Help! I want to make money fast!

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I received a letter from a nice lady today. She wants to learn how to make money on the Internet as soon as possible.

So, I promised to guide her through the process and I will continue to do so. I am very encouraged by her message since she did take a look at Twitter, as suggested. She is interested in blogging as well. If you want to sell a product or service on the Web, it is highly encouraged to have a blog or website, though there are ways you can sell stuff without those (think eBay and Craigslist). Wisely so, she is concerned about Internet safety.


Here is her message:

I talked to you on the phone earlier this week. I signed up with Twitter, so far I have 32 following and 27 followers, what exactly does that mean. How exactly do Twitter work and is it safe. How often do you have to do updates? Why people want to know what are you doing? It is kind of scary to me, how I know that some of these people are not serial killers. Do I have to email any of them back like the emails I receive stating "thanks for following me and I will follow you back". Do I have to send any of these people emails.


When you stated in the email earlier get a blog, do I have to have my pictures on there. What exactly is a blog and what do I talk about. What exactly does this mean when you stated..... Put the blog link up in your profile on Twitter and visit the profile of someone else (who is business oriented) who has a lot of followers. Then follow his/her followers. I've found that about 70% of those you follow will follow you back. How do you make money with Twitter, that is my main question.

Here is my response:

If you post something, 27 of the 32 people you are following will see it because those 27 chose to follow you as well. Twitter is as safe or not as any other place on the web. We have the choice to worry about it or not. I don't worry, but I do not take chances either. There are no direct emails to your email unless you send them your email address. Otherwise they can send a DM (direct message) to you via Twitter, but they don't know your email address.

Blog: you can write about anything you want to write about. Hobby? News? Business? I write about Internet Marketing on my blog: http://gregcryns.blogspot.com

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Twitter: you need to fill out a Profile page where you can also put a link to your website or blog that people can click on. So, if you are selling something, for example, that would lead them right to your business website.

How do you make money on Twitter? It's a long and laborious process at best. You can meet a lot of people who can help you make money and you can learn a whole lot about making money, but, trust me, the social networks are not fast ways to make money.

I'll go out on a limb: there are NO fast ways to make money on the Internet. If you need money immediately, you can sell stuff on eBay or find an offline job. But to make money legal and fast, I am clueless.

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Greg Cryns
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