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		<title>Why I Accept Paid Entrecard Ads</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alright, a lot of Entrecarders are angry about the paid ads system and refuse to allow them on their Entrecard widget. I&#8217;ve considered removing paid ads from my widget as well but have decided to let them stay. Here&#8217;s why:
I want to make sure Entrecard stays free. Okay, it probably will not matter what, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alright, a lot of Entrecarders are angry about the paid ads system and refuse to allow them on their Entrecard widget. I&#8217;ve considered removing paid ads from my widget as well but have decided to let them stay. Here&#8217;s why:</p>
<p><strong>I want to make sure Entrecard stays free</strong>. Okay, it probably will not matter what, but then again if they aren&#8217;t breaking even, eventually they <em>will</em> have to shut down. I definitely don&#8217;t want to see that happen. A (very) small portion of the revenue from paid ads goes to paying for Entrecard upkeep.</p>
<p><strong>I want Entrecard to improve</strong>. The only way Entrecard is going to get better is if they have the funds to make it happen. I&#8217;m tired of Entrecard loading slow and the Entrecard widgets taking forever, aren&#8217;t you? Wouldn&#8217;t you like these to speed up? I&#8217;m sure if Entrecard had some more funds to put into their server, we would see faster loading times. Plus, I want Entrecard to improve with more features. The marketplace could definitely use some tidying up.</p>
<p><strong>I want to sell my Entrecard credits</strong>. I&#8217;m not going to use all of my ECs, and I want to make money online, so I will eventually sell some ECs back to Entrecard. However, Entrecard buys their credits back depending on how much revenue comes in from paid advertising. I&#8217;ve got thousands of credits to sell, and I want to be able to sell them whenever.</p>
<p>Entrecard has provided us all something that has helped us. Now, our blogs are noticed. It&#8217;s easier for us to get our blogs out there to others. It&#8217;s only fair to help out and give back to the site that&#8217;s given our blogs new readers. It&#8217;s really not that big of a deal to accept paid ads.</p>
<p>If accepting paid ads results in less Entrecarders placing ads on my widget, then so be it. I&#8217;m not going to remove paid ads and try and horde all the ECs I can from Entrecard ads. If you&#8217;re so concerned with getting the maximum amount of exposure, then <a href="http://www.entreblast.com/wp-content/plugins/oiopub-direct/purchase.php?do=banner&amp;zone=1">buy an ad directly on EntreBlast</a> and you won&#8217;t have to worry about sharing your spot with other ads.</p>
<p>Hopefully, this has given you a new light on paid ads, and maybe it&#8217;ll change your mind about them.</p>
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