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I kind of dig the Magpie scene. I mean, it’s a pretty cool way to make some extra money from that Twitter list you’ve spent weeks building up. Today, I got an email from Magpie announcing some changes that they would be making to the system.

Dear Wess Stewart,

First of all at Magpie, we would like to say thanks for taking the plunge and getting involved first. Over the last few months, we have been overwhelmed with the enthusiasm by Twitterers wanting to get onboard. In fact, as a result we have found that we couldn’t satisfy the demand.

And so, we have been working really hard to turn this around.

Finally, more Magpie-Tweets!

We are really excited to announce that all of our hard work has paid off. We have recently signed contracts with a number of award-winning communications agencies – working with renowned global household brands.

So what does this mean for you? Well obviously initially more tweets, but another exciting opportunity that this presents is the opportunity for you to earn more money per tweet.

New Compensation Models

These new alignments allow us to implement additional models of compensation, which as a Magpie-Twitterer, you will have a choice to be involved in. Starting today, the Magpie Network will be offering the following new compensation models. These are: Pay-per-Click; Pay-per-Lead; and Pay-per-Sale – in addition to the Pay-per-View model (which has been used to date).

These new compensation models are linked to certain actions performed by your followers and each come with compensation rates that are up to 20% greater than currently offered through the Pay-per-View model. Such an action may simply involve clicking on a link within the Magpie-Tweet (“per click”), the purchase of goods (“per sale”), or the request for services, the registration on a website or the subscription to a newsletter (“per lead”).

At the pre-approval stage, you will be made aware of the compensation model linked to a particular campaign – enabling you to make an informed decision as to whether you want to participate or not. To keep you in control while introducing these new models, all accounts that previously had pre-approvals deactivated, will be altered and pre-approvals activated.

If you have any questions, comments or feedback please contact us on hello@be-a-magpie.com or check out our updated FAQs at http://be-a-magpie/twitterer/faq. Also, please take a moment to check out our modified Terms and Conditions at http://be-a-magpie.com/twitterer/terms.

At Magpie we are all really excited about being able to offer you these new income opportunities as we are dedicated in converting your tweets into bling-bling!

Kind regards,

Jan Schulz-Hofen, CEO

It sounds like Magpie is merging with more common affiliate marketing-type compensation types. This could be a very good thing – especially if you have a very active bunch of Twits following you.

I also like the part about getting more Magpie tweets. I mean, I’ve been a member for a while now (read: months) and haven’t had all that many. I think my account is up to about six Euros. Heck, I’ve even got it set for a one-to-one tweet ratio, and I’ve still only had one tweet in the past two months. To me, it’s a big complaint. To Magpie, that might be a business thing. I do wonder if they cut back the amount of tweets posted to accounts with more twitter followers. The last tweet posted to my Twitter account (@wwstewart) grabbed over two Euros…which isn’t all that bad, especially since the price goes up in relation to the number of followers you have. Still, I’d love it if they are able to stick to their word in this email and send me more tweets.

I’m always interested in finding out ways that I can make money with Twitter. Hopefully Magpie will come through for me in the long run.