Getting started on Twitter is often a scary proposition for most businesses but it really isn’t as difficult as it may seem. Like most social media platforms, Twitter often appears a confusing and difficult concept to newcomers, but once understood, people wonder why they took so long to jump on board.
Here is a 3 step process to get started on Twitter.
1. First open an email account that will be specifically for your Twitter account. This is because, you will receive a notification of every activity that takes place in your Twitter account such as when someone follows you, sends you a direct message or retweets your tweets and so forth. Obviously, these notifications will pile up as your Twitter account gets more and more active and they will crowd your regular email account. Keeping a separate email account just for your Twitter account will help keep things organized. In addition, having a separate Twitter account is useful for your online privacy and security.
2. Register at Twitter.com. You will need to fill in your names or business names and your email account, and then you need to choose a Twitter username. Your username can only be up to 15 letters long and be made up of alphanumeric characters. No symbols are allowed except the underscore and the full stop symbols. Capital letters are allowed though. Most businesses and marketers use targeted keywords in their usernames because it helps to get found by other Twitter users in searches and also can contribute to their SEO. After choosing your Twitter username, you also need to choose a password for your account.
3. After completing your registration, Twitter will send you a confirmation link to your email address. Click on it to confirm and activate your Twitter account. Now you’re ready to start tweeting!
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