Written on November 4th, 2008 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse
Watch Me Launch My New Blog - TwiTip
Yesterday on Twitter I ’soft launched’ a new blog - TwiTip.
The idea for the blog has been ‘brewing’ in my mind for almost as long as I’ve been experimenting with Twitter but I never had the time to dedicate to starting it up. Late last week I realized that if I was waiting to ‘have time’ to start it that I never would - so I bit the bullet and got it going.
TwiTip is a blog about Twitter. It’s a place that I’ll be posting tips, news and reviews of tools for those wanting to improve their use of Twitter whether it be using it for personal reasons, to expand their personal brand, to promote their business etc.
At this point TwiTip is firmly in ‘beta’ (if not alpha). It has a long way to go in terms of content, design and almost every other aspect of building a blog. I generally would get a blog in a much better state before going public about it (and I wouldn’t launch it on a Sunday night or on US election eve) - but I thought it’d be interesting for readers of ProBlogger to see the development of TwiTip from the ground up.
So far you have not missed much but let me give you a catchup on what I’ve done so far:
Hosting
I’ve set it up on a very basic hosting package (GoDaddy of all places - I just wanted to get it up quick and as it grows I’ll move it to a more reliable service).
Design
I’m using the Thesis WordPress theme (I’ve long wanted to test it on a live site and I have to say that it’s amazing).
My blog design skills are poor but Thesis is easy to set up and configure - it is also set up really well for SEO which is cool. I plan to give the design more personality in time (I’ll get a designer in to overhaul it) but in the mean time Thesis is a great option and will be a good basis for the design tweaks that will come).
So far I’ve developed a few WordPress ‘pages’ that take the design beyond the default set up. These include an ‘about’ page, contact page and a ‘write for TwiTip’ page.
Content
I usually would have at least 5 posts live on a blog before launching it but in this case have 3 (including one welcome post). I would normally also have a couple of posts in reserve for the next few days. Again - I’ve gone public early as a bit of a case study but will get another post up in the next 24 hours to keep a little momentum building.
My plan with content for TwiTip is for it not to be a daily update initially. I’ll start out with 3 posts a week and work towards more as I find my feet (and perhaps as I bring on other contributers). My focus in the early days will be quality rather than quantity.
Promotion
So far all I’ve done promotion wise is Tweet that I’ve launched TwiTip. That was a nice start because the audience on Twitter obviously have an interest in the topic and it was retweeted quite widely through the Twittersphere pretty quickly.
Other than the Tweet announcing the new blog (and now this post) my only other strategy for finding new readers has been more about on site ‘hooks’ - highlighting subscription methods and encouraging people to track with me on Twitter and RSS.
Analytics
I’ve set up Google Analytics on TwiTip. While it is a little slow and not great for analyzing stats as traffic events are happening on your blog in real time it’s such a solid tool that it was a no brainer of a choice.
Setting Up RSS Feed
The only other task that I’ve completed so far is to set up the RSS feed over on Feedburner. So now the feed is not a ‘TwiTip.com’ one but a Google/Feedburner one. I find that it is best to do this on day one to keep eveyrone subscribing to the same feed. I’m yet to see how many people have subscribed and don’t plan to add a feedburner counter in the short term (in the past I’ve waited until subscriber numbers hit 1000).
Things Still to Do
I’ve done a few other miscellaneous things including adding a ’subscribe to comments’ plugin, a ‘tweet this’ plugin and adding a sidebar polling tool. There is still a lot to do to get TwiTip up and running to a point that I’ll be happy with it! These include:
- RSS to Email Subscription Option
- Email Newsletter Setup
- Getting a proper design done (I won’t do a custom one in the short term but it does need a header/logo and some styling etc)
- Monetization - I’m not going to monetize this straight away but it won’t be far off. I need to consider my options here.
- Plugins - there are quite a few plugins that I want to get installed, test and use.
- Writers - I’ve had so many offers for guest posts already that I’m at a point of saying no to more as I can’t process them all. Over the coming weeks I’d like to develop a system for accepting and managing contributions.
This is just the beginning of the list (and I’m sure many of you will come up with other suggestions in comments below). The more I do the more I think of. For this reason I’m going to take my time with this launch. I’ll continue to document my progress here on ProBlogger as I go.
