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I know that banner advertising for me hasn't done much of anything. I'm selling my first e-book now. We'll see how that goes. The biggest factor I've found is creating value for my visitors - that creates more time spent on site and more likelihood that they will look at any of the ads or links.

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Oh it is so easy to get caught up doing busy work. True of pretty much any job but especially so when running your own business. Taking those five or fifteen minutes at the beginning of the day to clearly prioritize what has to be done and why is essential to getting through the day and being productive.

It really is too bad to see good ideas that just don't work out. Of course we all have to try several different concepts and get all the luck in the world behind us before we manage to find the few great successes!

Hey, excellent plugin! I too have comment luv, but I will download and try out on one of my other blogs. If it works out, and I think it will, I may just be switching over.

Nothing wrong with a shameless plug now and again! If you don't inform us we would all be guessing anyway! Nice ebook btw.

Making money with a blog is certainly not for the faint of heart - as I'm finding out. But the work does appear to be paying off, and I'm pretty excited about it.

Good Luck!

Thanks for the review. I'm still working the necessary traffic step (aren't we all). Will definitely check it out though.

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That is some seriously funny stuff. Thanks for sharing!

My experience with Entrecard has been positive. Of course the vast majority of the traffic will simply bounce through, but a small percentage of people will stop and comment. Some will just stop and look.

It is definitely not for everyone. I do recommend it for new blogs, and for people looking for ideas about blogging and building blogs.

One thing I notice is that a lot of bloggers don't really get outside of themselves much. They get into their routine and don't move beyond it. Entrecard, by its nature makes you see more of the blogosphere, which overall I think has a positive effect.

I'm not refuting the inflated bounce rate, or the inflated pricing structure for advertising. It is simple common sense that one must take a look at the cost of advertising.

Excellent post, and thanks.

Interesting comparison. Seems like if you can manage it though you would want to go ahead and use Digg as well as Techmeme etc.