Entrecard Paid Advertising - Does it Backfire?

I decided I've had enough and canceled all the paid advertising on my EC widget.  I get frustrated seeing the same paid ads over and over again.  I'm so tired of some of them that I've made a mental note to never go to their respective site again.  I'm not talking about the blogs that have bought the occasional paid ad on EC - heck, I tried it once myself - but the ones that I see week after week.  Am I the only one who is that tired of them?  I'm going to think about it for awhile, and I may eventually just limit paid EC ads on my blog to non-profit charity groups and blogs about crafting, and possibly, animals.  For now though, I'm leaving it at EC credit-only ads.  I have Project Wonderful on my site for anyone who wants paid ads.  Anyway, if I see that woman's ass one more time... 

Comments

[Victoria T.]

I agree, some of the ads are just too much. I've tried to only allow ads that are crafty/arty or something that I like or feel will be a good match with my blog. I deny all the rest of the ads.

[Lynne]

I just dropped over 150 EC and out of those, I probably saw the same exact ad in the widget on about 80% of them. It's over redundant and defeats the purpose.

[WillOaks Studio]

Glad to read what I was thinking, too. I'm new to the Entrecard program, but talking to a friend, decided not to go with the paid ads.

[Split Rock Ranch]

Amen!!! I thought the same thing and wondered if anyone else was as sick of that ad as I was!

[Joy]

Agreed. Most of the blogs I drop on these days don't accept the paid ads though, so I don't have to look at them too much. But when I accepted paid ads, I still limited it to ads that were at least tangentially relevant to my site - that's my policy with Project Wonderful ads, too. I think it's more useful for both the advertiser and the publisher to have related ads.

[Kookaburra]

Ughhh I can't stand that ad. And there are a few others too. Right now I allow paid ads to run on my site, but I check them out before they are approved. I absolutely refuse to allow any ads that are distasteful or just plain ugly looking to run on my site.

[storybeader]

After a while, I think they give up on your site and don't ask to advertise anymore. At least, that's what happened with me. You still might see that lady, though...

[Beth (Margie and Edna)]

Yep, I'm also tired of seeing that same posterior over and over and over and over...

I can respect promoting one's blog, I really can. Heck, I wouldn't be making my nightly round of EC drops if I didn't. ;) But isn't part of being a savvy marketer knowing when you've crossed over from successful self-promotion into creating a backlash against the very thing you're trying to promote?

[overthetopaprons]

Agree;you said it well!

[Maggie]

I have done the same thing on my blogs, at least for now I am only accepting EC credit ads. The other issue I had was the paid ones seem to last forever, I had some on my site that I accepted on the first day, and were still running weeks later.

[bingkee]

Me too, I cannot stand that ad with the woman's butt with a hand holding the blog's title. That was too much and it's sickening, I could puke.
I thought I was the only one who had this feeling.

[Paul Baines]

Good for you! After a week of paid ads I wrote a post explaining why I wouldn't be accepting any more paid ads - however they still kept coming so I created a badge. Now there are around 20 of us trying to push for a better system where we can permanently opt out of paid ads. Funnily everyone on the list has noticed a massive drop in paid ads - what a relief! Join us if you like?

[Kasey]

I don't accept the paid ads on my blog either. I don't think it's fair to everyone else when they use their credits to purchase and then they have to share the spot with someone else.

[Deborah]

lol.. I hear you!
I'm still accepting and will until I'm teed off I suppose. I only accept what I consider reasonably tasteful looking ads

[Shu Fen]

I never accepted ANY paid ads from the start.

It doesn't benefit me at all...

and yes I couldn't agree more! I make it a point not to click on paid ads on EC widgets since I don't know if the site actually has a EC widget for me to drop on :)

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Advertising is extremely important. It is the fuel that brings in new customers from which you can create long-term repeat customers.

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