CMF ADS is proud to announce an open beta for anyone interested in trying out it’s new service called CMF DIRECT. The beta test is open to any blog written in the English language. They inspect all blogs before activating their account, so no spam, porn, made for AdSense, pop-ups, or sites that I find annoying in any way please. To sign up, visit the CMF DIRECT website. But first, what exactly is CMF DIRECT?

In recent articles on the creator Turnip’s blog,  Grading Entrecard On Its 1 Year Anniversary, Laura from thegrrl.com said the following:

I’d like to see EC do more with the categories, let EC bloggers find others in their interest area and geographic area.”

So he got to thinking… Why not? He could do that! So he sat down at the computer and began designing a way for publishers to categorize their blogs in a manner both bloggers and advertisers could appreciate.

What is CMF DIRECT?

• It’s a free searchable directory of blogs.
• Each blog has a 125×125 image to represent it.
• The image appears on a profile page for that blog.
• You input direct links to your Entrecard profile, OIO Publishing page, Performancing Ads page, Project Wonderful page, CMF ADS, or even your own direct sales page. That could even be your “About” page.
• Advertisers can search your blog by category, country, keywords, and available advertising.
• It’s open to the public, though each blog is personally approved. Don’t even waste your time spamming it.
• Once your profile is created, you may link to it as a central page to direct your advertisers.

For example, say you wanted to find all the blogs in the “sports” category that support both Entrecard and Project Wonderful advertising. No Problem. First you select either the sports category or “all listings”. Then on the following screen you refine your search by checking off “Project Wonderful” and “Entrecard”. That’s it!

Obviously, there are very few blogs on file yet. But CMF Direct hopes to change that with this announcement. Anyone can create an account, but all listings get manually approved. Your profile page is search engine friendly, not that directories are known for boosting pagerank.

CMF ADS isn’t open to the general public. However, they  can offer CMF DIRECT as an alternative. After all, Entrecard may not be around forever. This way everyone has a searchable database to find their old online friends.