Update - a few people have been asking how readership has been so far. It’s a little difficult to tell at this point, I’m yet to see an update of how many Feedburner subscribers there are. Google Analytics shows around 1600 visitors for day 1 (but that’s not finished updating for the day). The vast majority of readers have come from my tweets (and the retweets of others. There have also been a few visitors from facebook (where my tweets get republished) and a few others from StumbleUpon where there are a few reviews/stumbles already). I’m yet to see full stats yet and will update it at some point.
Tags: Case Study, getting started, Launching a Blog, TwiTip, twitter
96 Responses to “Watch Me Launch My New Blog - TwiTip”
Technotip.ORG
November 4th, 2008 12:14 am
Great Darren.
Best of luck with it.
I have subscribed to it, and will be following you there too.
And good to see you using Thesis WordPress theme there.
I know that your blog will surly be a great success shortly :)
amirulcyber
November 4th, 2008 12:17 am
Well done darren.great job.
Technotip.ORG
November 4th, 2008 12:17 am
And I have seen you talking about twitter here at problogger many times. And I have enjoyed every such post and I still read so of your article under my bookmark. But I wonder, is there so much about twitter that you can write by dedicating a website/blog to it?
Read all those article at http://www.twitip.com/, they are great as usual.
amirulcyber
November 4th, 2008 12:17 am
Best of luck with it.
amirulcyber
November 4th, 2008 12:19 am
Darren this announcement is great to hear.
amirulcyber
November 4th, 2008 12:20 am
Thanks Technotip.ORG for the link.glad to know it.
AffiliateObsession.com
November 4th, 2008 12:26 am
very nice idea. I am surely gonna key an eye on this one. Good work.
Ruchir Chawdhry
November 4th, 2008 12:32 am
I’m really surprised that you started a twitter blog. Is there really so much to cover about twitter that you’d still be blogging 1 year down the road, or 2 years down the road?
Steven-Sanders
November 4th, 2008 12:47 am
It’s amazing that you find any time to start yet another blog. This brings you to a grand total of 4 blogs now?
Good luck, and it looks like it might be a very useful blog!
TheoBaskind
November 4th, 2008 12:47 am
TwiTip is an awesome idea for a blog! I’ve been on Twitter for sometime now and the social networking capabilities are real powerful!
I was just wondering if you have a toolbar add-on that displays the page rank and alexa ranking of any site you visit, including your blog ;) Just Google something like “alexa ranking toolbar” and look around. If you’re using Firefox there is a good add-on called Smart PageRank, that’s what I use.
Have a great day everyone!!
Jeffro2pt0
November 4th, 2008 12:53 am
Good luck with the new project Darren. I myself have used Twitter and although I didn’t really GET IT in the beginning, it too has changed my digital life for the better. Perhaps I’ll be able to share a tip or two in a future contribution.
Also kind of cool to start a project from the ground up and use ProBlogger.net to highlight the progress of the project step by step.
Adam Singer
November 4th, 2008 12:54 am
Very nice - good luck Darren.
Add a button on the homepage of ProBlogger imo if you haven’t already, you should leverage that traffic stream.
Rich Hill
November 4th, 2008 12:56 am
Great idea Darren, count me in.
You might want to reconsider hosting it on GoDaddy after you read my blog post of a few hours ago.
It is titled: “I Can Steal Your Website” and I won’t put the link here because anyone can go to it from the name link.
Its a horror story about how GoDaddy let someone in Dubai steal the website of MakeUseOf dot com.
Rich Hill
Daniel Richard
November 4th, 2008 12:58 am
I’m reading it! Looks like your gonna be an authority in Twitter help too ey? :)
Ramses
November 4th, 2008 1:14 am
Great idea of a blog. There are quite some posts around regarding Twitter, but it’s nice to have them in once place in the future from all kind of Twitter experts.
x Miss Corrine x
November 4th, 2008 1:15 am
That’s fantastic, Darren! :) How exciting!
Clarke
November 4th, 2008 1:19 am
For a blogging noob like myself, this type of article is invaluable. I would love to see more behind-the-scene articles, stuff that really shows you how the pro’s do it, because there are so many little things to stay on top of while trying to make a quality blog. Thanks!
Sarah Cooley
November 4th, 2008 1:20 am
This looks like a great blog! I really look forward to seeing how it develops and I am happy I found it early and can feel like I got to watch on the ground floor!
I am an avid twitter user and a podcaster and I think I will find this blog very useful!
