Okay, I have had a few days to mull over comments received from the EntreCard post last week. If you missed the post, click here. Much to think about. I really want to thank the 30 participants in that post. You all have given me food for thought! One conclusion I picked up from a multitude of comments (and was a total conclusion, not really something that was mentioned) is a long-term benefit of EntreCard. When you sign up for EC, you are basically a nobody in the blogging world. Not because no one likes you, but because no one knows you are there. So, you get on EC and start dropping like crazy. You buy some ads and the next thing you know, people are dropping on your blog. Even better, people are beginning to follow you and subscribe to your RSS feed. So, you keep on dropping and dropping. Eventually, you become disenchanted with EC and contemplate leaving. You may decide to stay, but not drop quite so much. Whatever you choose, what is the one valuable thing you didn't have before EC? Followers and subscribers. Wow...that's pretty big. Especially considering that the only one reading your blog before you joined EC was yourself! Mull on that for a while.
I still haven't made a concrete decision, as many of you are still working through. I have a feeling, though, that I'll probably stay with EC for a little while longer. I may taper off my droppings over time. (oops, now, that's not what I meant!), but I think for now I will continue down the EC path. Some of you mentioned other avenues to pursue in which I will be looking into. I will probably be taking the stand of EntrePod...following blogs that I do enjoy before they go 'bye-bye' on EC. I have found so many cool blogs and met some cool friends through EC, so for now, I will be staying where my friends are :)
