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Tipjoy is an online micropayment application that allows individuals to collect funds for various causes. It can be integrated with Twitter to give and receive money online. This guide will show you how to use Tipjoy.
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Tipjoy is an online micropayment application that allows individuals to collect funds for various causes. It can be integrated with Twitter to give and receive money online. This guide will show you how to use Tipjoy.
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Introduction
- For many of its users, Twitter serves as a primary communication device and social networking outlet. Since it is a broadcast platform, Twitter works well for charities that want to give a shout to potential donors. The site's micro-blogging services are a perfect match for the micropayment operation Tipjoy. This article will show you how it works.
Step 2: Set Up Your Website
- If you haven't done so already, you will want to set up a page your a blog or website that outlines the goals of your charity. Make sure that this page is detailed and professional, and focus it on the task at hand. The other pages on your blog or site may be informal and personal, but this particular page needs to be matter-of-fact.
- On your page, explain exactly what you're raising funds for and how the money is being spent. Credibility should be your key objective.
Step 3: Sign Up for Tipjoy
- Go to the Tipjoy homepage and click on the blue box near the top of the page that reads "Twitter Users: Click here to sign up." This will take you to a screen that asks you for your username and password. Fill in the boxes and click "Allow."
- Tipjoy will generate code that you can add to your page as a widget. The widgets will collect money and tweet about the donations, thus spreading the word about your cause. You can customize the widget on the Twitter Tools page. Even if you've never added a widget to a website before, you'll find that adding the code is straightforward, easy and user-friendly.
- When you tweet about the fundraising project, use a URL shortener for the page that contains the collection widget. This will allow plenty of characters remaining for re-tweeting.
Step 4: Collect Money
- Here are a couple of tips on how to collect money from Tipjoy:
- Go to Tipjoy's site search page and enter your website's URL or e-mail address. This page will tell you if anyone has left you money. You can also set up your account so that Tipjoy will notify you via e-mail if you have received a donation.
- Remember that Tipjoy takes a cut of your earnings, so the total amount collected will be less than the amount donated.
Step 5: Give Money
- Giving money to other organizations via Tipjoy is also very easy. Simply set up an account on Tipjoy.com and click on the "Pay" button that exists on every page on the site. Tipjoy accepts MasterCard and Visa.
- After your account is set up, you can visit other websites or blogs and donate to organizations or virtual services that you think are worthy of your contribution. You are allowed to pledge funds first, then fill up your account later, but the organization that you have donated to will not see any money until you have contributed to your Tipjoy account.
Conclusion
- Because of Twitter's social networking functionality, Tipjoy and Twitter are a match made in heaven. You get to promote your cause, no matter how small the scale, and Tipjoy does the heavy lifting for you. Although the fees that Tipjoy charges may seem steep (you can withdraw roughly 86.5% of the amount that was donated), Tipjoy makes more financial sense than a service like PayPal, which is more useful for major purchases than small donations. It's a win-win for everyone involved.
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