John Smulo
November 4th, 2008 1:24 am
I’m glad to see you blogging about Twitter. I’ve been using it just under a month and am thoroughly enjoying it.
I’ve found Twitter to be a great way to keep in touch with people I know in person, a helpful way to connect on a more personal level with people I know through blogging, as well as an effective way to network with new people.
Mike Nichols
November 4th, 2008 1:27 am
I’m really looking forward to watching how TwiTip develops, Darren.
It’s a practical demonstration of all the tips you have made here on ProBlogger — when to monetize, how to build your posting “muscles,” how to gradually grow your blog.
And I applaud your choice of Thesis as your theme. It is a great framework for building your blog on. Can’t wait to see what it looks like when you’re finished with it!
HowToMakeMyBlog.com
November 4th, 2008 1:29 am
This sounds to be a very interesting project to follow. I wish you would have time to write detailed step-by-step process, like “installed this plugin because of that”, “done this because of that” etc. That way you would create a step-by-step process check-list for creating a successful blog.
Marko
http://www.howtomakemyblog.com
Franklin Bishop
November 4th, 2008 1:52 am
This might take off. It looks like a good idea and many people have tried to make Twitter blogs. However, with your expertise I know this will be a huge hit. Many people do not know how to use Twitter correctly and with your help they can get whatever they want out of it.
Fermentedly Challenged
November 4th, 2008 1:57 am
Darren - looks like you’ve found another good niche to explore. Twitter is really booming and there’s bound to be a lot of interest for this topic. You’ve got the early advantage that you can get the word out to a large existing audience who already follows you on Twitter. That should help guarantee a quick start. I look forward to watching how this new venture unfolds. Good luck. - ‘Chipper’ Dave Butler
Christopher Ross
November 4th, 2008 2:01 am
Hey Darren, best of luck! You can count on my following.
JB
November 4th, 2008 2:15 am
This is so weird, just last night a friend of mine and I were talking about how there would probably be a demand and a readership of a blog solely dedicated to tips about using twitter. Congrats on beating me to it, and good luck.
Jay | Wealthy Affiliate Insider
November 4th, 2008 2:39 am
Cool idea and I’ll be following along. The only thing I don’t like is the ugly name. Twitip? Yuck!
Alex at Net-Entrepreneur.com
November 4th, 2008 2:59 am
Good luck with your new blog! I’ll be following your progress.
Maybe you’d want to check out the wordpress plugins I’m writing about in the link…
Cheers,
Alex
Twitter Success Diva
November 4th, 2008 3:11 am
Thanks so much for your transparency in this blog building process. It’s great to watch a pro during a launch :-)
C.J. Harley
November 4th, 2008 3:14 am
Great idea. Got yourself another subscriber. :o)
Lyndon
November 4th, 2008 3:18 am
New site looks good! Now to separate from the rest of the sites using Thesis. You just need to add a background colour and maybe a custom header.
If I can do it, I’m sure you should be able to do it as well :)
Clement
November 4th, 2008 3:30 am
The only problem I see is that it’s biased: your already huge reputation and influence in the blogosphere is going to drive traffic to Twitip anyway, because thousands of bloggers out there are going to mention and link to “Darren Rowse’s new blog”, plus the visits from problogger.com itself, plus your popularity in social media. That blog is bound to success.
If I were you I would have started the blog using a pseudonym and not informing anybody, and once you’ve reached 1000 subscribers or some other barrier publish your results and explain how you got there. Because in the end that’s why we’re reading problogger: How do you make the average blog a successful one? Doing it that other way would give you a nice example of how you did it, plus it would reinforce your image of “blogging guru”.
axel g
November 4th, 2008 3:47 am
Great Idea Darren!
I’ll enjoy following the developments +_+
Mark
November 4th, 2008 3:59 am
Great idea, Darren. I’ve recently launched a Twitter-focused blog as well - http://www.twitterrati.com.
Mark
FatFighterTV
November 4th, 2008 4:40 am
Great! But how in the world will you have time for this? :)
Kelvin Kao
November 4th, 2008 4:41 am
I see this as more of a spin-off than a brand-new blog. The contents would’ve gone up here if there wasn’t the new blog, and your Twitter followers, a good chunk of them are probably Problogger readers. So I really see it as more of a spin-off. It would be interesting to see how it works out though!
Rahul
November 4th, 2008 5:01 am
Good luck for this new blog.
IT Freak
November 4th, 2008 5:08 am
Bravo, well done Darren. Great work.
