To Entrecard or Not to Entrecard…

That is the question.

It seems everywhere I go and every blog I visit this Entrecard widget thing is there. Like an ever-present spot or blemish.

I’ve kind of got a tainted view of Entrecard at the moment. Most (about 90%) of the blogs I see with it are cheap money-grabbing blogs that hurt your eyes to look at. I know that’s not the fault of Entrecard, but it still hasn’t stopped my opinion being rather lopsided. I’ve long since debated the use of it. While it would get me visitors, I’m always worried that the widget I add will be the one to make my blog look tacky. And I really don’t want that.

Granted some blogs are still looking good and strong even with it. (Yay! Link spam!) So I suppose that’s a plus. It’s much the same dilemma that I face with Music Mondays. I want my blog to be a success (or hell, even just cover its costs) but I also want integrity. I guess I’ll flip a coin or something. Unless anyone out there decides to speak up on the merits of the Entrecard way of life.

Another downer to the idea is the recently introduced “Paid EC” system, which seems to be gathering a lot of bad press. I personally see nothing wrong with it. Sure, it means Entrecard is less fair to small time blogs, but with the economy the way it is they kind of were forced into bringing in some way of making money. No website that large is run cheaply.

Argh! So many choices!