Comments on: Dropping 300 Cards a Day With Entrecard http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/ Make Money Online Blogging with Peter Foti Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Peter J. Foti http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Peter J. Foti Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:19:58 +0000 http://www.peterfoti.com/?p=79#comment-73 I agree, this social marketing stuff like EntreCard, and all of those social sites like Digg and Stumble are great for short bursts of traffic that may land you a few readers. But in reality, over the long term like you said, Organic Search Engine traffic reigns supreme and that is achieved through content content and more content. Thanks for the comment! I agree, this social marketing stuff like EntreCard, and all of those social sites like Digg and Stumble are great for short bursts of traffic that may land you a few readers. But in reality, over the long term like you said, Organic Search Engine traffic reigns supreme and that is achieved through content content and more content.
Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Doug http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Doug Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:51:46 +0000 http://www.peterfoti.com/?p=79#comment-72 On my oldest blog, the one with the most posts, I receive most of my traffic from Google Searches. Traffic visitors who arrive at my site as a result of a specific search are also the visitors most likely to click on subject matter advertising. The bottom line seems to be longevity in the blogging world with quality posts that will generate traffic for years and years. EntreCard plays a role of course, and there are 30,000 potential visitors so it is of great value to keep my blogs here as well. Clicking earns credits that are used to advertise and continue to promote. Over time this will generate more visitor activity and greater visibility on the web. On my oldest blog, the one with the most posts, I receive most of my traffic from Google Searches. Traffic visitors who arrive at my site as a result of a specific search are also the visitors most likely to click on subject matter advertising.
The bottom line seems to be longevity in the blogging world with quality posts that will generate traffic for years and years.
EntreCard plays a role of course, and there are 30,000 potential visitors so it is of great value to keep my blogs here as well. Clicking earns credits that are used to advertise and continue to promote. Over time this will generate more visitor activity and greater visibility on the web.

]]> By: Peter J. Foti http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Peter J. Foti Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:35:29 +0000 http://www.peterfoti.com/?p=79#comment-71 Interesting take on the topic and I agree with you 100% that commenting is huge. For me personally while im at school I like to drop alot less cards though the cards that I do drop I comment on the sites as well. I do not think that dropping alone will get it done, and this is also something that I will try to integrate next time I do this. However I pose the same question for you as I did for Vanilla Seven, do you think you would maintain all of those relationships if you stopped dropping so many cards? Thanks for the comment, Peter J. Foti Interesting take on the topic and I agree with you 100% that commenting is huge. For me personally while im at school I like to drop alot less cards though the cards that I do drop I comment on the sites as well. I do not think that dropping alone will get it done, and this is also something that I will try to integrate next time I do this. However I pose the same question for you as I did for Vanilla Seven, do you think you would maintain all of those relationships if you stopped dropping so many cards?

Thanks for the comment,
Peter J. Foti

]]> By: Aldon @ Orient Lodge http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Aldon @ Orient Lodge Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:53:37 +0000 http://www.peterfoti.com/?p=79#comment-70 I have to say my approach and experiences seem to be very different. I try to drop 300 cards a day. If I'm not too busy, I manage to get it done. However, for me, this is time spread out over around an hour and a half to two hours each day. I spend this time getting to know the other blogs and leaving comments. I'm pleased to see VanillaSeven here. It is a blog that I have come to enjoy. So, my first comment is, that it isn't about the card drops, it is about establishing relationships. This takes time and cannot be done over a seven day period. About half of my traffic comes from people dropping on me after I've dropped on them. Another third comes from advertising and the final sixth comes from people viewing my profile. So, you need a good advertising strategy on EntreCard if you are going to get it to work. Also, you need to be there for the long haul to build up your popularity. I'm frequently the most popular blog in my category, which gets me more traffic. Then, there is the aspect of how all of this fits together. You need to have a good card. You need to have good content on your site. You need to comment on other sites and you need to be frequently seen. I'm seen in many different places with many different ads and they compliment each other. A single ad, by itself won't do much for you. So, those are a few of my thoughts on this. Aldon I have to say my approach and experiences seem to be very different. I try to drop 300 cards a day. If I’m not too busy, I manage to get it done. However, for me, this is time spread out over around an hour and a half to two hours each day.

