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Twitter has become an excellent social networking platform, to say the least. Since it's so much different from Facebook and Myspace, Twitter has become one in it's own league and, for that, has tons of potential. So how exactly can one make money with Twitter? This article will explain just that, and how anyone can get there.
The first thing to recognize about Twitter is the fact that it's merely a micro blogging platform, where users are limited to a 150 character update about where they are, what they're doing, etc. Since there are only 150 characters available to write, you could see how this platform was made to get the point across. Once marketers and people with marketing minds recognized the power of Twitter, it was simply a race to the top at that point.
Twitter gives people the abliity to advertise on the internet, without any knowledge about advertising. This is because, on this network, you have a friends base called "followers." With each follower you are automatically subscribed to their updates that they post. So each person who is "following" YOU will see what you write when you write it. If you have thousands or hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers, then this is where you can start making some money.
A service came out called ad.ly, where they will calculate how many followers you have and give you a bid for certain companies to place advertisements on your page via "Tweets," or status updates. All you have to do is click a button, and the service, which is synced with your Twitter account, will automatically post the advertisements text on your account for all of your followers to see. You are then paid imediately for the Tweet, and the system gives you the next available advertisement for you to post.
Celebrities are amongst the most popular for using paid Tweets, as some of them are able to cash into tens of thousands of dollars for a single Tweet on their page.