Hope this new project of urs also comes out with flying colors.
Dan Blank
November 4th, 2008 5:40 am
Congratulations on the launch Darren!
Kalyan Verma
November 4th, 2008 6:04 am
Congratulations Darren. However I agree with Kelvin. It is more of a Spin off. With just Twitter Tips as blogs core subject, I wonder how will you be able to post 2 posts a day and keep doing it for a long time.
Will keep a close watch on it. Will keep tracking PR and Alexa. Lets see how it works.
Congrats once again.
katherine
November 4th, 2008 6:44 am
You’ve published a lot of helpful articles but this new blog and the articles you publish about it have the potential to be the most helpful in my opinion as I’m considering starting a new blog (but I seriously don’t have the time right now but should by the beginning of next year). I look forward to reading more in this series!
Congratulations!
Sarah H.
November 4th, 2008 7:01 am
I’ve been meaning to set up an account with Twitter, but have been busy with too many other things. I look forward to reading your new blog! Hopefully your tips can help me make sense of it all.
lazy drunk
November 4th, 2008 7:03 am
Cool project. Will follow. Didnt like the design tho.
Kenney Edwards
November 4th, 2008 7:29 am
Ok, so you’re like “the man” Darren. lol. Great job with the soft launch. 1,600 people first day (free). Awesome
Rebellious Arab Girl
November 4th, 2008 9:11 am
Why do we need Twitter tips? Can’t we just have fun with social networking and make the best out of it? Why should we make everything profitable and serious, and we need a lesson to how to use it. I think blogging is hard and need to focus on making your site better, but Twitter???
Dan
November 4th, 2008 11:57 am
Good work Darren,
I wonder, will you be entering this in Daniel’s Blogging Idol 2 competition???!
amirulcyber
November 4th, 2008 12:19 pm
hope you success darren.
Richard X. Thripp
November 4th, 2008 12:26 pm
Great idea, Darren! Added your new blog to my feed reader. There’s a lot of stuff to cover w/ Twitter; I can see doing a whole blog on it. I didn’t get caught up in this Twitter phenomenon till six months ago, but now I use it as a log book, to share spur-of-the-moment thoughts (rather than drawn-out blog posts), and to connect with friends.
Nice use of Tweet This, by the way. You can keep an eye on some stats here: p.3ansp.th8.us. So far, your posts tweeted through the Tweet This links have received 51 clicks.
Double
November 4th, 2008 1:43 pm
I have a Twitter account but have not been able to determine how best to use, so your site is very welcome.
Milinda
November 4th, 2008 2:02 pm
I think it’s time to use my twitter account again. I hope it’ll be a great guide for us like problogger.
Christopher
November 4th, 2008 2:49 pm
Argh, another blog to keep my eye on in google reader??
This is great, im reading through it and it looks GREAT!!
Darren, can you keep us updated on it? you should make a series of posts with everything you do so newbies (and everyone else) can see how you start a new blog!
Twitip is one blog i have to keep my eye on =] atleast its from a guy who has been successful on twitter and not someone wishing they where!
Clare Swindlehurst
November 4th, 2008 6:55 pm
Good luck with the new site Darren - I stopped by yesterday after seeing your tweet. I’m looking forward to reading your articles about how you develop the website - I’m sure you’ll share a lot of useful insights with us.
German Romance
November 4th, 2008 7:08 pm
Your new site looks good, clean cut and to the point. Easy to read with quality information, thanks!
Gonzalo
November 4th, 2008 8:27 pm
Hello, your new blog is great, very good tips about twitter.
I wish you the best of the luks, i’m new in the blogging world and your blogs are going to help me alot.
Best Regards…
Bruce Simmons (brusimm)
November 4th, 2008 11:36 pm
I’m confused by the GoDaddy statement about moving the blog to somewhere else more reliable.
I’ve used GoDaddy since ‘01 with only 1 unplanned interruption and 2 announced potential interruptions as they migrated data to upgraded servers.
Is there something I’ve missed about their service??
-Bruce
Swim University
November 5th, 2008 12:55 am
I have visited this new site of yours and I love it. Since I am new to Twitter I needed the help.
passivefamilyincome
November 5th, 2008 3:26 am
I have been using the thesis theme for about 2 months now on my site and love it! I have no issues with it at all and would recommend it to anyone.
