Entrecard's Paid Ads
By Sasha on Apr 10, 2009 in Blogging in general
I don’t know if other Entrecard members are experiencing this. A paid ad I didn’t approve or is even on my dashboard waiting for approval appears on my widget! How come?
I sent an email to Entrecard asking why that is happening. If you head on over to My Own Utopia right now, the widget shows the ad for “Get 20,000 Followers for Free”. I didn’t approve this ad nor is it on my dashboard. The same thing is happening to this blog of mine. And the same ad shows up!
Check out the screenshots I took below:
Just click on both images to enlarge it.
I set my Advert settings to:
- Allow paid ads only if the ad is for a blog
- Allow paid ads only if the ad is directed at your category
- Allow paid ads only if explicitly approved by you
So it really puzzles me why all of a sudden a paid ad I didn’t approve and is not even on my dashboard waiting for approval or rejection shows up on my widget. Hmm…
Have you been experiencing the same thing?
I am an accountant, a CPA. I'd been working for 10 years as a corporate rat when I decided to quit. I am now working at home as a consultant and full time blogger.
plin | Apr 11, 2009 | Reply
Since I approve a lot of the ads I haven’t seen this problem.
Although it is possible that it is a bug since the system is so new.
RE Ausetkmt | Apr 11, 2009 | Reply
Sasha, entrecarders are on strike today;
to stop this rampant hijacking of your widget.
hopefully you’ll support NO DROP FRIDAY.
check out the Post at My Site
poorman's nicole richie | Apr 11, 2009 | Reply
hi sasha!
I also experience that. I have not been approving entrecards lately.
btw, i’m interested in your webhosting service for my 2 blogs. please email me the details.
gellian referred me.
thanks
Mslovely101 | Apr 12, 2009 | Reply
Yes I have been experiencing the same thing. I have rejected the paid ads and still they show up on the widget.I feel like they took away my Bloggers’Rights as far as entrecard and/or my settings go. I don’t know what to do. I like Entrecard for the exposure it gets your blogs and the networking with other bloggers.
Suzanne | Apr 19, 2009 | Reply
I have the same thing here. I just reject all paid ads, but they still show up.
I was just wondering if you also see a traffic drop from Entrecard, or if it is just me?