Entrecard – Paid Sponsors Review
As promised here is my review of the $25 sponsored ad on Entrecard, a system I had vowed to never use again. I will look at my own thoughts on the system but I will also give you thoughts and comparisons to my favourite advertising system – Adgitize.
Cost
First thing first, the cost of the Entrecard – Sponsored Ad did not really sound that unreasonable to me. At $25 it is only $1 more than Adgitize but has a guaranteed number of views. The cost for me at first seemed to be good and it was nice to be sure of what I was actually going to get. The one issue I had was that although they gave a cost and number of impressions they left out the period of time that the ad was expected to run.
Ease Of Use
Read MoreEntrecard – Trafic for $25 – My Introduction
Okay on Tuesday I plan on publishing a quick review of my Entrecard Ad which was online a few days ago. This ad costs alot and does not run for long. However before I do give my full review here is the email that made me give it a go.
Read MoreHi Entrecard members,
Do you need extra traffic? We are slowly launching our sponsor program and are looking for sponsors. It’s easy, you can sponsor Entrecard for only $25! In return, this is what you’ll get:
Receive 40,000 ad impressions across +20,000 blogs ($.60 cpm)
or
Receive 20,000 ad impressions across a targeted vertical ($1.20 cpm)Click here for more info!
http://entrecard.com/advertise.htmlPLUS:
Not only will Entrecard bring traffic to your blog, but you will see a HUGE increase in your widget ad price (up to 2000%!). Because of all the traffic you’re getting, many other entrecard members will advertise on your blog. This is an awesome way to earn MORE EC credits!!
Google sees record $1.6bn profit
Google has reported its highest quarterly profit, suggesting that the internet advertising market is bouncing back from the recession.
Google reported net profit of $1.64bn (£1bn) between July and September, up 27% on the same period a year ago.
“The worst of the recession is clearly behind us,” said Google chief executive Eric Schmidt.
US computer giant IBM also reported strong profits of $3.2bn for the period, up 14% on a year earlier.
The company also delivered a more optimistic forecast for full year earnings.
Management said they too were seeing some stabilisation in the overall economic environment.
‘New advertising’
Revenue at Google for the three-month period came in at $4.38bn, which was well ahead of analysts’ expectations of $4.24bn.
“Because of what we have seen, we now have the confidence to be optimistic about our future,” said Mr Schmidt.
Read MoreEntrecard Upgrades
Okay well a day late on my promised return, I would like to apologise for this. I have however got a post today that is mostly quotes but also includes a fair amount of my own thoughts and opinions. This post will hopefully have a follow on post in about a week so please keep tuned.
Entrecard, recently aquired by Ziprunner, has been undergoing numerous changes over the past month. Some, most, of these changes have been a good thing however some have been not so good. A recent release stated the following :
Read MoreHi Entrecarders!
Thank you for your patience. The Entrecard team is excited to announce several new updates to Entrecard. We have read your feedback and hope that these changes will answer some of the concerns you may have had. These changes include:
1) Login/Logout Problem
Reduced PS3 Size ++ Cost
Sony Entertainment has announced it is reducing the price of its PlayStation 3 games consoles.
In Europe the price has been lowered to 299 euros, in the US to $299 and in the UK to £249.99.
Sony made the announcement at a press conference ahead of the 2009 games convention – Games Com – in Cologne.
It also announced it was ending production of its current PlayStation 3 console in favour of a new lighter, slimmer model with a 120GB hard drive.
Growth of the PlayStation 3 has been slow compared to previous launches, which critics put down, in part, to an expensive price tag compared with its rivals, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 from £129 and the Nintendo Wii at £169.
Speaking at Games Com, Sony Entertainment’s head, Kaz Hirai, said the change in price for existing PlayStation 3 stock would happen immediately and that the new slim-line PS3 would be available from the first week of September.
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