Don’t be sad. How’s a $500 Treat Sound?

It’s no trick. It’s BadEvan and an Entrecard competition for Halloween…

BadEvan’s Halloween Costume Contest with the support of BuyCostumes who put up the prize money for the event after reading BadEvan’s Costume Review (one of the most entertaining reviews I’ve read btw and worth a read) are giving you the chance to win:

$500 Cold Hard Cash

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Tags: competitions, entrecard, halloween costume contest

I am an EntreCard undesirable. I think I am as qualified as anyone to comment on why Entrecard sucks as I am a big part of the cause.

My blog is commercial, it is largely uninteresting when on topic and only occassionally, somewhat interesting when off topic and is updated once a week at best.

I am a loyal reciprocal dropper - if the lowest quality blog imaginable (short of the completely immoral - which would not be allowed on Entrecard anyway) drops on me I will drop back.

Most days I drop and run.

I now drop the maximum cards everyday and in that time am in and out as fast as possible.

Am I the reason Entrecard sucks?

Lets consider me some more shall we?

When I drop and run, I regularly, accidentally miss the mark and hit ads.

When I drop I have to keep my eyes open and I can not help but notice posts of interest.

On the 1 in 5 days I don’t drop and run - I comment on some of the interesting posts I’ve seen through the week and stumble a few here and there too.

I have found some really great blogs through Entrecard I would never have found otherwise and am actually genuinely grateful for that, especailly the following:

Aussie Cynic

Imaginif

I have become completely addicted to

Marge & Edna’s Basement

Caledonian Comment

History’s Mystery’s (sadly, recently departed)

Others I love to check in on:

Splinters

Paperkraft

Words Words Words

Uncommon Photographers

The Junk Drawer

Google Stalking

I’m not beautiful like you

Rants, Thoughts and Other Things

As well as at least half a dozen others ( I choose to highlight these as they are examples of the blogs that I would NEVER HAVE FOUND otherwise)  some of these I don’t drop on; beacuse I am a reciprocal dropper and some of these bloggers are either more popular or discerning than me (fine either way) but I still make the effort to go find them at least once a week.

And I wouldn’t have room to list all the blogs that I am learning things about Wordpress and Plugins and SEO from (massive amount of room for improvement noted - no idea what I’ve done with these font/default settings atm).

Now just one more point - there are masses of blogs I drop on and have never commented on and barely read despite the fact I am dropping there everyday like

Drupal Developer in Jakarta

Now, yes this is timely because I happen to be planning a Drupal Project and do you know what I first thought when I realised I’d be needing a lot of work done?

I should contact Drupal Developer in Jakarta. My first correspondence is sure to include are you on elance? Can we discuss a possible project?

On a similar note - A blog involving Professional Counselling & Child Protection is for sale and I’m planning to discuss it as a possible venture for my mother when she visits this weekend though she is not a counsellor and may not be interested - who knows?

So next time you look at your Bounce Stats think of me - I am surely contributing to those depressing figures, but so much more is happening in that 27 seconds than can be reported in a statistic.

Tags: entrecard, free traffic, quality traffic