The first step in getting started with Twitter is setting up a user account. Twitter, the 140-character short message method of communication, gives you the ability to network with and talks to hundreds of thousands of other people online. Twitter started out slowly but in recent months has grown madly. Now, it is one of the most used social marketing tools online, not to mention social media device. If you do not have a Twitter account, there has never been a better time to sign up for one. There are some things you need to know to sign up.
Step By Step Set Up
The first thing you need to do to set up a Twitter account is to visit Twitter.com. The website is often business, and can be bogged down. If you find an error page, simply refreshed the browser. Twitter's "fail whale" picture often pops up when the site is being overloaded with visitors. Once at the website, here is what you need to do to set up your account.
• Click on the link that says, "Join for free" which is located right at the homepage. • Choose your screen name. There are many conventions on what type of name you should select. If you do not mind people online knowing who you really are, use your real name here. You may want to use the name you are known by online. This does not have to be a difficult or over thought process. • Upload a picture. Twitter does not require you to have a photo uploaded to use it, but you will find people more willing to talk with you if you do have a photo. The reason for this is simple. Those with a photo are real people for sure. • If you are unsure if you want to have a lot of people following you, which means they will be able to read your messages, you can protect your messages by clicking on the box that says, "protect my messages." • You may be asked to provide an email address, just for the sake of identification. It is not shared.
Once you have taken these steps, your Twitter account is set up. With this done, you can start to explore the website and get to know those who are online. You will be impressed with just how easy it is to start enjoying all that Twitter has to offer.
