| waynesutton | shares | how to make money on your twitter background 1. extended bck. 2. display ad. 3. tweet 5 times a day for sponsor 4. charge $20 a week |
Jul 15, 2008 -
02:37PM
| waynesutton | shares | how to make money on your twitter background 1. extended bck. 2. display ad. 3. tweet 5 times a day for sponsor 4. charge $20 a week |
| Telemill | says | You are the money making GOD waynesutton! You go boy! |
| waynesutton | twitter.com/waynesutton where my head is you put ad |
| herb | says | and quickly lose your followers? |
| Myriam ★彡 | says | ok waynesutton let's make a contract, i will do it for you  not on my private account but on my @ speedenglish account |
| waynesutton | the extended background came from this: mashable.com/2008/06/30/twitter-enhanced-profile/ |
| waynesutton | says | if most of your conversation is still the same they won't mind 5 tweets a day |
| waynesutton | says | beside you'll be surprised how many are doing it already..... |
| AmberCadabra | I think you're going to get some people who stop trusting your tweets as sharing vs. pimping |
| AmberCadabra | Tweeting something and sharing it because you like/hate/believe/want discussion is one thing |
| AmberCadabra | but being paid to tweet...I dunno about that. |
| herb | says | perhaps, Wayne... but I remain skeptical |
| LidiaAnain | says | I still think it sucks!!! |
| AmberCadabra | I follow people because they interest me and contribute to the dialogue. If someone started "sponsoring" their tweets i'd unfollow them. |
| AmberCadabra | The companies that tweet do so to engage and talk with people on a human basis, not to pimp their company or brand. |
| Myriam ★彡 | says | 5 time a day for a sponsor ? or you are clever to hide it with humor, or you lost your followers |
| AmberCadabra | It's about building trust and relationships, not direct selling IMO |
| Myriam ★彡 | says | or they don't read your twitts and you loose your sponsor |
| LidiaAnain | says | sophiaperennis makes a great point about no one seeing the ads anywho & AmberCadabra said exactly what I did in the other thread |
| MackCollier | says | So for $20 a week, you are going to potentially erode your brand and trust with others? You are selling yourself WAY too cheaply my man. |
| Myriam ★彡 | says | you can do this 2or 3 time a week with product placement and must be very careful |
| MackCollier | says | and the problem with this is, as Amber alludes to, it says that 'everything I say is for sale'. Again, that kills trust |
| PatriciaMuller | says | This is genius, Wayne! |
| AmberCadabra | not everything has to be monetized, and this just make people think that you can be bought. |
| LidiaAnain | says | put the ads on your personal blogs, web sites and don't turn people who actually think you are half decent into a number |
| Myriam ★彡 | says | allthough US culture and approch is very different than European one |
| LidiaAnain | says | AmberCadabra a lot of people can be be bought and a lot of people value MONEY more than actual connections |
| AmberCadabra | you're right Lidia. i'm sure some people woudl do this in a heartbeat, but I would never compromise my brand that way. |
| waynesutton | says | I NOT SAYING I DO that but if you look at the web people are gaming us! |
| LidiaAnain | says | and that is EXACTLY why mySpace failed and why many socnets will go the way of mySpace |
| AmberCadabra | so that means we need to game in return? no thanks. |
| waynesutton | says | good point everyone but whats the difference between ads on your twitter & ads on your blog? |
| AmberCadabra | personally, i don't do ads for the same reason. |
| LidiaAnain | thinks | the difference is that on blogs we expect it because they could help pay for your hosting bandwidth we eat up by visiting your site |
| MackCollier | says | Wayne I dont do ads on my blog for the same reason, they would give little/no value to my readers |
| MackCollier | says | any successful monetization of your content needs to also provide VALUE for people that are interacting with your content. Period. |
| kbodnar32 | says | I love that you re not talking about this on twitter  |
| LidiaAnain | says | hmmm kbodnar32 you checked that too? |
| thefencepost | wow waynesutton good job stirring up REAL conversation in plurksville! |
| waynesutton | says | plurk has it's advantages for conversation over twitter...yes I said it |
| thefencepost | asks | whats wrong with being a pimp every now and then |
| thefencepost | asks | i can't tell you how many blogs are out there promoting products and aren't even getting paid for it |
| thefencepost | asks | look at your own blog people, what do you write about, ever mention any products it it? |
| waynesutton | says | sorry wrong plurk |
| Myriam ★彡 | says | there's a difference if you put ads on the bckground and if you twitt content as ads |
| waynesutton | says | so true people pimp promote things they love.. Apple/iPhone prime example |
| MackCollier | says | Pimping and monetizing are two completely diff things, both can be done, but need to be done smartly |
| kbodnar32 | says | Wayne this had been a brilliant move to boost you plurk karma. Bravo. |
| thefencepost | asks | agreed, we are not talking spammers right |
| Jalapeno | says | twitter is SO SPAM Scared i don't know it would work. Spammer, Spammer, block, block, block.. lighten up. don't like their tweets unfollow |
| thefencepost | asks | who cares about karma, this is real conversation |
| MackCollier | says | Fence define 'spam'. Your def might be diff than mine. |
| thefencepost | says | if someone wants to pay me to put ads relevant to my personal products, I'd do it |
| thefencepost | says | people that are following 3000, and only have 2 followers usually is my first hint |
| thefencepost | says | their only tweets are spamming there get rich quick scheme |
| MackCollier | says | Fence I say that's not that bad, because you are already evangelizing that product, and your readers would likely be fine with it |
| LidiaAnain | says | u all can pimp all day but I will not turn tricks for ya! I would unfollow the minute I smell spam! |
| thefencepost | says | have to say, this has been a good topic whether you agree with it or not! |
| LidiaAnain | says | good point |
| chickcomedy | yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa |
| gwfrink3 | LidiaAnain hits it right on the nose for a lot of people. Ad=unfollow. I would appreciate a couple of live examples, waynesutton. |
| clayn | asks | don't you think that has diminishing value, as people move to third party apps like Twhirl? |
| waynesutton | says | interesting topic, I'm going to make the background & share it & see if people use it |
| boycaught | cool |
| waynesutton | says | either way I must say thanks for the conversation and I'm not going to spam or try to sell u anything but social media |
| waynesutton | clayn yes but look at what twitteriffic did, an add if not for the pro-version & most people don't mind it |
| gwfrink3 | most people don't mind as the price of the application waynesutton. I think the perceived economies are important. |
| PatriciaMuller | says | I haven't read all replies, but I just want to say that if lots of people follow Wayne, it's because he provide value. |
| PatriciaMuller | says | *provides |
| PatriciaMuller | says | If he ever chooses to do that (ads), he'll continue to provide value. Same way ads work on blogs. |
| PatriciaMuller | says | I don't see how this is any different. |
| herb | says | it's the signal to noise ratio... If the noise becomes too great (people have different tolerances), he would lose followers. |
| waynesutton | wow patriciamuller thanks |
| gwfrink3 | ads work, PatriciaMuller, and also have side-effects which vary based on many factors. They're undeniable and real. |
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