The existence of Twitter and its popularity has brought about many opportunities for people around the world. Twitter has millions of members online and this number brings forth some opportunities to earn money online. Many people have lost their jobs because of the recent economic crisis. Many others are fed up with their day jobs that they want to have another job that will give them freedom of their own time. This has resulted for many people to turn to the internet for other ways to earn money.
Another site that has answered this call is Twippr (http://twippr.webs.com/). It is a mechanism for receiving and sending payments through Twitter. If you have a Twitter account, you can always follow Twippr and by then you can already use their services. Through Twippr you can send, pay, donate and give a tip to other Twitter members, and those with email addresses or mobile phone accounts.
There is no need to sign-up for a Twippr account. There is also no minimum amount required when sending money to other members. Withdrawal of your money through Paypal is possible once you have accumulated $10 by simply tweeting the message of your transfer.
Below are the message commands to use when doing a direct message Twippr transaction:
- twippr pay $2 @user – when paying another member
- twippr tip 50c @user – when giving a tip to the user
- twippr donate $1 @user – when donating an amount
- twippr iou $2 @user – when paying a little debt
- twippr balance – when you want to know the balance of your account
- twippr transfer $5 me@harvey.com – when transferring funds to paypal harvey
- twippr change £2 – when changing the amount of your last tweet
- twippr cancel – when you want to cancel your last tweet
What are the ways to send cash through your twitter account? You can send cash to other members in 4 ways. It’s either as an iou, tip, payment or donation. If you’ve read a post and you love what you have read, you can always show your appreciation through a tip.
Example: Returning a token for a great service rendered to you, you can always send a tip using the function below:
- d twippr tip $2 @user (sending to a Twitter user)
- d twippr tip $3 Twitter.com (sending for a website)
- d twippr tip $2 her@mywebsite.com (sending to an existing email address)
- d twippr tip $2 4567991234567 (sending to a mobile phone)
To use the other services, you can just substitute tip with iou, donate or pay. A member can also use Twippr not only using American dollars but also British pounds sterling, Japanese Yen and European euros.
Twippr has available widgets for their tip, donate and pay services. If you visit their site, there are available codes that you can add to your blog. Once these are successfully generated, using their services would just be through a click of a button.
Twippr gives you other ways to earn money from your blog. You can sell an item at your blog or post links at Twitter to your online store. Your client’s payment can be done through Twippr. The tip jar and the donate button are also useful. When a visitor sees them, it encourages them to give a tip or donation for a great post.
Twitter provides a simple but very efficient service. It has helped so many individuals most especially the small internet business sector. Starting a business online doesn’t need to start with big amount of money anymore. All you need is a blog, a Twitter account, a paypal account and Twippr. These four services when used properly and successfully will help you earn extra income monthly.
