Posts Tagged ‘Creation’

A few years ago, we might’ve said that the quickest way to develop an online premise was to start blogging. One could use a free WordPress or Blogger blog and they’d be up and running within minutes, free of charge. Some might have advocated the creation of a simple static site with a contact page using a template and some cheap hosting.

Today, there’s a new answer and it’s better than the old ones in a lot of ways. It’s Twitter. Twitter, as you undoubtedly know, can be classified as a micro-blogging platform.

It takes about five minutes to set up a free account and you’re up and running. You can quick develop a following of interested parties, it’s easy to promote your Twitter URL and the short-burst style of posting (140 characters or less) makes it ideal for those who don’t have the time, patience or material to be regular bloggers.

If you’re reading this, you don’t need to figure out how to get online fast. You have your answers. The fact of the matter, however, is that many people are going make their first connections via Twitter because it’s so easy. And that, if you think about it, can have some very profound ramifications on the way you market your products or services.

Once upon a time, Wordpress was one of many little blogging platforms a person could choose to use. Today, it’s the top dog in the world of blogging. What allowed it to crush the competition and to become such a powerful force online?

Part of it was the simple fact that it’s a good product. It works and it works well.

There was something else at play, too, though. It was a collection of coders and fans who developed a massive array of plug-ins and widgets to increase the utility and functionality of Wordpress.

Today, Twitter is following the Wordpress success plan. They’ve made their API available and now we’re seeing the creation of dozens of tool designed to make Twitter user easier and more productive.

Do you need the tools to use Twitter? No. You don’t need Askiment to run Wordpress, either. Those extras, however, make the tools more functional and a lot more attractive.

Twitter continues to grow. That’s definitely being encouraged by some great third-party tool developments.