I spend this time getting to know the other blogs and leaving comments. I’m pleased to see VanillaSeven here. It is a blog that I have come to enjoy.

So, my first comment is, that it isn’t about the card drops, it is about establishing relationships. This takes time and cannot be done over a seven day period.

About half of my traffic comes from people dropping on me after I’ve dropped on them. Another third comes from advertising and the final sixth comes from people viewing my profile.

So, you need a good advertising strategy on EntreCard if you are going to get it to work. Also, you need to be there for the long haul to build up your popularity. I’m frequently the most popular blog in my category, which gets me more traffic.

Then, there is the aspect of how all of this fits together. You need to have a good card. You need to have good content on your site. You need to comment on other sites and you need to be frequently seen.

I’m seen in many different places with many different ads and they compliment each other. A single ad, by itself won’t do much for you.

So, those are a few of my thoughts on this.

Aldon

]]> By: Peter J. Foti http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Peter J. Foti Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:36:05 +0000 http://www.peterfoti.com/?p=79#comment-69 I use the Entrecard toolbar are just fire off 10 at a time, so it does not take very long. But the thing you should think about or even experiment with is, when you stop dropping those cards for say a week, are you going to loose the house that youve built? In my opinion you may not loose the entire thing but it would have an adverse effect. I use the Entrecard toolbar are just fire off 10 at a time, so it does not take very long. But the thing you should think about or even experiment with is, when you stop dropping those cards for say a week, are you going to loose the house that youve built? In my opinion you may not loose the entire thing but it would have an adverse effect.

]]> By: VanillaSeven http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/comment-page-1/#comment-68 VanillaSeven Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:22:21 +0000 http://www.peterfoti.com/?p=79#comment-68 Interesting topic, I've been dropping 300x every single day without a miss since December 2008, you can see the effect on my alexa or EC ranking. It takes about an hour for me to click all 300. Wondering how you guys managed in 20 mins? What I can say about the result, it's more than statistic, I'm starting to build a network of fellow bloggers, which ended up with more organic traffic. In short, circle of friends which support each others :) Interesting topic,
I’ve been dropping 300x every single day without a miss since December 2008, you can see the effect on my alexa or EC ranking. It takes about an hour for me to click all 300.
Wondering how you guys managed in 20 mins?
What I can say about the result, it’s more than statistic, I’m starting to build a network of fellow bloggers, which ended up with more organic traffic. In short, circle of friends which support each others :)

]]> By: Peter J. Foti http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Peter J. Foti Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:37:09 +0000 http://www.peterfoti.com/?p=79#comment-67 I agree the best part of EntreCard is the Organic traffic. Its like the snowball effect, the more cards you drop the more traffic you get and initally your bounce rate increases. However over time the more cards you drop and get dropped on you the higher your popularity rank will become at which point you begin to receive a nice amount of Organic traffic. That is essentially the only reason that I will do a month of 300 cards a day this summer. I agree the best part of EntreCard is the Organic traffic. Its like the snowball effect, the more cards you drop the more traffic you get and initally your bounce rate increases. However over time the more cards you drop and get dropped on you the higher your popularity rank will become at which point you begin to receive a nice amount of Organic traffic. That is essentially the only reason that I will do a month of 300 cards a day this summer.

]]> By: ptamaro http://www.peterfoti.com/dropping-300-cards-a-day-with-entrecard/comment-page-1/#comment-64 ptamaro Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:28:37 +0000 http://www.peterfoti.com/?p=79#comment-64 Great post. I've had similar experience with EntreCard, but it's a great service and I get a nice consistent low flow of traffic from it (nothing like the numbers you get though). I think it's like a lot of other services in the sense that "you get what you give", you know? I've found a lot of really good blogs through EntreCard, and it requires very little time and effort so it's worth it for me. I think over time you can actually build-up some decent organic traffic and it's fun... Great post. I’ve had similar experience with EntreCard, but it’s a great service and I get a nice consistent low flow of traffic from it (nothing like the numbers you get though).

I think it’s like a lot of other services in the sense that “you get what you give”, you know? I’ve found a lot of really good blogs through EntreCard, and it requires very little time and effort so it’s worth it for me.

I think over time you can actually build-up some decent organic traffic and it’s fun…

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