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

83 responses to this plurk.

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  July 15, 2008 at 14:38 acedanger says pics/screen whot/link?
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:38 Telemill says You are the money making GOD waynesutton! You go boy!
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:38 waynesutton twitter.com/waynesutton where my head is you put ad
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:40 acedanger says ah, I've seen a few people with similar backgrounds, where are you getting them?
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:40 herb says and quickly lose your followers?
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:40 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
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:40 waynesutton the extended background came from this: mashable.com/2008/06/30/twitter-enhanced-profile/
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:41 waynesutton says if most of your conversation is still the same they won't mind 5 tweets a day
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:41 waynesutton says beside you'll be surprised how many are doing it already.....
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:41 acedanger says ty for the link
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:42 AmberCadabra I think you're going to get some people who stop trusting your tweets as sharing vs. pimping
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:43 AmberCadabra Tweeting something and sharing it because you like/hate/believe/want discussion is one thing
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:43 AmberCadabra but being paid to tweet...I dunno about that.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:43 herb says perhaps, Wayne... but I remain skeptical
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:44 LidiaAnain says I still think it sucks!!!
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:46 AmberCadabra I follow people because they interest me and contribute to the dialogue. If someone started "sponsoring" their tweets i'd unfollow them.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:47 AmberCadabra The companies that tweet do so to engage and talk with people on a human basis, not to pimp their company or brand.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:47 Myriam ★彡 says 5 time a day for a sponsor ? or you are clever to hide it with humor, or you lost your followers
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:47 AmberCadabra It's about building trust and relationships, not direct selling IMO
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:47 Myriam ★彡 says or they don't read your twitts and you loose your sponsor
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:47 LidiaAnain says sophiaperennis makes a great point about no one seeing the ads anywho & AmberCadabra said exactly what I did in the other thread
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:47 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.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:48 Myriam ★彡 says you can do this 2or 3 time a week with product placement and must be very careful
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:48 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
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:48 PatriciaMuller says This is genius, Wayne!
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:49 AmberCadabra not everything has to be monetized, and this just make people think that you can be bought.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:49 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
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:49 Myriam ★彡 says allthough US culture and approch is very different than European one
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:49 LidiaAnain says AmberCadabra a lot of people can be be bought and a lot of people value MONEY more than actual connections
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:50 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.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:51 waynesutton says I NOT SAYING I DO that but if you look at the web people are gaming us!
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:52 LidiaAnain says and that is EXACTLY why mySpace failed and why many socnets will go the way of mySpace
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:52 AmberCadabra so that means we need to game in return? no thanks.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:53 waynesutton says good point everyone but whats the difference between ads on your twitter & ads on your blog?
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:54 AmberCadabra personally, i don't do ads for the same reason.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:55 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
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:55 MackCollier says Wayne I dont do ads on my blog for the same reason, they would give little/no value to my readers
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:55 MackCollier says any successful monetization of your content needs to also provide VALUE for people that are interacting with your content. Period.
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:56 kbodnar32 says I love that you re not talking about this on twitter
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  July 15, 2008 at 14:56 LidiaAnain says hmmm kbodnar32 you checked that too?
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:02 thefencepost wow waynesutton good job stirring up REAL conversation in plurksville!
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:02 waynesutton says plurk has it's advantages for conversation over twitter...yes I said it
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:02 thefencepost asks whats wrong with being a pimp every now and then
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:03 thefencepost asks i can't tell you how many blogs are out there promoting products and aren't even getting paid for it
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:04 thefencepost asks look at your own blog people, what do you write about, ever mention any products it it?
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:04 waynesutton says sorry wrong plurk
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:04 Myriam ★彡 says there's a difference if you put ads on the bckground and if you twitt content as ads
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:04 waynesutton says so true people pimp promote things they love.. Apple/iPhone prime example
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:05 MackCollier says Pimping and monetizing are two completely diff things, both can be done, but need to be done smartly
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:05 kbodnar32 says Wayne this had been a brilliant move to boost you plurk karma. Bravo.
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:05 thefencepost asks agreed, we are not talking spammers right
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:05 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
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:06 thefencepost asks who cares about karma, this is real conversation
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:06 MackCollier says Fence define 'spam'. Your def might be diff than mine.
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:06 thefencepost says if someone wants to pay me to put ads relevant to my personal products, I'd do it
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:07 thefencepost says people that are following 3000, and only have 2 followers usually is my first hint
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:08 thefencepost says their only tweets are spamming there get rich quick scheme
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:08 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
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:08 LidiaAnain says u all can pimp all day but I will not turn tricks for ya! I would unfollow the minute I smell spam!
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:09 JaysonFlint says I don't have a problem putting an add in my image, but to twitter about the twitter about the sponsor 5 times a day, oh hell NAW!
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:09 JaysonFlint says damn my brain froze on that one.. u know what I meant
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:10 thefencepost says have to say, this has been a good topic whether you agree with it or not!
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:13 LidiaAnain says good point
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:14 chickcomedy yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:19 gwfrink3 LidiaAnain hits it right on the nose for a lot of people. Ad=unfollow. I would appreciate a couple of live examples, waynesutton.
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:22 clayn asks don't you think that has diminishing value, as people move to third party apps like Twhirl?
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:23 waynesutton says interesting topic, I'm going to make the background & share it & see if people use it
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:25 boycaught cool
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:26 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
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:29 gwfrink3 Good point clayn. Third-party apps/interfaces are proliferating.
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:31 waynesutton clayn yes but look at what twitteriffic did, an add if not for the pro-version & most people don't mind it
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:39 gwfrink3 most people don't mind as the price of the application waynesutton. I think the perceived economies are important.
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:46 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.
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:46 PatriciaMuller says *provides
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:46 PatriciaMuller says If he ever chooses to do that (ads), he'll continue to provide value. Same way ads work on blogs.
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  July 15, 2008 at 15:47 PatriciaMuller says I don't see how this is any different.
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  July 15, 2008 at 16:56 herb says it's the signal to noise ratio... If the noise becomes too great (people have different tolerances), he would lose followers.
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  July 15, 2008 at 17:07 waynesutton wow patriciamuller thanks
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  July 15, 2008 at 17:45 gwfrink3 ads work, PatriciaMuller, and also have side-effects which vary based on many factors. They're undeniable and real.