Update 08/12/2016: Unfortunately, all good things usually come to an end. Earlier this month, Tsū “went dark” and closed down unexpectedly. While I had pretty much stopped using it over this past year, I was still sad to see it go as I had made quite a few new friends and did check in occasionally. I ended up building a “network” of close to 250,000 people and was also still receiving checks on a regular basis, which did amount to several thousand dollars over the 2 year period, much of which I donated to charity. So, although Tsū is gone, it was fun while it lasted and I will keep this article up as I am sure there will be many social networks that pay their users in the future, and this can serve as either incentive… or a warning… to joining them.
Update 03/13/2015: Over the past 5 months since I first wrote this article, I have earned close to $300 on Tsū and have donated it all to various charities on the site. I am still enjoying Tsū very much, earning a few dollars a day just for being social, and believe it has the potential to become a top social network.
People are flocking to Tsū (pronounced “Sue”) – and why not? It is a brand new social network with $7 million in backing led by Sancus Capital that claims it pays users to be social – and it just got a ton of media coverage today from Re/code, Billboard, VentureBeat, Examiner and the New York Business Journal. Tsū launched last Tuesday so if you have ever wanted to “be first” on a social network – now is your chance. I’ve only been there three days and you can see that my stats are pretty awesome already – and my network is now growing exponentially by the hour.
How Do You Make Money?
Tsū aggregates advertising, sponsorship and partnership dollars and pays you for clicks and views of ads around your content and the content of those in your network. Tsū keeps 10% of the revenue, the original content creator keeps 45% and their network shares the remaining 45%. The more interaction you can get around your content and increasing the size of your network will affect your ability to make money. In the first day, I earned $0.17 for just being social.
You are laughing? It’s ok… but I will be laughing all the way to the bank…
Seventeen cents. I know that’s not a lot. But let me tell you – try to earn seventeen cents on YouTube. I wish I would have taken Adsense more seriously and built out more websites 10 years ago. Those couple cents a day from websites I did put Adsense on have increased to a couple dollars a day and have almost reached $10,000 in passive income over the years. Perhaps this will too. I think it will and I am all in. I will let you know when I cash out my first $100. Read more about Tsū’s algorithm here: http://www.tsu.co/faq
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| Pennies Add Up! I have earned nearly $10K on Adsense to date in passive income. |
So You Joined To Make Money?
Actually, no. I joined because I am a social media marketer, and I like to test things. Before joining Tsū I also joined Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, and most recently Ello – I like being social and social media platforms in general – if they all paid me, I would like them even more. I tested out Ello a few weeks ago, but it didn’t feel “finished” enough to me and it didn’t have a mobile app – a deal breaker for me. I may become active there again in the future if they add one. Tsū has a very nice UI, a familiar look and feel and it’s new, so I want to try it out. If I make money in the process – even better!
How Do I Join?
Tsū is invite only. You can join today with my “short code” (http://tsu.co/ChristineDeGraff) and then create your own – your URL is your code. I also created a bit.ly link to make mine even shorter/easier: http://bit.ly/JoinTsu. Once you sign up you can give out your own URL to sign up your friends.
What Should I Do First?
After you join, upload a profile photo and a cover photo under settings >> profile. Fill out your bio and add your website. You can also include your YouTube, Tumbler and Pinterest URLs. Connect your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram social accounts under settings >> social accounts. Set your privacy settings under settings >> privacy to determine whether friends or public can see your posts, send you messages, etc. If you do not want to receive friend requests, uncheck the box and people will be able to follow you (one-way stream – they see your posts, you don’t see theirs) but not request friendship (two-way stream – you can see each others posts.). Finally, be sure to check your notification settings under settings >> notifications to set up how you want to be notified.
Start Tsūing!
Now that you have set up your account, search for friends or hashtags and start following people so you have content in your stream. Create a few posts and go like, comment and share other people’s posts. Invite your friends to join your “family tree” which is your network. Spend some time learning the platform, download the mobile app (click here for Tsū Android app) (click here for Tsū iOS app) and just be social. Help those that you invite get started to grow a strong, active, engaged network that will be both fun and profitable. Tsū is great for musicians, writers, photographers and anyone who creates and shares content – which is just about everyone!
Is There A How To Tsū Guide?
Not officially, but it is soooooo easy you won’t even need one. If you can Facebook, you can Tsū. Just go have fun and learn along the way! Be sure to read the official FAQ at http://www.tsu.co/faq and check out some of my #TsuTips on Pinterest.
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Update 08/12/2016: Unfortunately, all good things usually come to an end. Earlier this month, Tsū “went dark” and closed down unexpectedly. While I had pretty much stopped using it over this past year, I was still sad to see it go as I had made quite a few new friends and did check in occasionally. I ended up building a “network” of close to 250,000 people and was also still receiving checks on a regular basis, which did amount to several thousand dollars over the 2 year period, much of which I donated to charity. So, although Tsū is gone, it was fun while it lasted and I will keep this article up as I am sure there will be many social networks that pay their users in the future, and this can serve as either incentive… or a warning… to joining them.