LMSs for classic e-learning and the creation of educational content are sometimes terrible beasts: Their operation is complex, their implementation often takes far too long, and then they also keep learners from learning. We want to do something about that. That's why we have made blink.it so simple and efficient that it saves your time, your budget, and even your nerves.
First of all: Congratulations on reading this article! This proves: You have good intentions for your fellow human beings and have ambitious goals, because: You want to train people and advance their personal and professional development – at the same time you are considering doing this in an "organized form" and with the help of software. We celebrate you for this and want to provide you with orientation so that you can make an informed LMS decision that suits your needs.
The E-learning agony of choosing an LMS…
Right off the bat: Look closely beforehand at what you want to achieve with your LMS – as in pretty much all areas, there are no one-size-fits-all solutions in e-learning either. Every company, every project is individual. And yes, it may well be that you can achieve your goals better with another tool. Therefore, test your way through, get advice, and check carefully whether the system you are looking at suits you and your needs. Just like with a doctor, a second or third opinion is worth it. There are over 900 LMSs out there – in the following, we want to introduce you to ours.
When does blink.it suit you?
You want to quickly and easily create your own employee or customer training courses
You value user-centricity and clean design
You want an LMS with an integrated authoring tool
You want to implement real Blended Learning
You want to supplement your existing LMS with a tool optimized for content creation
You want to map mandatory training courses in a modern and sustainable way
When does blink.it not really suit you?
You are looking for a pure course library (e.g., LinkedIn Learning or Udemy)
You want a generalist tool in the direction of a Learning Eco System
You want to work a lot with gamification
You want a community tool
The points mentioned represent the current status of our software – of course, this does not mean that something might not change in the future. :-)
In any case, you should ask yourself the following questions - regardless of whether you want to use blink.it or another LMS:
When is the launch planned?
What budget do you have available?
What criteria are decisive for a selection?
We have experienced that LMS implementations, especially of large systems, are very often underestimated in terms of time, effort, and costs. This applies in particular to IT and legal questions, which sometimes require costly external support and not only exceed but downright pulverize the time and budget frameworks in many places. Many an LMS project has therefore already failed before it actually began – and your honorable goals mentioned at the beginning are gone.
If it's not fun, it's garbage!
Knowing these challenges, our approach since 2015 has been: We want both learning and the creation, setup, and administration of learning content via blink.it to work as easily as possible. Precisely BECAUSE we know that in your area you actually have a thousand other things to do, by which you and the success of your company are also and perhaps even preferably measured.
Battleship or Jet Ski?
What is particularly important in addition to the points mentioned: In the end, the people you want to train and develop also have to use the LMS (and preferably enjoy doing so!) And in case of doubt, people just like to use things they understand and whose operation is easy for them.
Ideally, they don't need any training for this at all, because things perceived as simple are usually derived from what is familiar. And of course, the more complex your requirement is and the more you want your LMS to do, the more training needs (and costs) you will end up having. We therefore recommend asking yourself whether you really need "the big battleship" for this or if you actually want a fast jet ski that gets you to the same goal with agility and without much effort. :-)
Why blink.it anyway?
As described at the beginning: There are a lot of outstanding LMSs and it may well be that you find another tool that fits your needs even better. But, you are here, and that's why we list a few more points for you here which, if they apply to you, are a good indicator that we should at least talk:
1. You are looking for an LMS with which you can create content quickly and easily
2. You are looking for an LMS that has a lot of features, but only as many as you really need
3. You are looking for an LMS that you can work with quickly and easily
4. You are looking for an LMS that prioritizes user experience
5. You are looking for an LMS with which you can start directly without IT headaches
How you make learning easy for your learners
Focus on User Experience
Since the beginning of time, blink.it has been optimized to cost you as little time as possible and to make learning easy for your learners. In our case, simplicity does not mean reduced functionality – on the contrary: You can do a lot of very deep things with blink.it; the good thing is: You can, but you don't have to! Simplicity here refers primarily to easy handling and a pleasant, user-oriented user experience. We don't overwhelm you with options and windows; instead, we only give you what you need at that moment. That is why the blink.it user interface has always been deliberately clean and always designed with responsiveness in mind.
Just log in and get started
To use blink.it, you don't need any IT know-how. You need a login and internet access. With these tools, you can simply get started in your browser, create your first content, invite and manage users, and monitor progress. You can build your training courses and classes in the way you feel is appropriate for your target audience.
Reduced complexity for sustainable learning
With custom branding, multimedia content, and automatic reminders that inform your learners that new content has been uploaded or that they should refresh their knowledge after a certain period of time. We pay attention to aesthetics and want to offer you and your users the best possible learning experience. This is also a part of simplicity, because the more complex a system is structured, the higher the probability of diminishing the learning experience.
Ideal for Blended Learning
Of course, you can also use blink.it in a blended learning approach; especially here, it unfolds its strength through time-delayed content releases and is therefore also suitable for alternating between online and face-to-face events. This mechanism of time-delayed content release is not even feasible with many other systems.
We hope we were able to provide you with some arguments in this article as to why blink.it is (from our point of view) the easiest LMS for your e-learning. And perhaps we were able to support you a little in choosing the right LMS for you. We wish you much success on your way!
