Entrecard – a great way to begin networking
As a blogger who is just starting out, I know that I need to increase my content and my traffic. To date, I have not really been focusing on increasing traffic because I would rather spend my time generating quality content. However, a recent post by Lazy Man influenced me to check out Entrecard, which is a blog networking site. There is a great interview with Entrecard’s Graham Langdon on ProBlogger, which talks about how Entrecard was created as well as how it works.
Since placing the widget on my page a couple of days ago, I’ve gotten 11 cards dropped on me, and 8 ads bought. I would have to say that I am pretty impressed with how easy it is to start making others aware that I exist, and plan on spending some time over the next couple of weeks really trying to develop some traffic to the site using Entrecard. There don’t seem to be any negatives to Entrecard yet (other than that it is addicting!), and at this point would highly recommend it to anyone just starting out.
I had forgotten that I mentioned it. I bought some quick consulting with 75 ECs and got some good advice on my overall blog design. Sometimes it’s very helpful to have an outsider critique your site. I’ve got a lot of credits left over if I can find things products or sites of value to advertise on.
Thanks for the advice lazy man! I have not been sure what to spend my credits on first, since I want to get more content before advertising on other sites. After finishing my thesis business this month, one of the first things on my agenda is to make some design changes, and after that I think that a critique might be in order.