How to Create a Professional Twitter Account

Using Twitter can open new career paths.

Using Twitter can help you create a professional online presence for your business or career. Through Twitter, you will be able to reach people and businesses you never thought possible. You can create a professional account with Twitter very easily.

Things You'll Need

• Internet access
• Valid email address

Instructions

1. Sign up for a Twitter account by going to the company's website, twitter.com. When you get to the Twitter homepage, it will ask if you are new. Click on the link and fill out the sign-up form and customize your user name, perhaps something related to your career of expertise. Click on "Create My Account" to finish this step.

2. Identify topics and people that are of professional interest to you from the list of categories.

   Once you find another Twitter user of interest to you, click "follow." That will allow you to get messages from them. You will be getting messages from those people every time they update their Twitter pages. After doing that, click on "next step."

3. 

   Add all clients and customers from your previous contact lists

   Twitter will ask you to add any contacts from your email accounts. If you have any to add, click on the proper email provider, enter your personal information, and add any contacts you choose. Click the "next step" button.

4. Twitter will ask you one last time if you have missed anyone you wanted to add. Just type the names of the people or organizations and Twitter will give you a list to choose from; click "follow" for the people or organizations you want to connect with. Click the "next" button one last time.

5. If you have a website, go to the "settings" page and click on the "profile" tab. Enter your website's URL. Add a picture, location, and a little background about your career or your business. When you are finished, click the "save" button. Click on "home," located in the upper right-hand corner, to go to your main Twitter page.

6. Use the Twitter account to promote or post anything related to your career or your business such as sales, updates, or upcoming events. Type information into your "what is happening" text box; each "tweet" can be no more than 140 characters, so get used to writing short updates.

Tips & Warnings

• To enhance your use of Twitter, sign up for a free Social Oomph account at socialoomph.com.

• Use direct messages and scheduled promotions to help enhance your professional presence.

References

• Tools to Boost Your Social Media Productivity
• Twitter.com

Resources

• Social Oomph Social Media Tools