Are you currently using Twitter to promote your business, provide customer service, providing updates about yourself and making good money while using this social service?
Do not get me wrong if you are thinking that Twitter offers you a chance to make money simply by using the service but rather consider Twitter as one of the media channel to get in touch with the Internet Community in real time!
What Is Twitter All About?
In brief, Twitter is a social media channel whereby you share anything, that can be solely yourself or business-related, to your followers or in the Public Timeline, all within 140 characters or less. Therefore to construct a sentence that says it all take a bit of brain racking.
You can also consider Twitter as a form of SMS conservation between you and your friends. Whatever you like to say to them can be updated via a simple-to-use Web Platform or through a Desktop Based Client like TweetDeck or Web Based Client like Hootsuite. Like a SMS format, you type your message, key in your contacts, send and your friends will get it!
Twitter copies this format but does it better, not only your friends (or followers) get it, your message will be available in the Public Timeline (consider as as a BillBoard with all the instant updates) and your message is searchable as well by whosoever is interested in a certain topic or keyword.
If your message contains the information that they need, you may get a follower who will be interested in what you will be posting next or that your link will be clicked at.
Now That You Understand How Twitter Works, Let's Get Down To How To Make Money With Twitter...
Though Twitter does not directly offer you the mean to make money with it, there are many other online services that's being created to help you do so, just by getting into Twitter and using it.
1. Sponsored Advertisements
Sites like RevTwt, TweetBucks and Sponsored Tweets (under SocialSpark) need you to connect to their Advertisers with your tweets (posting). How you earn money with each individual services is as follows:
a. RevTwt
Simply sign up and connect your Account to them. Once you are done, their sponsored Advertisements (already created) will be automatically posted to your Twitter Account in certain time frame. If your links get clicked, you get credited.
b. TweetBucks
Due to the nature of the 140 Character, URL shortening services are very common like the site, Bit.ly. TweetBucks make use of this to help you make money. All you need is to shorten your desired link using the script offered by TweetBucks - your link is now framed up with some Advertisement Banners. You get paid for every click or when your link is directed to an Advertiser and you get paid when there is a purchase.
c. Sponsored Tweets Under SocialSpark
Rather similar to RevTwt but this service offers something more - you get to create your own tweets to promote your advertisers. In this manner, your tweets are unique and personalized as compared to RevTwt. You have to note that you have to meet their minimum requirements in order to take part in this opportunity.
These three are some of the common services that many are using to make some money while using Twitter. If you feel that this channel of making money with Twitter is suitable for you, you have to be prepared to build up your Followers Base. This will help to increase the Click-Thru Ratio.
One way of building up your followers base is to offer tips that's related to your Twitter Profile or that you have a certain conversation with your Followers in a few scenarios. In this manner, you will not be seen as just plainly using Twitter to promote advertisements.
Using Twitter To Make Money In A Business-Like Manner
If you own your business (in physical or online form), you can use Twitter as an instant messenger to update your Clients.
Why would this help you to make money? Everytime your Clients get updated instantly - you are building up your Reputation, your seriousness in what you are selling and that you simply care about the welfare of your customers.
So how can you use Twitter alongside with your Business:
- Inform your Clients that their orders been processed or delivered and what to expect
- Resolve your Client's issues openly and build up their trust
- If you have a Pre-Launch or Limited Offers or Discounts, use Twitter to broadcast it
- Make your Clients feel special on Twitter like broadcasting their Special Days or Occasions and share the joy with the rest
- Share what you may have done with your Business like donated to the Charity or your tips in how to make better use of your Products and Services
The above are some of the manners you can used to promote your business with Twitter. Though you do not see money coming in straight from the use of Twitter, you are actually building up the image of you and your business and how you run your business. Once the trust is in, sales can be made easier and that's how you make money!
Getting Into Twitter
Signing up for Twitter is simple. All you need are a Memorable Nickname which people will remember you in this manner, http://www.twitter.com/YourNickName. One good tip of coming up with a good profile is to link to your own Branding or as a Customer Service Channel
Another way to gain exposure in Twitter will be to create a Custom Background for your Twitter Account. Most Professionals would showcase their list of sites on the side and methods of contacting them online. Try it and see the difference.
So are you ready to make money with Twitter today?