An Introduction to Sponsored Tweets

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Sponsored Tweets. All opinions are 100% mine.

It seems to be a taboo topic, but every month I share how much money I’ve made blogging and what companies I’ve partnered with to make money, so I thought it might be interesting to take a closer look at one of the newest companies I work with – Sponsored Tweets.

Sponsored Tweets is part of the Izea family (PayPerPost, SocialSpark…) which connects Twitter users looking to monetize their stream with advertisers. Here’s how to get started…

1. sign up for sponsored tweets – Link your Sponsored Tweets account to your Twitter account with a single click, then set your price, add categories and keywords, and wait for interested advertisers to contact you.

(This is clearly not my account – I only wish I made $100 per tweet!)

2. Choose your offers – After you receive an email/DM with an offer, login to Sponsored Tweets, review the terms, and determine if you’d like to participate. You can accept or reject as many offers as you like.

If you don’t think a certain tweet will appeal to your followers – don’t tweet it! It’s as simple as that. Nothing will ever be tweeted without your explicit approval – and in most cases, you get to write the tweet yourself!

3. Get paid – Once you accept an offer, the advertiser will approve your tweet, and you’ll receive payment. You can cash out your Sponsored Tweets account once you’ve accumulated $50 or more.

Blogger ethics, FTC guidelines, and personal integrity are hot topics right now, so I’d just like to point out a few aspects of Ethical Sponsored Tweeting required by Sponsored Tweets:

• Mandatory Disclosure
• Freedom of Authenticity
• Freedom of Choice
• Transparency of Identity

You, as a tweeter, remain in complete control of your twitter stream at all times. Each tweet must be manually approved and include proper disclosure.

That control is exactly why I am a fan of Sponsored Tweets.