vicinity. Purchased ads run for 24 hours, and visitors who click them are taken directly to the advertised blog.
I joined Entrecard a week ago, and I am averaging about 22 visits per day from the Entrecard website. My first ad is just now running, so I don’t yet know how many visitors to expect from ad clicks.
If you’re looking for a free, yet effective way to promote your blog, you should sign up for Entrecard. You’ll need a 125 x 125 banner ad. Tom Ross was kind enough to create my banner. Feel free to contact him for his rates. Mike Wheeler is another good source for banners.
If you’d like to score a bunch of Entrecard credits, there are a number of blog contests that are awarding them as prizes. Here are a few to get you started.
- BlogsWeLuv is giving away a blog review and 1,000 Entrecard credits. To get your entry, just participate in their 10 Question interview. All interviews will be posted to the site, which means free publicity for your blog! Earn an additional entry in the contest by dropping your card on their Entrecard widget. Deadline is February 29th.
- Things By Mike is giving away 1,000 Entrecard credits. You can secure entries by subscribing to the blog’s feed, blogging about the contest, and by dropping your card into the blog’s Entrecard widget. Deadline is February 29th.
- MeAndMyDrum is giving away 1,000 Entrecard credits. Get your entries by subscribing to the feed, posting about the contest, writing an Entrecard recommendation, and commenting on the contest post. Deadline is February 20th.
- VikingBlogger is giving away a total of 20,000 Entrecard credits to be split between five lucky winners. First prize is 10,000 credits. Get your entries by subscribing to the feed and blogging about the contest. Deadline is March 14th.
Good luck, and happy card dropping!
