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A Look At The
Micro-Blogging Website TipDrop And How It Compares To Twitter
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© by John
Baril
Look out
Twitter, there’s a new micro-blogging
website in town. Tipdrop.com was created by John Ledger earlier this
year, and
it’s already gaining a lot of momentum. One of the main
differences between the
two is that Tipdrop allows you to use 255 characters with each message
you
post, rather than 140 as with Twitter.
Both blogging
platforms use very similar
layouts. They both use two columns with messages showing in the wider
left-hand
column, and the user's information appearing in the narrower right-hand
column.
One thing I like about Tipdrop is that it allows you to include up to
ten URL
links as part of your profile. Those links appear in the right-hand
column of
your Tipdrop homepage and they are able to be seen by other members.
Another
noticeable difference is that Tipdrop
focuses on the question, "What do you know about that?"
Tipdrop is
developing into something completely
different from Twitter by focusing on what members know rather than
what they
do. By sharing knowledge about specific topics, each contribution is
focused
outward on the topic, rather than inward on the person posting the
information.
Tips shared on
Tipdrop are organized into
categories, such as Arts & Humanities, Dining Out, Personal
Development and
so on. When you post a tip, you’re presented with similar
threads to assist you
in finding the best place to post it. If there are no threads that
cover your
topic, you simply post it as a new thread.
Tips can be
voted up and down by other members.
Also, every member is assigned an initial credibility ranking of 100.
The more
a member contributes to Tipdrop, and the more votes a member receives
for their
tips, the higher their credibility ranking. The overall quality of
Tipdrop is
likely to rise over time because of the voting system they have in
place.
How does this
affect internet marketers?
First of all,
any marketer who blatantly
promotes his or her own business will get punished by other members who
will
quickly vote down any contribution that is merely self-promotional.
This helps
ensure the overall quality of contributions made to the site and is a
good
thing.
However,
internet marketers still have plenty of
room to build up a reputation and brand themselves on Tipdrop. This can
be done
simply by offering a regular supply of high-quality tips that other
members
will appreciate. As you post more tips and your credibility rises, you
will
enjoy increasing exposure on Tipdrop. More people will check out your
own page
and click your links. So, by making a positive contribution to Tipdrop,
you
will also be quietly promoting your own business and yourself as an
expert in
your particular field.
A great feature
incorporated into Tipdrop is the
Adsense revenue sharing system. If you have a Google Adsense account,
you can
enter your Adsense publisher ID on the Settings page. Whenever someone
clicks
on the ads that appear on your pages, Tipdrop will share 75% of the
generated
revenue with you.
Tipdrop.com is
easy to join. It’s simply a
matter of hitting the Sign Up button on the home page and filling in a
short
online form with your name, username, password and e-mail address. And,
just
like Twitter, it’s 100% free.
I doubt that
Tipdrop will completely replace
Twitter, because despite the similarities, they have different
intentions
behind them. However, what already seems obvious is that Tipdrop is a
micro
blogging website that is set to grow and become a leading source of
online tips
and advice across a wide range of categories.
I
wish you the best of success,
John Baril
Copyright © John Baril
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