Here is my opinion on the way to advertise with Entrecard,
I'm sure there will be some people who will disagree with me and i welcome there opinions. But please don't get me wrong, Ive had some very successful ads running where ive paid smaller amounts and i still do purchase the smaller ads, But my opinion is to advertise with sites that are more expensive, They bring better results, Don't think that just because you have paid 512 for an ad that you will receive 500+ visits, What i have found is you will receive 10 - 20% of the value that you pay, But of course that depends on a few things aswell, For example
Drop rank.
Look at the drop rank, are they casual and relaxed or are they a drop master? it makes a huge difference, If they don't promote there own blog it means that they will receive a lot less traffic which of course means less exposure for you.
How well you promote yourself.
How well you are known on Entrecard, You cant join and save your EC for 4 days and buy an ad for 1024 and expect big numbers to visit your site, It does take time to get known in the community so drop and comment as much as possible. The more you promote yourself when you join the better off you will be a few weeks down the track.
How well your advertiser promotes themselves.
If you advertise on those who are drop masters you will get a lot more exposure because they promote their blog by dropping, and of course to become a drop master you need to be dropping 300 per day, That is a lot of extra exposure for your EC.
125 x 125 widget.
Create your own 125x125 widget, The Entrecard ones wont help you one bit. Make it a widget that people will recognize when they see it advertised on a blog. Two examples of widgets that everybody recognizes are Monkey Fables and Turnip of power, They are widgets that are in your face, You see it everywhere on Entrecard and that's one of the reasons they are so popular.
So there you have it, Good luck with the way you choose to promote your blog on entrecard, these are the things i look for when advertising and when the ads are successful i usually go and advertise with them again.
