Cameron Olthuis

If you’ve ever thought of launching an online company but thought there was just to much competition or someone else beat you to your idea don’t let that stop you. There’s always room for one more if you can do it better than those that have come before before you.

Take BubbleShare for example. They’re a brand new photo sharing application that’s really going to make some noise in an already overcrowded industry.

Why? Because they’re better than anything out there!

They don’t necessarily have the most features (most of which are useless anyways) but they’re easier to use and the user interface is second to none. It’s clean and very simple to navigate, and sometimes simple is all it takes, what’s the saying, “less is more”.

You can share your pictures without all the distractions. I’d prefer that they didn’t have the Google ads but hey, they’ve got to earn money somehow and I’m all for that. They don’t even require that you sign up for an account, can’t beat that.

I’ve just recently tried using Flickr, a photo sharing application that’s way overhyped and I’m not happy. Sure it’s the cool new “web 2.0″ company but the user interface is awful, it’s cluttered and it’s not easy to use. All I want in a photo sharing web site is a place that I can share my pictures with friends and family without all the distractions. Don’t get me wrong, Flickr does have it’s good point, but they’re more on a photo searching level then a photo sharing one.

My only complaint now is that I have to take the time to upload all my photos again.

Now they key phrase here is “do it better”. There’s no room for those who can’t outdo the ones that come before them. To be a player you have to do it better which means you either…

1) Build a better a product/brand.
2) Have a better user friendly interface.
3) Implement a more effective marketing strategy.
4) Create more content.

or…

5) Beat your competition on pricing.

Good luck!