Ever since Twitter became the latest biggest thing online, people have been trying to find different ways to make money from it. I have shared some of these ideas here at JMMO in the past. And, I thought I’d share another one that I came across recently.

You see, one of Amazon’s recent affiliate tool is a great way to make money using Twitter by linking to books and other products on Amazon using the Site Stripe. All you need to do is visit a product page while you’re logged in as an Amazon Affiliate (as well as logged in to your Twitter account), and you can find the “Share on Twitter” link via the Site Stripe (found near the top of the web page). Click on that link and you’ll have a readymade Tweet that you can use as is, or edit accordingly.

Now, how will this work best?

Well, say you wish to Tweet about a book that you’re reading or a product that you want to buy. Now, you can easily link to whatever you wish to talk about that’s also available via Amazon (using your affiliate ID). And, your contacts can readily check out the product via Amazon using your affiliate link on Twitter. If they decide to buy, you get the commission.

It’ll be interesting to see how people will use this tool.

Also Read Amazon’s Social Networking FAQ

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Make Money with Twitter Idea: Link with Amazon Affiliate

In our last poll of the month, I asked the question: “Which social networking site do you use the most for your online business?”

And, based on 129 respondents, it was found that Facebook was the most popular social networking tool being used by JMMO readers and visitors (49%) who run their own online businesses.

Twitter comes as a far second, with 28% respondents saying that they use it for their online business. Then, there are MySpace (13%) and LinkedIn (10%) users.

Thanks again to everyone who voted. We’ll be sharing our latest poll shortly.

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Poll Result: Most Popular Social Networking Tools for Online Business

This eBay auction for a Twitter profile sponsorship by Ian Schaffer recently concluded. The final bid? $1,082.01. That’s for one month sponsorship on his Twitter profile, which currently has 517 followers. Does that mean that the going rate for such sponsorships is $2.09 per follower? (Hmmm… I currently have 576- So, I could possibly make US$1,200+ a month on my profile?) But then again, maybe it’s just the novelty of it all.

In any case, it may seem like a viable option to make money online, if you’re not against selling ad space on your profile.

So, what about you? If you have the opportunity to do so, will you sell sponsorship on your Twitter Profile. Or any social media profile for that matter (Facebook, MySpace, etc)? Why or why not?

Image: Based on Microsoft Stock Photo. Edits, Shai Coggins.

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Open Mic Monday: Will You Sell Sponsorship on Your Twitter Profile?

Twitter is something I’ve been writing a lot about on my personal blog. One of my post popular Twitter articles is: Top 9 Ways to Use Twitter.

If you think I’ve always loved Twitter… Well, I have to say that I wasn’t always a fan. When it first came out, I signed up for it. Tried it. Then, immediately discarded it. Tried it again, still nothing. I even ended up deleting my first Twitter account. A few months later, I tried it again. Liked it a bit better. But, still felt lost on why I should use it. Tried it again. And slowly, I found more and more uses for it. Now, it’s part of my work and social life.

What about you? Do you use Twitter at all?

Our current poll already asks whether you use social networking as part of your online business or not. And, I was wondering if Twitter plays a role at all in your online work? If yes, how?

And, if you do Twitter, please feel free to share the URL to your Twitter account in the comments section below. Maybe fellow JMMO readers can check them out too.

If you’re interested, mine’s at http://twitter.com/shaicoggins.

Image: Based on Microsoft Stock Photo. Edits, Shai Coggins.

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Open Mic Monday: Do You Twitter?