Twitter 101Getting Started!

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Step One

Enter URL : https://twitter.com

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Step Two

Don’t have an existing account?

Press the yellow button that says “sign up for twitter”

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Step ThreeEnter your information in the following fields

Then press “Create my account”Thursday, January 31, 2013

Step Four

After creating an account it will show you a list of people/things to follow, click “follow” on a few that interest you to get you started, then you can move on to the next step.

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Step Five

Upload a photo to represent you or your company

Create a short bio

Enter in website of business

Add in location

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You’ve now entered the Twitter World!

http://sweethazzard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/twitter-world.jpg

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Now let’s learn a little about Twitter:

Tweet 3-5 times a day (if you don’t tweet you will loose followers)

Things TO DO on Twitter: Things NOT TO DO on Twitter:

Retweet or reply to meaningful content said by other Twitter members

http://tweepi.com/blog/2011/03/tweepi-tips-10-must-know-twitter-pros-cons/

Use hashtags to start a new community around specific topics (start trending)

Violence or threats toward any other company or person

Excessive tweeting and retweeting

Following just anyone

Self boasting and self praise

Personal talk when using for business

Share local events and updates

Daily wisdom tweets

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Twitter “Lingo”

@ = to reply a comment aimed at one user, but visible to the public

DM = direct messages sent in private

Retweet = sharing someone else’s post often abbreviated as “RT”

Hashtag = words beginning with “#” to help track conversations specifically, along with emphasizing what you are talking about

Twitpic = posting photos on twitter

Avi = your profile twitter picture Thursday, January 31, 2013

Basic Twitter Knowledge

There are 140 characters per tweet, keep things simple

You can shorten your url’s to post images or blog posts with “Bit.ly” or “Tinyurl”

Look for colleagues or employees to boost your number of followers

Tweet Away!

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