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So what exactly is Twitter?

Twitter is one of the fastest growing social websites online today. Everyone is jumping on board the twitter craze from individual bloggers, professional internet marketers and even corporates.

If you notice on Twitter, you will see international retail companies like Starbucks, international media like CNN, international hotel chains and Airlines all having a twitter account and twittering news and happenings around their companies.

Anyone and everyone on earth should now have their own twitter account, even celebrities have their own Twitter! There are many benefits of having a twitter account, apart from the social aspects of keeping up with friends. Twitter has been used as a site for keeping twitter followers informed of news and promotions of companies. It has been said that many of the latest news comes from individuals who twits in their Twitters account. Twitter can also be used to create loyal followers, drive traffic to main websites and ultimately increase sales.

I have personally tested Twitter, learning from the Twitter Marketing videos on how to use Twitter to attract thousands of followers and drive traffic to my websites. It is truly an internet revolution and has an amazing impact on my business.

I have applied many of the Twitter marketing principles and have been able to collect thousands of followers for several of my business twitter accounts. You can see an example of a Twitter account I recently set up for GDI Tips.

One very important note is to remember that Twitter is just like any other social sites like blogs, forums etc, which should be treated with care and NOT TO SPAM Twitter with too much advertising. You should try and contribute by twittering and sharing your ideas or your new blog posts to your followers.

You can read more on how to set up your Twitter account below:

How To Set Up Twitter Account

Setting up Twitter Account tand o have your own account is easy, but there are a few things that you should be aware of when organizing your account.  This can apply even if you already have an existing twitter account too, so consider these tips and it can improve your entire Twitter experience.

The first thing to do if you don’t have a twitter account is go to twitter.com which is the main page of Twitter.  You will be asked to either login or register. If you don’t have an account, then of course you will need to register for onw.  So let’s go through the registration process and explain it all here.

How to Register Twitter Account

The Twitter screen will ask you for your first name and last name and will then check this is entered correctly.  A green tick will appear next to the box.

The next screen asks you for a user name and this is where you need to consider how you are going to present yourself on Twitter. You should remember that you can set up more than one account on Twitter, but you will need a different email address for each one.

Now this is where the thinking bit comes in.  The first account you register should always be in your own name if you can get it.  Naturally, common names like JackSmith (there are no spaces in usernames) will already be taken.  However it is possible to get variations on your own name such as Jack_Smith, or Jack_Smith23 or some variation like that.  You can only use an underscore in a username. Hyphens are not permitted in the field.

It isn’t absolutely critical that you register your own name, but I would advise you do if you can, particularly if your name is a special one.  I’m sure the last thing you want is someone else impersonating you on Twitter, or anywhere else for that matter.

If you wish to register a business name, then you can do that of course, but make sure you use your own name in the sign up process so you are identifiable and connected with the company name you register.  The concepts and reasons for operating under each type of registration will be discussed later.

You are now asked for your email address. Email addresses are linked to accounts and you will only be able to use your email address once. For every account you register, you will need a different email address.

The last thing to do is to fill in the Captcha letters and then click on Create My Account.
The next screen will ask if you want to add any of your friends from the popular web based email programs.  You can do this later if you wish.

The next screen presents a short list of people who Twitter asks if you would like to follow. Choose some if you like, but I wouldn’t bother. I prefer to find my own friends on Twitter.

When you click Finish, you will then be taken to your very own Twitter account.  You are logged in and ready to go!

So, head down to Twitter.com and set up your own twitter account now and start twittering

To learn more about How to use Twitter to market your business and drive traffic and sales to your business, take a look at these Twitter Marketing Video Tutorials

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