How about this for the easiest way to make money on twitter:

1. Get Followers.

2. Tweet.

3. Get paid.

That's it. Okay so I suppose a bit more of an explanation is needed!

One way of getting paid for using twitter is to send advertising messages to your followers. Many people might not like the idea of doing this but, bearing in mind that only relevant, interesting messages should ever be tweeted, this can work a little like a highly targeted advertising campaign.

If you've already told your followers that you'll be recommending products and services every now and then, or you are in regular contact with your followers, this shouldn't really be much of an issue.

Seen a great movie recently? Imagine getting paid for sending a tweet to all your followers recommending that movie... and getting paid for it! What you are about to discover is that, 'sponsored conversations' can earn you piles of cash and not compromise your integrity.

A couple of companies that are offering this pay-per-tweet facility include IZEA and sponsoredtweets.com.

IZEA recently paid $20,000 for one tweet!

IZEA is a social media marketing company "the world leader in sponsored conversations". Operating a network of over a quarter of a million bloggers and some twenty five thousand advertisers, Izea are keen to emphasize that their service is 'Ethical Sponsored Tweeting'. You can find out more at Izea.com

SponsoredTweets.Com allows you to set your own price for tweets.

Basically as a twitter user you can register at sponsoredtweets.com and get paid for sending advertising messages to your followers. And it can even all happen on autopilot.

Surely this is a really easy way to earn money online?

There are quite a few pieces of software available that enable you to gather twitter followers at an astonishing rate, even on multiple accounts and in different niches. And there are plenty of eBooks and video courses on the subject too, some free, some paid for. Personally I'm a very busy person so I normally choose the software route (I call this push button marketing!)

So, let's say you've got something like the superb hummingbird software, especially designed for marketing on twitter. You can soon get a few thousand followers (a few days), then you just register your account with sponsoredtweets.com and it won't be long before you are tweeting relevant adverts from your account, amongst your regular tweets.... and every time you do so, you get paid. Meanwhile all of your followers are visiting your websites and landing pages...

Rinse. Wash. Repeat...

You can easily set up multiple accounts targeting different niches and each will only take you a few minutes. Imagine thousands of followers, multiple accounts, several regular sponsored tweets... cash.

So what's the catch?

Well there are three. First you will need to set up a twitter account (free). Second you will need to register with Izea / sponsoredtweets.com / both (free again).

Third, you need a way of getting thousands of twitter followers on autopilot.

There are a number of ways of doing this as mentioned earlier. You can spend a few days (or weeks) piecing together the information, tips and ideas necessary by searching the web, reading articles and posts on the subject of getting twitter followers. This is also a free option (happy hunting!). Then, when you've put all of the clues together, you can then spend a few dozen hours more testing your new found knowledge, to find out what works and what doesn't.

Alternatively, you can spend a few dollars and buy a 'how to' guide OR get someone to show you how it's done. There are plenty of these around, just look.

Got a little cash to invest / want to start right away? Then get some software to do it all for you immediately.