Shared Hosting
November 5th, 2008 11:35 am
i will watch this close, very intresting
Corey Freeman
November 5th, 2008 1:20 pm
I’ve checked out the blog and it’s coming along really nicely! Great job and I hope to find some cool twitter tips in the future.
panca
November 5th, 2008 5:42 pm
Great bos, you are already success in your blog & having many experience, I think your new blog will be success too…..god luck…!!!
Dave Adams | FlickerLister Blog
November 5th, 2008 8:01 pm
The most intersting point here is that on launch day you got, as a minimum, 1600 visitors.
For most (i.e. 99.9%) bloggers, getting this much exposure on day one is impossible. The reason that it has got so much visibility (and the number of comments on there already indicate there is high visitor counts) is that Darren has leverage with his current sites.
Problogger and Darrens Twitter profile both have huge followings, and therefore any new site that is given exposure has a much higher then normal chance of taking off quickly.
Like Clement stated - launching a blog without announcing (or twittering) it on an already popular site/profile would be a great way to test Darren’s expertise on creating a new blog from the ground up without the helping hand of his brand (name).
Darren Rowse
November 5th, 2008 9:17 pm
Dave and Clement - I take your point - however part of the strategy of launching any new blog is to leverage whatever profile, presence, reach and relationships you might already have. I’m also building this blog not only to illustrate how to start a blog but to build something that is successful - so to limit myself by doing it privately doesn’t really make a lot of sense.
The other challenge is that if I launched a blog without telling anyone about it might show my expertise - but…. then you’d not get the benefit from seeing it and watching what I do…. sort of a no win situation.
So… I decided to post about it which of course does help grow it faster. I am however trying to show people what I’d do if I were doing it without my current online presence (ie I talked about having more content, not launching on a weekend or on the even of an election etc).
PVC card printing
November 5th, 2008 9:55 pm
Hi
It’s great twitter,i have read your article.it’s interesting ,it’s helped me,more new information i find on site….
Greg Ellison
November 5th, 2008 10:07 pm
It looks like it is doing great. Keep up the great work. Greg Ellison
jim
November 6th, 2008 8:25 am
Great idea, thanks for sharing all the steps.
Green Voice Daily
November 6th, 2008 8:32 am
Congratulations on your new venture!
Totally free online dating
November 6th, 2008 11:06 am
Well done. I am sure it will be a success like your problogger site. keep up the good work!
Teresa Hall
November 6th, 2008 12:10 pm
Sorry it took so long to comment and tell you how much I like your new blog, but it took me a minute to DIgg it and Tweet about it!
Alex
November 6th, 2008 3:29 pm
I think it’s time to use my twitter account again. I hope it’ll be a great guide for us like problogger.
Fery
November 6th, 2008 8:06 pm
Nice tweetip blog
Great work, Congrats Darren!
Vinayak
November 6th, 2008 9:37 pm
I thought I saw India in that flicker pic :)
And nice to see the launch of a blog.
Cath Lawson
November 6th, 2008 10:40 pm
Hi Darren. What a brilliant idea. I can’t wait to check it out. I am slowly learning Twitter but I could really use some tips.
I’ve heard a lot of people rave about the Thesis theme. If you really like that theme, you could always get a designer to customize it for you. I did that with Revolution on my blog.
Zack
November 7th, 2008 1:23 am
Is it the twitter market big enough for you to write about it everyday? What do you think about http://SuSuNa.com?
mecozz
November 7th, 2008 3:00 pm
great job Darren, very nice
SuperMario290
November 7th, 2008 5:47 pm
Congrats on the new site! I’ll be sure to check it out! :D
Salwa
November 8th, 2008 5:23 am
That’s wonderful news, Darren, congratulations on your new venture! I look forward to watching its progress. It’s not often we get the opportunity to see the experts do it from the ground up!
Thank you for sharing this and best of luck with TwiTip.
Whateverebay
November 8th, 2008 7:51 am
This is great! A step by step blog!! I so appreciate your post! I learn so much from each of them. Thanks!!
Ganesh
November 8th, 2008 11:55 am
Twitter is being used more and more by bloggers and marketers to promote their product or blog. It was very wise of you to start a website related to twitter. Maybe you could launch a short ebook on using twitter the right way too. All the best.
aby
November 8th, 2008 12:35 pm
great project, looking forward to see your next project which i can much to learn from it.
