Twitter how to: Setting up your Twitter account.

Twitter how to: Setting up your Twitter account.


When you visit Twitter.com/ you will notice a join for free link at the right side of the page. This will take you to the sign up page where you will make sure you pick a good username that best describes you, your niche or your business. This will help connect you to those people searching for information on your areas of expertise.

-Settings: Type in your website or blog address. Alot of your trafffic will flow through this link. Also create a short bio and be sure to include your name and location.

-Devices: Here you can use your mobile phone to send and receive twitter messages.

-Picture: Make sure you include your picture or an appropriate image of your product or niche.

-Design: Be unique! Load a background image for your homepage to give your profile a custom look and feel. This is a great place to continue your branding.

-Homepage: This is where you will communicate with others. Don't be shy, type in your first update. Let the world know your setting up your Twitter account.

*Note: When you begin following others their posts will appear under your status update box. Beside each post will be a star and an arrow. Favorite a post with the star and reply to a post with the arrow.

-YourProfile: On the right side of the homepage you will notice a button that says your profile. If you click that you can see your page as others see you. You will see your name, location, website and a short bio. In stats next to following is the number of people you are following. The number next to followers is how many people are following you. Under that is how many favorites. The last number in stats counts how many times you have posted in Twitter. Your latest tweets are listed in this section. Click the star to favorite and the trashcan to remove any of your tweets.

Once your Twitter account is set up and looking the way you wish you may want to post a few tweets for practice so your profile doesn't appear unused.

Be sure to reserve your copy of our upcoming free twitter manual.