The concept and idea of Entrecard is one that took a lot of intelligence, planning and energy. Entrecard is not only for the beginner blogger, but also for veteran bloggers.
Entrecard’s greatest value is the forums. You can post marketing and promotional topics and pay members with Entrecard credits to Comment, Stumble, Digg, Reddit, and sell Entrecard credits.
The downfall is no fault of Entrecard and its owners, but from members who probably need to read an e-book about how to leverage Entrecard to gain popularity and build a fan base.
Some Facts:
- SezWho seems to fall short of expectation as its hard enough to get
members to post comments for Entrecard credits. - 17 members active daily on the Marketing forum out of 15K members.
- 13 members on average are active on the Stumble Threads.
- 12,406 total posts in the Entrecard Forums out of 15K members = less
than one post per member.
Response from a question to Graham:
Question: If Google wants to buy Entrecard will you sell it?
Graham: Will not sell. My vision for Entrecard is so massive that it will take perhaps my entire professional life to achieve what I have set out to achieve with Entrecard.
I commend his dedication and leadership, but in this world everything has a price and Entrecard is not yet in the same level as a Digg, StumbleUpon or Reddit. If something takes an entire life, what makes you think that some major cash cow couldn’t deploy something like Entrecard in very little time?
Conclusion:
I have met and made many new friends and discovered many quality blogs that I visit daily, but outside of the Entrecard forums the value falls off. I appreciate everyone that has participated in the forums and in some of the threads we have created around social networking and commenting.
Come on Entrecard Community let’s all do our part in leveraging the good that Entrecard has to offer!
I couldn’t agree more. I don’t know if its that most people don’t know about the forums or if they just don’t realize the benefit of using them.
Jennifer,
You have been insightful and have provided excellent input. Thank you!
Well said man. Entrecard, while being a great resource, could be SO much greater if people realized the value of the forums alone. I know you know what I mean…
Perhaps someday more people on average will start taking advantage, because then everyone would win.
Entrecard may or may not be the answer to all that is blogging, for me I am glad I was nosy one day and wanted to see what all the chatter was about. I have made a few friends, learned a lot, and am having a good time doing what I enjoy. DO I believe I Will be a rich man following the tons of advice that is found on entrecard? Do I think I will have millions of page hits? Well I am a fool. Things can be better, things I am sure will be better In the mean time let us see what we can do to blow this thing up! I am thankful for all the things that I have learned and all the things left for me to learn. Let’s face it, is it perfect? Is anything? Will be back later to read the posts I like. . . . (inside joke)
Fool you always bring sunshine on the topic, thank you!
Going Green thank you for the encouragement!
Entrecard is very good to boost traffic for blog…
I actually just started looking at the forums and I really like them. What I don’t think is necessarily worth is is reading all of those blogs and leaving comments. It seems that alot of people just drop their cards and move on without commenting. Granted I am new and my blog can be controversial at times so I am going to give entrecard some time to evaluate its worth.
Entrecard is less than 2 years old i think. I believe that with time bloggers all over will realise the value of it. When i get to a blog with no widget I am stunned! i can’t remeber what my blog was before entrecard but i can say this. It was a very lonely place.
I believe that Mr. Graham’s response will soon change and that EC will one day be sold off. No fault of his own, but the internet is consolidating the popular sites and my thinking is that he’ll one day receive an offer that he cannot refuse.
We blog because we are passionate, and not for the riches. Nice comment Fool!
I agree with you Matt as everything has a price.
Alfred you’re right it was a lonely place without EC.
It’s a good traffic driver for all bloggers.