Put a link to one of the following:
- Company website
- Blog
- Personal website
- LinkedIn Profile
- Dedicated Twitter landing page
In the “BIO” section, be as
descriptive as possible. This is your
elevator pitch - your opportunity to
convince people to follow you back.
You can include:
- Your company
- Your position
- Your hobbies/interests
- Your specializations
- Your recent projects
The last option under the account tab
within your profile settings is the
protect my tweets box. By clicking
this, your Twitter stream will be
private and no one will be able to see
your updates without following you.
We do not recommend checking off
this box to protect your updates. You
are as valuable as your updates, so
don’t keep people from getting a
peek!
If you’re worried about strangers
seeing your updates, remember that
How to Customize Your Twitter
Background
One of the greatest things about
social media is that many of the tools
are free. This also happens to be one
of the worst things about social
media. Free tools mean the barrier to
entry to use a platform like Twitter is
low. This low barrier attracts
spammers and other less than
reputable people. As a business that
wants to use Twitter to drive revenue,
you have to take your presence to the
next level. While anyone can quickly
set up a free account, few take the
time to customize that account.
Customizing the actual background
of your Twitter profile is a significant
step in bolstering your credibility and
educating new and potential
followers to the content and products
your business provides. In 2010
Twitter launched a redesign of its
website, which caused some changes
for folks who had done a custom
profile previously. However, if you
are just now starting on Twitter, you
can follow these simple steps to
customize your Twitter profile page.
When customizing your Twitter
background, you will need to have a
tiny bit of design skills and access to
Adobe Photoshop or be willing to
pay a designer to help with the
project.
Step 1: Understand Your Brand on
Twitter
you are in complete control over
everything you tweet. At the same
time, you should feel comfortable
being yourself.
You’re only allowed room for
160 characters, so consider it a
snapshot of your background
Before you can create a custom
profile, you first must decide what
you are trying to communicate to
people on Twitter.
Many people judge whether
to follow someone back by
evaluating that user’s tweets
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While you understand
your prospects and
customers, it is important
to note that Twitter might
be the first place that
many new prospects
discover your business
In your background, make
sure to communicate
information that appeals to
prospects who are
extremely new in the
buying cycle
Step 2: Beware of the top tool
bar
As is evident in the above
example, Twitter has a toolbar
at the top of the page that is 40
pixels tall.