Keith Keller
Personalize Your Twitter Profile
It is important that you personalize your account before you
begin interacting with and following people. Before you add
your information, your account will look inactive and if you
start following people without a personalized profile, your
chances of being followed back will decrease
dramatically. Other users may even mistake you
for a spammer, which is definitely not something
you should shoot for.
Your profile is the place where you can
reference your company, your blog, your
location and interests. Let’s get started!
Click the “Edit Your Profile” on your profile
page, which can be found at htttp://
twitter.com/USERNAME (insert your Twitter
handle in place of USERNAME).
The first order of business is your picture,
also commonly referred to as your avatar. It’s
very important to put a face to your name.
For this step, click on the? Browse? button
and select a nice, smiley photo from your
files to represent you. (If you’re creating a
company Twitter account, use your logo.)
Next up on your profile is your name. Always
list your real name when using Twitter for
business. You wouldn’t introduce yourself
with a fake name at a trade show. Why
should you do it here?
Then, add your location, so people know
where you’re based!
For your URL or web address, it’s always
best practice to include a link.
Now that you have your account, you need to
personalize it