Wow. I’m simply flabbergasted at the audacity of some these Entrecard bloggers who seem to feel that they are entitled to a comment from every person who drops a card on their widget. Seriously. You know, I don’t expect everyone who drops on my card to comment on everything I blog about. Part of marketing yourself with a blog is developing relationships with people and you don’t do that by demanding that everyone who visits your blog make a comment. To suggest that everything you blog about is going to be found interesting by everyone who visits your blog is simply ludicrous. In fact, it would suggest that you may not be the blogger you think you are, if you believe that.
I read Graham’s post about the new algorithm they’re trying to come up with to ensure the bounce rate comes down. He seems to believe that EC’s bounce rate is so high only because of the “drop and run” crowd, those people who are dropping 300 card in 15-20 minutes in an effort to gin up their traffic rates. And I agree with him to a point. Where he and I differ is putting the high bounce rate solely on the “drop and run” crowd. Because that’s not entirely accurate, nor do I believe that’s the only reason for EC to be doing this. Absolutely all of us have, at one time or another, “dropped and run”. Maybe some more than others, but for one to suggest that they never have is simply in denial.
And then there’s the “I don’t write posts for myself” crowd. You know who I’m talking about. Those people so full of themselves that they actually believe that every post they put out is somehow a chapter out of a best selling Stephen King novel and who just cannot believe that someone wouldn’t be so moved by said chapter, that someone wouldn’t want to leave a rambling, overbearing comment filled with glorious platitudes reveling in the artistry and sophistication prevalent throughout said post. Well, I don’t know where the “I don’t write posts for myself” crowd lives, but down here in the real world, even Stephen King, Issac Asimov and the great Shakespeare himself have all been known to put out work that was less than spectacular.
So, if you want your posts to be sticky, if you want folks to comment, the burden is on you, of the “I don’t write posts for myself” crowd to get with the program. Even if your post are way out there, way wacked out and completely controversial, the simple fact is, not everyone is going to into what you write about, no matter what. And if people aren’t into what you write about, they damn sure ain’t gonna leave a comment. So do us all a favor. Get off your pompous, overbearing, sanctimonious high horse and join us down here in the real world. Because, in part, of your attitude, you may have just helped screw up Entrecard for ALL of us. Remember, this ain’t Burger King and no, you can’t have it your own way.
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