Fred Carver
November 9th, 2008 3:01 am
Wow…Thanks for putting up a Blog for us all. I’m looking forward to getting some great tips on Twitter use for my real estate
Thank You!
Cecelia
November 9th, 2008 6:21 am
Thanks!! I’m planning on launching two new blogs this month and really had no idea what “launching” really means since my first blog started ground up, though I’m not willing this time around to wait an entire year for it to really get going! Thanks for taking us through yours step by step…
Kim McGinnis
November 9th, 2008 8:27 am
I am so glad to hear you are doing this blog. I have had my profile up for a while, but have not really had the know-how on how to capitalize on Twitter. I will be subscribing.
Web Marketing
November 9th, 2008 3:26 pm
This is an interesting concept. I see you have drummed up quite a bit of interest. Good luck with it!
Surender
November 9th, 2008 4:16 pm
Hi dareen,
Congratulations ! This is the Twitter Guide.Have a great content with lot of Twitter Tips.
I am a Tech Blogger from India.I read your Blogs daily for my training.Lot of tools I found here.
With your tips and tricks I am getting more than 300 daily visiters on my blog only from 3 blogs/sites.
e7lam
November 10th, 2008 9:24 am
Thanks!! I’m planning on launching two new blogs this month and really had no idea what “launching” really means since my first blog started ground up, though I’m not willing this time around to wait an entire year for it to really get going! Thanks for taking us through yours step by step…
Allan
November 10th, 2008 11:15 am
Have the search engines figured out how to index all those tweets? It’s actually an interesting data set to index because it is different than blog links. The conversation on Twitter is more direct. Is it the same thing with different semantics or labels or are the dynamics actually different?
Whoever gets more direct Tweets is more popular?
sudan
November 10th, 2008 3:56 pm
Congratulations!
Your new blog project is interesting.
Topic cover all SEO and success to promote your business.
Daniel
November 10th, 2008 9:25 pm
Hey Darren your new blog is very interesting.
Is new Success.
Congratulations
Valeria | TimelessLessons
November 10th, 2008 10:18 pm
TwiTip is an awesome idea for a blog! I’ve been on Twitter for sometime now and the social networking capabilities are real powerful! Good Luck Darren!
John
November 11th, 2008 1:42 am
Thanks for giving me the inspiration to launch my own site!
This weekend I have launched http://fileinabox.com and I am using Twitter to get traffic flowing from the start.
Because I have created a new Twitter account specifically for this site, it is not as successful as I hoped though… I find it really difficult to get fellow twitterers to actually click through to my site. Hopefully I will be able to leverage your tips to get more followers and more visitors from Twitter.
Stiletto Jungle
November 11th, 2008 9:43 am
Seeing this annotated blog launch is very helpful. I think it is particularly interesting to see how you have leveraged your existing online presence to fuel the new blog. As the publisher of an existing blog who is getting ready to formally launch a new blog, I struggle with how to use my existing online connections in the right way. Hearing how a pro would do it is inspiring.
Jody Donnelly
November 12th, 2008 2:04 am
Hey, Sweetie
I would like to thank that I have nominated you for the Butterfly Award on my blog. Congratulations with this, your blog deserves it
Hugs and kisses
Clara Mathews
November 12th, 2008 3:58 am
Thanks for including information about the process of starting your new blog. It has been very usefull. I too am working on a site using Thesis. I don’t have any experience with coding and I am new to blogging, but I have learned so much from reading your blog.
I have not used Twitter yet, but I will check out our new Twitter blog.
Free Domains
November 12th, 2008 9:12 am
Good luck with the new blog!
You are a blogging inspiration for all of us.
Noel Lyons
November 13th, 2008 10:29 pm
Hey Darren
Instead of Google Analytics, what about using Woopra?
Also free.
Regards
Noel Lyons
Mario Sanchez Carrion
November 16th, 2008 11:48 am
Darren:
Congratulations on your new project. I just love the way you kicked things off by keeping everything simple, and using free or low cost tools. This goes to show everybody that launching a blog doesn’t need to be complicated.
While I have no doubt that you will throw in the bells and whistles over time, I love the current minimalist approach, and also the choice of topic. There is a lot of interest around twitter and not many good resources devoted to it. I’ll be reading twitips often.
Regards,
Mario.
anon
November 17th, 2008 3:29 am
thanks for this. thesis looks awesome, classical. am really tired for these verdana / arial designs. very helpful ! good luck !
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