Guest post from Breaku, on "The List"

Hey guys, I'm Breaku. I write for That Blank Media frequently, but never for the advertising blog.

I'm here to explain what "The List" can do for you and your blog and why you should try to get on it.

"The List" is a list of blogs, currently featuring 71, that are fast loading with both Entrecard and Adgitize on them. If you're a user of either of those systems, then you know how important it is to actually be able to find the blogs that use these systems. If you don't drop your entrecard, you won't receive drops, ergo; lower traffic. If you don't click the adgitize ads, you'll have fewer points hurting your income.

As an experiment, I went one week clicking/dropping on only the blogs on the list. Investing no further time to finish and reach 100 (which, the list will hopefully have those numbers soon).

The results were incredible. My Adgitize earnings went up greatly, those 71 points were excellent, and I was able to break into the Adgitize leaderboards for last month, which earned me a backlink.

Entrecard saw similar results. Not only did I have more credits to advertise with, but many people will return drops! I went from 8th ranked Politics Blog, to 4th ranked that week. The cost to advertise on my blog capped out at over 256 credits, and my cards dropped on me increased by 60%.

Then, just to be sure that it wasn't a fluke, I stopped using the list. My stats sunk. And quickly. I was almost as low as I was before. And I realized how useful this list can actually be.

Getting on the Easy Advertising list is simple. Post a comment here. E-mail my boss. Post a comment on the list itself. But be sure you have both Entrecard and Adgitize, or you're wasting time.

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Breaku is a regular poster on That Politics Blog, and a Member of That Blank Media.

Advertising Networks for Beginning Blogs

There are many advertising networks out there. Which one is best? The short answer, is none of them. Each and every one of them has pros and cons, that you'll have to examine before you use them. I'm always looking for ways to increase profits, and exploring with different advertisers is a great way to do this.




As a new blogger, Entrecard is almost a must have. Entrecard does not use cash. It uses a credit system. You will not make penny, but you will increase your exposure. Entrecard credits allow you to advertise for free, and credits are earned for 'dropping' your virtual card onto other blogs. Many of the readers at That Politics Blog came from entrecard, and a large portion of the traffic over there is from that network.



The only advertising system that gives you points for posting and being active is Adgetize. Everything you do in the Adgetize network is scored into points, these points are then converted into cash at the end of each day. Like Entrecard, you are rewarded for visiting other blogs (though, these blogs pay for their spots) but instead of being rewarded in credits, you are rewarded with points (which again, turn into cash). You also get points for each page view, and each ad view.

Another network that I use is cmf ads. CMF is unique in the products that it sells. Rather than selling displays without guaranteeing clicks, CMF sells clicks, and they're rather cheep. It also allows you to sell your adspace directly to your readers, ad prices you dictate, and pays you to click on some of the other blogs advertisements.

A new one that I've just started using is AdHitz. I don't have much feedback yet, but it's pretty nice. I feel like all of my bases are covered with the previous three, and I don't want to crowd the network with ads as readers don't like being bombarded with advertisements, but I'm experimenting with it.


There are many more networks out there, but these ones are very beginner friendly. I wouldn't recommend using any of these in conjunction with Adsense, as google is rather picky.