Drop Entrecards Like a Drunken Monkey Part II: Bauer-Power Entrecard Toolbar for Firefox

Yesterday I told you about my script that allows you to open Entrecard pages using a Windows hot key. That is pretty cool, but there is still something a little too manual about the hot key thing. Do you feel me?

I happened upon a Firefox toolbar that was released by Entrecard themselves, the only problem? It is only available for Firefox 3.0. I don’t know about you, but I am running version 3.5.1 right now. So I took the liberty of updating their Firefox toolbar for them so you can use it in the latest release for Firefox!

Behold, The Bauer-Power Entrecard Toolbar for Firefox 3.5.1! (Actually, it works for all 3.5 versions)

(Click Here to Download)

To install, just do the following:

1. Download Bauer-PowerEC_toolbar-1.0.xpi to your desktop
2. Drag it onto a running Firefox page
3. Ignore the warning about it not being signed
4. Restart Firefox

Now you can seriously drop Entrecards like a drunken monkey with the full blessing of Entrecard!

If you like this tool bar, please pass the word. I only ask that you link back to this post :-)

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Drop Entrecards Like Drunken Monkey Part I

I have been using Entrecard for a while. It doesn’t provide server crashing traffic, but it does help one important aspect of marketing which is “Branding.” A lot of SEO’s and bloggers understand some aspects of marketing, but one thing I rarely see talked about is the old fashion art of branding.

Ask yourself, how many times have you seen a product in the store, but didn’t buy it because you had “never heard of it” so you took a few steps to the right and purchased the well known BRAND? You see? It really does work! The idea is to get your name and logo out in as many places as possible to create a recognition for your brand. That is where Entrecard becomes handy. You can place your logo on hundreds of blogs to get your brand out there and in the minds of those surfing the interweb.

The key to Entrecard though is to drop a lot of cards. The more cards you drop, the more credits you earn which in turn can be used to purchase ad space on other blogs. This is where the process gets tedious as a mutha! Manually clicking on Entrecard widgets gets old fast.

I have good news though! I got the idea, and the code to make an Entrecard dropper program to help you drop cards on other blog sides quicker. The idea and code came originally from Alfred over at the TechiePortal.com. Please check out his site and subscribe to his RSS feed. He has lots of great tools and resources there.

My version can be downloaded here: (Bauer-Power Entrecard Dropper)

A lot of people got banned a few months ago for making “Auto dropper” scripts and websites. This utility is NOT an auto dropper! All it does is allows you to open up Entrecard user blogs one site at a time using a hot key (Windows + Z). That’s it! Therefore it doesn’t violate Entrecard Terms of Service.

Full instructions are included in the Readme file.

What Entrecard tools do you use/know of? Do you use Entrecard? What do you think of them getting bought out? Let me know in the comments.

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Entrecard Sells Out

I just got an email with the following notice for Entrecard users stating that they have just been purchased by Zip Runner. Here is the email:

Dear Entrecarders,

It is with great excitement that I announce Entrecard.com, Inc. has
been acquired by Los Angeles based ZipRunner Inc.

ZipRunner has the resources, vision, and dedication to Entrecard that
will allow it to grow in pursuit of the vision I laid out nearly two
years ago.

Moving forward, my relationship to Entrecard will be that of an
adviser, and I will help the good folks at ZipRunner take the whole
project to the next level. Expect a follow up communication from them very soon.

ZipRunner Inc. was chosen out of a number of potential suitors because
of the resources they can dedicate to the project, their exciting
vision for the company's future, and their understanding of social
media and the blogosphere.

I urge you all to look forward to a bigger, better Entrecard, and I
couldn't be more proud to bring it to this point before passing the
torch. I've heard first hand all the great things that are in store
for the company and it's members, and needless to say it has me quite
excited.

If you would like to keep in touch with me in the future, your can
find me at my new blog Ontrapranore.com where I look forward to
sharing my stories of entrepreneurship and starting/running internet
companies.

Whether you love or hate the decisions I've made for Entrecard in the
past, I always did the best I could to move the company forward given
the resources I had, and I always had the best interest of the members
in mind. Now, with new management and ownership stepping in, I urge
anyone who has left the service to give it another chance, and I urge
those who have been loyal members for days, weeks, months, or years to
look forward to a brighter future, a reliable and stable service, and
great new features and strategic direction.

Signing Off,
Graham Langdon
Founder of Entrecard

Ontrapranore

How do you think this will affect the Entrecard experience? Hit us up in the comments!

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Have You Seen My Entre Card?

If you are a blogger like me, you are constantly looking for new ways to get your blog out there. You are always looking for the next way to promote your blog and get people to read what you have written. It is the natural order of things in the blogosphere.

I have tried tons of stuff. Like most of you, I am sure you jumped on the Blogrush bandwagon like I did, only to be solely disappointed. If I learned anything in this blogging realm it is that blogrush is a worthless pile of crap.

One advertising tool I found is good though. It is called Entre Card. You may have seen my Entre Card widget already on my blog in the right bar (hint, it is the one with the E and the yellow bar under it). This program is really great if you ask me.

The idea is that you create an Entre Card which is sort of like your own cyber business card. You then browse around on other fellow Entre Card users blogs and "drop" your card on their site to earn points. Then you take those points and buy advertising on other Entre Card users sites. When you buy an ad, they display your Entre Card for 24 hours. Likewise, other bloggers buy ads from you which lets you earn more points to buy more ads.



One member, JoeTech.com is currently holding a contest to win 1000 Entre Card credits. If you are an Entre Card user that is an invaluable deal! Imagine being able to advertise on John Chow's blog 4 times in a row for free! If you haven't heard of John Chow, his blog gets a ridiculous amount of traffic daily. If you want to check out Joe Tech's contest, just click here: (Joe Tech Entre Contest).

What blog advertising methods have you found to be affective?

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