To Be Or Not To Be A Magpie On Twitter… That is the question on Twitter today. At least in the few snatches of time that I was able to peek at Twitter.
What is Magpie? {I asked myself as I saw tweets flying here and there.} I tweeted about it a little bit, got tidbits of info, then went off to check it out. It is an ad service, in a way similar to Google Ad-Sense, that tweets a “relevant” ad at the frequency you choose. The default is one per every 5 of your regular tweets, though it can be adjusted as often as once for every one of your tweets or as slow as once for every twenty of your tweets.
I admit that when I entered my Twitter ID at Magpie, I was somewhat impressed by the amount that it said I could earn. Not as much as others, maybe, but for passive income didn’t seem too shabby.
I decided to sign up for Magpie, give it a test drive, and see what happens. I’ve read posts both for and against the idea. I’ve also read comments and tweets from some that have been trying it and rarely have Magpie Tweet ads come through at all for them. I’ve read some genuine concerns about the program and I’ve read that others, like me, are going to test the waters.
I will admit that I’m still on the fence. I plan to test it out and see how it works for me (and especially how it works for those I follow as I will be seeing their Magpie ads as well).
Have you signed up for Magpie? Have you heard some of the buzz today (or recently)? I’d love to read your thoughts, solet me know what you think.
1 November 20th, 2008 at 12:54 am
I just signed up for it today too. I’ve had one tweet come through so far, and got paid about 5 bucks for it. Not bad. I’m giving it a month.
I understand why people might not like it, but for me, if they don’t like that tweet, they can just tune it out, the same way they do when I say something like “Taking the kiddo to Ducky Joes to burn off some energy.” They may not care about that. But they don’t throw a fit about it. Also, I have advertising on my blog, it’s just there — still along with the rest of the content. No on is forcing them to click, and the fact that I have ads doesn’t change my content in the least.
I think people just need to give it a break and try it out or ignore it, but it’s certainly not the end of the world, as some have made it seem!
Erika @ Chic Shopper Chick’s last blog post: I’m Miss July! (Mrs. July?)
2 November 20th, 2008 at 1:11 am
I signed up and have earned about $8 in three weeks. Then, thinking about it, and reading the tweets, I turned it off.
The contacts I have made on twitter are worth more than $2.65 per week.
juliemarg’s last blog post: Machrie Hotel & Golf Links - Isle of Islay, Scotland
3 November 20th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Apparently I’m worth €1.22 per month. I’ll give it a try just to see how I get on!
John | Retro Code’s last blog post: Core War - Hostile Programming
4 November 25th, 2008 at 1:36 am
I’ll let you and others try it out before I jump on board. Passive money is money, but . . . hmm, I just don’t know what to think. Keep us posted.
LaDonna’s last blog post: A Moment For Me