Entrecard: My Dropping Routine

I have been using Entrecard for a bit of time now and have learned some things here and there about it. Some tricks of the trade I guess you can say. I am no veteran to Entrecard by any means but when you spend enough time on there you learn a few things. So, I am going to create a series of posts to share the tricks and things that I have learned. The first thing I have to share is the order I drop my cards in. I have noticed that a lot of people do the same things as well.

Reciprocating! Reciprocating! Reciprocating!

When I wake up in the morning, I hit my inbox (people who have dropped on my site) and then I begin to open these links up in different tabs. I have grown accustomed to using the Linky add-on for FireFox. This allows you to highlight multiple links, right click, then choose "open links in tabs". This helps a lot as I do not have to go through and middle click my mouse button to open them.

I have noticed the faster the computer the more tabs you can open! I tried to open about 40 tabs on my desktop and it crashed FireFox. However, my laptop can handle it no problem. After I have reciprocated (a word you read a lot when dealing with Entrecard) all my drops I usually go to my favorite websites that I have saved. I drop my card on them and then I am done with that part of the site.

Drop Lists!

The best thing that you can do for your site is join some lists in which your website URL gets posted. I have joined a Recipro-Drop List. We are given a list of sites and drop on them everyday which in return they all do the same. This has actually made me jump in my category for my blog as well as having found some great blogs this way. So, I joined that list and I also am trying to join TurnipOfPower's list of bookmarks. I just recently found this list of bookmarks and am in love.

So, after I finish with what I previously stated I turn to Turnips list of bookmarks. I just open the bookmark folder and then click "open all in tabs" and they load. I give them a minute and then begin the dropping again. I can usually get through a couple folders before I stop.

When I stop

Generally, I will stop at around 280 card drops so I can reciprocate drops to those that drop on me throughout the day. Doing all these steps I have written, I have gotten drops back and my site is climbing through the category.

So, what is your dropping routine?