I'm compiling information, tips, tricks, and uses of Entrecard for an official Entrecard E-Book. This Ebook will be available for free download on the site. In addition, a link to download it will be sent to all new Entrecard members when they complete signup.

This is where you come in. I want to know from you, the Entrecard members, what sections you think we should include in the ebook? What information is going to be especially helpful to new members of the service? What would you include if you were writing the Entrecard Ebook?

I already have a large chunk of the Ebook done, and it covers all the basics: adding the widget to your blog, anatomy of the dashboard, the credit economy, drops vs advertising, reducing bounce rate, selling in the shop, advertising. You know, the basics.

What I'm looking for, and hopefully some of you out there can help me out, is ideas for topics and ideas to cover in the ebook that are not "the basics." These are strategies, tips, and tricks that you've found helpful enough that you feel they deserve a section in the official Entrecard Ebook.

I would suggest a quick start guide. Many users like myself want to use entrecard without putting in hours and hours of effort. I found the site alone quite easy to work out but a one or two page summary that starts with the very basics and moves out to the added extras in order would be very helpful.

Thats perfect. A quick start guide.

Place the widget on your blog, drop a few cards, buy your first advertisement. Sound about right?

Don't forget the mandatory drop on my card chapter.

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Great idea though Graham. Definitely would be beneficial for the new folks here, as well as some of the old timers here.

gr8

How about stop by the forums for more advice and help :D

thats about all i can think of at the moment

Widget, drop, buy was about my approach. It was more a matter of clicking the other tabs in semi-random order that slowed me down ;) The forums are great but tend to use names for things that the uninitiated don;t get. So a glossary might also help.

Put in a chapter about participating in the forums. For once I am serious

Ooo Ooo did i say some thing handy Yay ok i will go back to my cage now..

chapter about the forum added

Am just picking idea out my back side but how about tips on making your own 125x125 entrecard ad.

Whew, been working on this ebook the last 24 hours straight.

I think I'm actually managing to capture EVERYTHING that is Entrecard and successfully putting it all into one convenient, portable, free, downloadable Ebook. So exciting...

Is that coffee i see coming out your pores :D

in fact it is. Folgers top of the line!

E-Book too much. Not needed. Entrecard a very good, simple, concept. Resist the creative urge to finagle with an idea that exists very well in it's own utility.

Keep it simple and easy to use - update the help section when needed - don't make downloading a flight school manual part of the program.

:)

My biggest challenge with EC has definitely been installing and activating the plugin on Wordpress, bummer!

A section on WP would not hurt

My biggest challenge with EC has definitely been installing and activating the plugin on Wordpress, bummer!

A section on WP would not hurt

Just scrape my site already and be done with it.

Made a post a while ago about EC : http://rrvs.blogspot.com/2008/04/entrecard_28.html

It was aimed at the gaming community, so some references may seem strange. But it covers a good few points.

I would second the notion that sendign every new member a book might put them off, suggesting reading a book is necessary to be able to use this thing. Perhaps an ebook would be better plaved as an optional download.

Someone made a really good point that when they register for Entrecard, we don't take a little extra step to explain everything to them... we kind of just launch them into the deep end.

Who likes being launched into the deep end?

Let's face it, Entrecard went and became itself pretty quickly, and we need some floaties for people just getting their feet wet.

yes, of course, its an optional download to help those who feel lost in the beggining.

I dont know how an ebook would hurt the site. I am amazed at some of the emails I get to explain even pretty simple things. I am sure people will find a use for it, those who know how to use EC probably wont have a need for it. Should call it Dummies guide to Entrecard.

well, a few people expressed concern that the book would try to impose a certain usage style on the reader. That of course isn't the case, it will merely prevent the information, and expose new members to the various nuances and debates and such...

Well being new to Entrecard , I really need some startup Guide