How to Make Money on Twitter

The first step Held recommends is to build your following -- the more people who follow you, the better. The goal of a large following is to turn over these potential customers to your website. You can jumpstart this growth by investing in paid ads to help build your following or get traffic to your website. 

After your build this following and focus in on your target audience, make sure you've got something to sell. Make your website aesthetically appealing, easy to use and mobile friendly -- a beautiful landing page will help focus your site. 

Driving traffic to your site, building email lists and investing in affiliate marketing are among the ways that can help you make money from Twitter.

MyLikes. MyLkes is an extensive ad platform can be used on Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, and your blog. You get to choose ads from thousands of advertisers, and you get to schedule the time the advertisement will be tweeted from your account. You can earn as much as $0.42 per click, and you can get a payout weekly.