I really did resist at first, the thought of another new widget 'EntreCard' just didn't get me excited. Many widgets promise huge amounts of traffic, unlimited exposure and the chance to be the next internet god. Even after the big guns such as ProBlogger, Tyler Cruz, John Chow and his friendly Cow got involved - I STILL resisted this new startup - EntreCard.
How wrong I was.
It seems this latest idea from Graham Langdon (the guy behind the Million Dollar Wiki) is a concept the actually works.
Put simply, if you display the widget on your site, fellow bloggers are encouraged to visit and drop their business card or 'entrecard' on your widget - gaining you credits. The earned credits allow you to advertise on selected widgets in the blogging community.
My initial thoughts were that bloggers would simply go spastic and card drop everywhere to build their credits up (something I considered just to boost my cred's) however, it's almost impossible not to take notice of some of the cool blogs out there.
After signing up to EntreCard, I was smashed by a wave of users wanting to advertise and were dropping their cards at my site. As I started visiting blogs to approve advertisers and drop my own card - I stumbled on some great blogs and top content. I began subscribing to quite a few blogs I had now discovered.
It seems the same has happened to others, my traffic has seen an extra 100+ hits per day and my RSS subscribers have gone above 50 now which is nice too.
So if you were only considering EntreCard, certainly give it a go. It will get you the traffic you crave, provided you have a decent 125x125 widget and good descriptions for your blog in the EntreCard profile.
It's been said before, that 'networking' with your fellow bloggers is a big key to success and boosting your blog. This still rings true, only now you have EntreCard as another vehicle to help you achieve this.
Go for it, you and your bad self could be getting a stack of traffic before you know it.
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