No paid EC ads in this blog

And by that I mean Entrecard ads that are paid with other than EC credits.

When Entrecard announced they will be accepting paid ads, I kept quiet about it. I wanted to make sure I know how the system works before I say anything. I approved the first three ads. But then I noticed how the paid advertisements were given priority over the EC credit paid ads.

I just knew then that I won’t be approving any of those ads for this blog anymore. EC members are working hard to earn enough credits to advertise and it’s just not right to cut their advertising time to half.

Entrecard's Paid Ads

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?