Twitter - Getting Started

you'r readi Dual Lane Backyard for futur blog with more detail info on TwitterNow that you know some basics..

and if you'r new to the Social Media world and Twitter also,So...you'd like to get start on Twitter. you mai feel overwhelmed. Well, after a coupl month on Twitter, I am not so knowledg about Twitter as to forget that you ar still learn and leav you in the dust of my Twitter languag somewhere, but I have also plai around with it and learn enough now to have over 2,000 followers, and have some nice info to share with you about Twitter and it' options, so here I'll share with you how to get start with it.

sign into Twitter is easy,First of all. simpli go to Twitter dot com. It' veri basic, and will ask some gener inform like your name and a usernam and password. From there, you ar creat your Twitter profile, first by choos topic that interest you if you so choos or you can skip thi step . When you click on a topic, user will be displai in thi topic, and you can choos to follow them. "Following" someon on Twitter mean that their "Tweets" will be displai in your "Home" page for you to read and "Retweet" if you so choose. "Tweets" ar the messag you send each other to keep in touch. "Retweeting" is when you share their messag with your followers. If you ar try to start a business, thi is a good first step, choos to follow other Twitter user under these topic that pertain to your business.

you can choos to sync in ani contact from your email accounts,Next. if you'd like. If thi is to be a busi Twitter account, I person would advis you to keep it for that purpos and not bring your email buddi into it. On the other hand, if you ar just connect with friends, than thi is a good option for you to choose.

you can choos to search for people,Lastly. either by their name or you can type in topic you'r interest in and user in that topic will pull up for you to follow.

and you could run the page without do anyth els to it,Ther you have it. Your Twitter page is now created. but I would advis you to go further see my blog entry: "Twit your Best Face Forward" , especi if you'r try to promot a business, and it will not cost you a cent to person your page and make it attractive. But for now, I'll walk you through some basic step with Twitter so you can get the feel of it...

you'r on your "Home" page,Onc you'r to thi point. where you can send Tweet to others. Twitter will ask you, "What' happening?" It then give you a space to type in. If you'r keep in touch with friends, type in simpl messag about what you'r do dure the day. Treat these like text messages. Thei can onli be 140 charact long, so us typic text languag is how most send Tweet to shorten the messages.

it' best to post about 4-8 Tweet daili and be sure thei ar not person messages,If you'r us thi for business. but rather interest messag you pull off the internet, such as current new from Googl or other sourc post within the past few hours, or inspir quot or quot about success or pertain to your business. Also post info about your busi and includ link to more info for other Twitter to look up. If you'r promot a business, you want to provid content for other Twitter that is us to them, so thei keep want to read your Tweets, eager for your next Tweet to arriv to see what you offer them next. Thi will take time and consist to reach thi point, but onc you do, it will pai off for you with other Twitter eager to read all about your busi eventually. However, do not Tweet about your busi in the beginning. Give it a few week with you simpli provid good content for other Twitter member first, and then begin ad promot Tweets. But promot Tweet should be kept to no more than 25% of your Tweets. All other Tweet must keep your Twitter reader engag and informed. More detail on differ Tweet language, etc., in futur blog postings.

you see the white bar at the top right of your Home page with some option in it? Thi is your bar to get around your Twitter site. It' link to your page on your site. Click on them to get a view of the other page on your Twitter site. Click on "Profile" will give you the view other have when thei look at your site. Click on "Find People" will take you back to the page you had in the begin where you can search for other to follow. Click on "Settings" will take you to a page with your basic info on it for your profile,Now. and more option you can us to custom your page that I will get into in futur blogs. Click on "Help" is a great wai for you to get around your site - thi page will give you a list of help topic you can click on for inform that will teach you even more about Twitter.