Comments on: Twitter for fun and, ahem, profit.

By: Ronald Redito

Ronald Redito — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:22:43 +0000

Twitter had become a very powerful marketing tool in the past year. However, you really need to spend time to answer messages once you have so many followers.

By: Federo

Federo — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:21:26 +0000

Yeap.We usually waste time on senseless things.
Time for changing.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:54:16 +0000

Great post that I think stated your case very clearly. I think that monetizing your twitter account makes perfect sense. I wish I had enough followers on mine that it would be worthwhile.

By: Entrepreneurial Innovation

Entrepreneurial Innovation — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:52:15 +0000

Blogging and microblogging are both an art form. People who do it, particularly people who do it well, create value in their writing just as an author of any other work does. Commercializing it only makes sense.

Authors of novels have made money on their work for a long time and no one criticizes them for it. The difference is that a novelist uses hundreds of thousands of characters, and microbloggers use 140. I’m not sure which type of author has an easier job but both certainly deserve to be compensated for the value they create.

By: KPO Philippines

KPO Philippines — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:36:36 +0000

Yes, it is great to make money out of something that you mostly spend your time with. So the idea of using Twitter for profit is genius. It’ll work to your full advantage most especially if you’re an avid user of Twitter. I think many have chosen that path as well.

By: Dendy

Dendy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:00:02 +0000

Finally I found an article I was looking for, thanks for sharing

By: hospitalera

hospitalera — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:24:00 +0000

Hi Alister!
Hope you get it sorted out soon! SY

By: Alister Cameron

Alister Cameron — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:35:36 +0000

Robert, thanks for your kind words.

In the last 24hours, Twitter has suspended my account and it may take a little while for me to work out what the story is there…

So stay tuned!

Alister.

By: Scott Cofer

Scott Cofer — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:11:13 +0000

Well Alister … in my opinion, if you’re spending loads of time in front of TweetDeck interacting with and adding value to the lives of others, shouldn’t you somehow be compensated for the ‘cost’ of your time?

Don’t sweat it – rock on.

Best,
Scott

By: Robert Witham

Robert Witham — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:44:32 +0000

Alister, this is probably the single best article I have read about Twitter usage. Seriously. There are so many opinions about the “right way” to use this technology…

I follow you on Twitter and via your blog RSS feed because you are real, honest, and offer good and valuable information. An occasional ad will not change my mind about following you. That’s irrelevant – though you are certainly right that some people will be offended. I am concerned with whether I receive value from the feed I am following – whether business information, technical information, entertainment, etc. Carefully selected ads/sponsored links can be just as relevant as any other content.

I also appreciate your discussion about the importance of being able to monetize certain projects and activities. There is clearly an attitude held by many Internet users that everything online should be free. Thanks for weighing in on this issue with some sound ideas.