5 Quick Twitter Tips

Your organization has finally decided to embrace new media and you’ve set up a Twitter account, but you find when you sign on that you have no followers and no clue where to begin. To help you get started, I’ve created this short list of ‘5 Quick Twitter Tips’ based off the steps I perform each time I set up a new Twitter account for a client.

Building a quality account and a strong Twitter following takes some time and effort, but with these five (often-overlooked) steps you are guaranteed to be on the right track:

1. Fill in the following information: name, location, time zone, website, and a bio. Each of these things makes you easier to find and subsequently more enticing to follow.
2. Upload a picture. Preferably a picture incorporating your campaign, group logo, or, at the very least, your group name. (NOTE: For your individual Twitter account, upload a picture of yourself).
3. Change the design. Choose colors that represent your group.
4. Change the background. Upload your group’s logo for the background (select ‘tile background’ for a full background). If you aren’t happy with the look your logo provides, try a site like twitterbackground.com or twitbacks.com where you can create a custom Twitter background.
5. Tweet with hashtags. The best way to add quality followers and reach your target audience is through hashtags (search terms that begin with ‘#’). For a general conservative audience, try #TCOT (Top Conservatives on Twitter). For a more specific topic, follow the #tcot updates to see which hashtags are popular for other topics. Finally, create your own hashtag for your specific group. For example, #NRA for the National Rifle Association or #RS for RedState.com.

(NOTE: Steps 1-4 can be found under the ‘Settings’ tab in the top left corner of your Twitter screen.)

These tips seem simple (and are), but they are also really important steps for creating a quality Twitter account that people will want to follow. Even if you’ve already had your Twitter account for a while and you haven’t done some of the basics (like filling out your bio or uploading your organization’s logo), take a few seconds to do it now. I promise you will see a difference!

Do you have other Quick Twitter Tips to add? Leave them in the comments. And, as always, if you have any questions or want more advice about using Twitter, leave a comment or email Jessica.

2 Responses to “5 Quick Twitter Tips”

1. Jill says:

   August 19, 2009 at 6:29 pm

   I changed my Twitter background page to one of my photos.
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