Some of you may have noticed an unusual Entrecard widget displayed here in this tech and freelance blog and that of the single parent blog. That widget is called the Entrecard chicklet which looks a lot like those popular chicklets provided by Feedburner and TwitterCounter. Entrecard recently announced this new cool chicklet to Entrecard members. Some members have noticed Entrecard’s announcement, blogged and tried it.

This chicklet was developed by Maddy, the talented guy behind Great Registry Hacks. He was the one who helped me fix the task manager problem I had experienced a few posts ago.

Maddy asked me to try out this widget. I decided to install the chicklets on my two blogs. I am probably the first member to have these widgets even before Entrecard announced this one.

sample EC chicklet

The Entrecard chicklet can either show the popularity rating or the ad price. Once that the chicklet is installed, the chicklet is a clickable link that goes straight to the blog’s original or customized Entrecard profile.

Why Should You Install the Entrecard Chicklet

JaypeeOnline is a good example to illustrate the importance of having this chicklet. At this time his blog’s Alexa rank is near to 100k but his Entrecard popularity rating at less than 40. His customized Entrecard profile clearly shows that (see screenshot below). I would surely spend 64 EC/day to get featured on his blog because of these reasons:

  • His Alexa rank clearly shows his blog is getting a good traffic. An EC popularity rating of 40 is low, which means he is not all too dependent on Entrecard to drive traffic on his blog.
  • If I happen to land on directly his blog and and his EC chicklet I will surely consider spending some EC credits for a day of exposure to take advantage of being seen by non-Entrecard visitors.

JaypeeOnline's Enhanced EC profile

JaypeeOnline's Enhanced EC profile

The obvious catch here is that a blog needs to have this chicklet installed using the customized Entrecard profile.

How to Install the Entrecard Chicklet

Installing the chicklet is not too difficult. Go to this page and follow the instructions below:

  1. Select whether you prefer to show the EC popularity rating or the ad price chicklet.
  2. Choose whether you like to show a customized EC profile or the original EC profile page that is shown when the chicklet is clicked.
  3. To fill out the fields easily, click the gray links at the right of each text fields for the Entrecard ID and color codes.
  4. Specify your desired chicklet label to accompany the popularity rating or the ad price.
  5. Leave the code for the chicklet field blank.
  6. Click the Update button.
  7. Copy and paste the JavaScript code that appears on the code for the chicklet field on your blog.

Entrecard chicklet

Entrecard chicklet

Entrecard Chicklet Support

Since the chicklet is was not developed by Entrecard it would be better to contact Maddy if you need some support for this widget. He had voluntarily created this chicklet and offered his web host free for this one.

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