Joe Anderson raised an interesting question recently about whether someone could Twitter for a living.
Before dismissing the idea of someone having a career that involves 140-character messages, it wasn’t that long ago that many people brushed off the idea that anyone could blog for a living.
So how could someone make enough money from Twitter to pay the bills?
The low-hanging fruit would be advertising on their Twitter backgrounds from services such as TwittAd, which suggests people with lots of followers can make some easy cash. Of course, a growing number of people are using third-party clients such as TweetDeck and Thwirl so putting advertising on your Twitter background could lose its appeal.
Another option is letting a third-party such Be-A-Magpie send Tweets using your name. It’s sort of like pay-per-post that was all the rage within the blogging community before fading away. The general reaction to Be-A-Magpie is anyone who actually used it would be un-followed by a lot of people.
A third way to make money from Twitter is posting messages about things other people can purchase (e.g. books, music, electronics) that would let someone make affiliate income.
Right now, I think making a living from Twitter is probably impossible. That’s not to suggest it won’t be possible in the future but there just doesn’t seem be lucrative enough tools right now.
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Could You Twitter For a Living?
Joe Anderson raised an interesting question recently about whether someone could Twitter for a living.
Before dismissing the idea of someone having a career that involves 140-character messages, it wasn’t that long ago that many people brushed off the idea that anyone could blog for a living.
So how could someone make enough money from Twitter to pay the bills?
The low-hanging fruit would be advertising on their Twitter backgrounds from services such as TwittAd, which suggests people with lots of followers can make some easy cash. Of course, a growing number of people are using third-party clients such as TweetDeck and Thwirl so putting advertising on your Twitter background could lose its appeal.
Another option is letting a third-party such Be-A-Magpie send Tweets using your name. It’s sort of like pay-per-post that was all the rage within the blogging community before fading away. The general reaction to Be-A-Magpie is anyone who actually used it would be un-followed by a lot of people.
A third way to make money from Twitter is posting messages about things other people can purchase (e.g. books, music, electronics) that would let someone make affiliate income.
Right now, I think making a living from Twitter is probably impossible. That’s not to suggest it won’t be possible in the future but there just doesn’t seem be lucrative enough tools right now.
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