Twitter offers people a social platform to express their feelings, opinions and share their beliefs and knowledge.
Among them, some tweets can go viral, or some accounts draw attention for their excellent content. Twitter users show their admiration through Likes, Retweets, or Follows. But, what about beyond these options?
Twitter announced the 'Twitter Tip Jar' feature on 6 May 2021 to open a new way of support.
show your love, leave a tip
— Twitter (@Twitter) May 6, 2021
now testing Tip Jar, a new way to give and receive money on Twitter 💸
more coming soon... pic.twitter.com/7vyCzlRIFc
Social media users are aware that finding excellent and related content to their interests is very valuable. To keep this environment sustainable depends on a mutual show-and-receive support system.
Seeing Twitter users put their PayPal or Patreon links on their profiles shows a need for another way - with money. Twitter Tip Jar is in action to fill this gap.
Zeynep Morelli
What is Twitter Tip Jar exactly?
Twitter Tip Jar is a new feature that Twitter users can receive and give payment for good tweeting. It is available for all users around the globe who use the iOS version of the app, and for Android users, it will be very 'soon.'
A 'Tips' icon next to the 'Follow’ button is the sign of the activation.
Payment services, Bandcamp, Cash App, Chipper, Patreon, Razorpay, Wealthsimple Cash, Venmo, GoFundMe, and PicPay, are available. In addition to them, Bitcoin payments via a Strike wallet is a new option. Twitter doesn't take any cut.
How to get Twitter Tip Jar?
Twitter Tip Jar is open to all users who have iOS. To get the feature, people also need to be over 18. Twitter users all around the world can activate Tip Jar after one more step.
Twitter stipulates that users who wish to set up Twitter Tip Jar agree to its General Tipping Policy. It is designed to keep people and services safe.
How to enable Twitter Tip Jar?
There are 3 simple steps if you want to enable Twitter Tip Jar in your Twitter account.
- On your profile page, click on the ‘Edit’ button. Then you will see the Tip Jar feature on the bottom. Click on it.
- You see the ‘Allow Tips’ button, right? By clicking, you can see your payment options to integrate with your Twitter account. Select and connect your preferred services to your profile.
- When the set up is finished, save your changes, and Twitter Tip Jar is ready. Other users should see a Tip Jar icon next to the ‘Follow’ button on your profile page.
Completing these steps means that you have enabled your Twitter Tip Jar. Users can send money to you now. If you wish to tip, click on the icon on the profile page of the target account to see possible payment services.
After selecting the payment platform, you will be delivered to a different app to conclude the process.
Harshita Agrawal
How to earn more with Twitter Tip Jar?
To fill your Twitter Tip Jar, it isn’t enough to create original content or adorable commentaries. You need to define strategies and use tools to find profiles with common interests and preferences.
Here are the best 3 ways to earn more.
#1 Find profiles that share common tastes with you!
Following Twitter accounts that share a similar area of interest with you makes it easier to get followed back. If you are followed by like-minded profiles, the chance for tips increases.
Circleboom Twitter Smart Search tool allows Twitter users to look for and find particular terms in other profiles. Through data analysis, it helps to build a Twitter society that shares many in common.
#2 A detailed analysis of your Twitter society's habits & interests!
You may share the same area of interest. Still, your analysis needs to be more specific on their daily practices.
Circleboom Twitter Interest Cloud presents you a data collection after processing the information from your Twitter society, based on their tweets, retweets, and likes.
Interest Cloud shows the processed data in a dynamic graph and guides you to define a suitable Twitter strategy accordingly. It opens the way for more accurate shots on the target and more money in your Twitter Tip Jar.
Kevin O. Frank
#3 Know when to tweet!
Do you have great content don't know the best time to post on Twitter to get the maximum traffic?
All you need is to analyze the activity of your Twitter society and discover its most dynamic time.
Circleboom Twitter calculates all activities of your followers and displays a visual presentation for the results to make clear which periods are best to share your great content.
Therefore, you can draw the best possible traffic to your tweet and find more contributors for your Twitter Tip Jar.
Zeynep Morelli
Wrapping Up
Do you think your favorite comedy creator on Twitter deserves more than a 'like'? Or, do you put your Patreon link on your bio? Twitter Tip Jar rules out all these old-fashioned methods and opens a new way of support.
This new feature with several payment platforms provides a fast and direct system for users to earn money. It makes good content creating and building a Twitter society more important to draw traffic and gain more tips.
Circleboom Twitter gathers beneficial tools to have a full Twitter Tip Jar.
Kevin O. Frank
