The Balance Quest

Twitter Setup:

By going to Twitter.com you can get started very quickly by signing up with your name and email address. If you are unsure about how to use twitter, go to Lynda.com and watch the video course. It will get you up and running quickly.

Considerations:

1. Use a Twitter nickname that presents the image that you are trying to promote.
2. Since you can’t use spaces in your nickname, use Capital letters to delineate the words. For example; which is more readable “winatthegame” or WinAtTheGame”?
3. Use a good picture of yourself.
4. For your website you will use your Blog URL if you have one, or your business landing page.
5. Make sure that “Protect My Updates” is NOT checked.
6. Set up a custom background that reflects your business image. You can use http://www.twitbacks.com or http://www.MyTweetSpace.com
   to create and upload a custom background for your Twitter page.
7. You will want to limit the email you receive from Twitter. Go to Setup -> Notices and select the email you want to receive. At the very least, you will want to turn off the New Follower email. If you are aggressively adding new followers, you will receive a large volume of email.

You will find that setting up Twitter is easier than you think. If you watch out for the issues listed above your account will be set up ready for a massive group of followers to come and visit you. Next in Part 3 we will discuss two simple ways to produce content for your twitter account and one automated method to produce content. See you next time.

[If you would like to see specific video instructions for setting up a Twitter account and automating it, purchase Twitter Traffic Machine. It will be the best $27 you will spend this week.]

I would appreciate any feedback you can give me regarding the usefulness of this blog post. If there are any omissions or errors, or if you are left with a burning question, please reply below. I am also interested to hear about your experiences on Twitter – good or bad. Please leave a comment below. If you have found it useful, then please bookmark it on Digg or your favourite bookmark site.

Dave Perry

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