Pay for a tweet?

[altwebdesign]

Something someone asked me and got me thinknig. . .Would it be worthwhile, paying someone a small fee to tweet your business URL? Just something I thought of, I mean if they have over like 10,000+ followers then it could be quite beneficially, especially if its industry specific. . . ??

 

[lmartin87]

No experience on how successful it is or may be - but I did find this interesting today :-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12153686

 

[Esk247]

Only worth it if its a celeb imo but the value has gone now because of the above article and radio coverage the last couple of days.

 

[GreatSEO]

Or there is this type of thing already in place

http://www.paywithatweet.com/

Dave

 

[khalid1]

It's already being done by twitter-celebs, mainly Z list celebrities with lots of followers who are in need of income.

 

[wecandobiz]

Ready yourselves for the ASA stopping too much of this sort of activity.

Twitter and Facebook to face ad watchdog scrutiny for first time

 

[paulbart1]

Thats quite true but then some people have 10,000 followers but are following 20,000 people and the follower are just people trying to market a product with no general interest whatso ever

 

[MASSEY]

It could be very beneficial in terms of SEO as well. Google look at this now, if you were to get a tweet from someone with loads of followers it would have some impact on improving your site rank.

Regardless of the recent media you will still find celebs or popular people that will allow you to grease their palm.

 

[Esk247]

well i dont think i've ever had a ranking from google for a tweet..or a link in a tweet..or even my twitter..or facebook :|

 

[MASSEY]

well i dont think i've ever had a ranking from google for a tweet..or a link in a tweet..or even my twitter..or facebook :|

Im not sure how advanced they are at it yet. I saw a video where cutts was saying they are trying to look at the authority of the tweet / how natural it looks. So basically someone with no followers tweeting their own domains is supposedly pointless but i bet it is not at the moment.

It's not benefit from the link i think it is benefit from being mentioned on social sites, google are all about the users aren't they.

 

[Esk247]

well i know that Google classes things such as UKBF posts as links (although relevancy is minimal by the looks of it) so i s'pose its possible.

Would be best if they just linked the one profile though e.g. Twitter with link, then nothing else about any posts otherwise it could get even more spammy if people are looking for a product and you're tweeting about something random related to that product.

 

[termsandconditions]

My understanding of the cold commercial value of Twitter is to boost traffic to your blog or your website and thereby, indirectly, enhance your search engine rankings.

So if, for example, if you had taken the time to build up a large list of twitter followers then it would be perfectly OK to send the occasional promotional tweet (the best workable ratio seems to be no more than one in five) to promote your latest blog entry. Google would then take notice of your blog's increasing popularity and so rocket your site up the search engine rankings.

There's a guy in the States called Peter Belcher who built 50,000 twitter followers in 90 days, apparently. Got to be worth a shot for those of us whose business is slow and can spare the time necessary.

Correct me if I am wrong (and I am sure someone will haha).

Best Regards

 

[wecandobiz]

My understanding of the cold commercial value of Twitter is to boost traffic to your blog or your website and thereby, indirectly, enhance your search engine rankings.

Not my view. A website is there to encourage people to buy from you, but few do. You only have to look at the ratio of views to sales to see that. Yet Twitter is where you can have conversations and build relationships. You can find people with an explicit need for what you do. People who, if you offer a solution, could well buy. Conversing with them about their needs and how you've helped others through social media helps you get there is a way that's personalised to them; something they won't get from a website.

Not sure why you would take that conversation and risk losing it by pointing them at a static unengaging website. It's like having a face to face conversation and just as they're getting ready to buy stuffing a brochure in their face and turning your back.

 

[termsandconditions]

Yes, I have heard that activity on Twitter is like going to a party ..ask questions ..be engaging ..etc. Yes, you are right, this should form the majority of one's activity on Twitter.

However, once you are good at this, and so have happily confirmed your non-a##hole status amongst your followers i.e. as a friendly, supportive, communicative chap, then who amongst them would resent the occasional promotional tweet or, say, an invite to a webinar or a link to a blog post. Very very few and those that find intrusive/offensive can just unfollow.

By the way, the Belcher guy is Perry Belcher not Peter Belcher.

Best Regards

 

[wecandobiz]

Yes, I have heard that activity on Twitter is like going to a party ..ask questions ..be engaging ..etc. Yes, you are right, this should form the majority of one's activity on Twitter.

However, once you are good at this, and so have happily confirmed your non-a##hole status amongst your followers i.e. as a friendly, supportive, communicative chap, then who amongst them would resent the occasional promotional tweet or, say, an invite to a webinar or a link to a blog post. Very very few and those that find intrusive/offensive can just unfollow.

By the way, the Belcher guy is Perry Belcher not Peter Belcher.

Best Regards

Well, put it this way. I once tweeted something accidentally that wasn't meant for general consumption, but had been intended as a private message. It wasn't offensive, but wasn't in line with what I normally tweet.

It cost me 60 followers.

For those who've built up a big following that they don't care about it could work. For those that see each as a potential customer for their own services, I am not sure why they'd ruin their chances with them by blowing the relationhsip promoting someone else.

Depends who you are and what money is involved. But to me, if I saw someone I follow doing it I'd certainly consider they don't value me that highly and treat them accordinly, very possibly by unfollowing them.

 

[wecandobiz]

Here's an interesting article on customer advocates versus celebrity endorsements I've just been sent.

 

[thetime22]

Yeah it would be amazing if it came from the right person.. say for example Oprah recommended your product!! Money couldn't buy that publicity.

 

[JayP]

As previously mentioned the 'pay with a tweet' idea has already arrived and had a few plaudits at the end of 2010 for innovation, cant remember the specific brands that gave it a pat on the back.

I'm not sure if this will be clamped down upon or not, essentially as the existing 'pay with a tweet' business model is not paying someone to say good things about your brand or product, it is the client getting a product for less/free providing they recommend your service so there is an actual transaction where goods/services are exchanged.

Isnt this exactly the same as offering a client £xx of vouchers for referring a friend or family? Not sure how that would be clamped down upon, real-life referrals to friends and family are also one of the best leads any business can source.

We'll see...

 

[wizzard]

I do sponsored tweets, but I don't go for every single opportunity that is presented to me.

 

[Junaid]

Many twitter accounts exist with tens of thousands of followers for the sole purpose of 'selling tweets', but those accounts are also following tens of thousands of other users - so the actual number of people reading those tweets is usually negligible and worthless.

However, if you find a twitter user willing to tweet your website and his following:followers ratio is something on the order of 1:10 then it could have some value for generating traffic.