This document provides instructions on how to get started using Twitter. It outlines the basic steps to sign up for an account, including entering your information, choosing a username, and confirming your email. It then explains the main features of the Twitter home page, including how to write tweets, follow others, see trending topics, and view your stream of tweets. Additional sections cover profile pages, direct messages, lists, searches and more basic Twitter functions. The goal is to introduce newcomers to Twitter's main capabilities.

1. How to Get Started
With Twitter

2. If I had to guess I would venture to say that there are still plenty
of you that are not active on Twitter. I think it is even a safe bet
that the majority of you do not make full use of what Twitter has
to offer to your business or organization. Right now we are
going to take the first steps to change all of that.
This presentation will get you started on Twitter and introduce
you to the main features that it has to offer. You may even
learn a feature or two that you were unaware of. As I said, this is
a getting started post. In the next installment I will share with
you specific ways you can use Twitter to enrich yourself ad
promote your brand. Now let’s get this show on the road.

3. Get Started

4. 1. Go to Twitter.
2. Enter your name.
3. Enter your email.
4. Choose a password.
5. Click Sign up for Twitter.
6. Choose a username.
7. Click Create My Account.
8. Follow the short tutorial. This will help you get your bearings.
9. Open your email inbox and click to confirm.
10. Enjoy Twitter!

5. Twitter Home

6. When you log in to Twitter this is the page you will see. It is also the
page you see if you click the Home link. From here you can do many
things.
In the upper left part of the screen you will see your name and
picture (if you uploaded one, and you should if you didn’t). If you
click on your name you will be taken to your profile page. More on
that in a little bit.

7. On the Twitter Home Page, right under your
name, you will see three links: Tweets, Following, and
Followers.
 Tweets: This will take you to your profile
page.
 Following: Will take you to a page that will
show you everyone you are following.
 Followers: This will take you to a page
listing everyone following you.

8. Just under those 3 links is a box that you
can use to write a new tweet. It also
gives you the option of posting a picture
or even adding a location. You can also
compose a new tweet by clicking the
button in the upper right corner. Pretty
simple and straight forward so far huh?

9. Below your tweet box you will find
something called Who to Follow. These
are Twitter’s recommendations of
people for you to follow. You only have
to follow them, or anyone else, if it
makes sense to you.

10. Just below Who to Follow you will find Trends. This
displays what is trending on Twitter. As you get deeper
into using Twitter to promote your brand you will find
this list very useful in that it will tell you what is popular
in the mind of Twitter’s over 500 million users. If you
click on one of these items you will be taken to a
page that displays the tweets made about that word
or words.

11. On the right hand of your Twitter Home page you will find your all
important Stream. This will show all tweets made by you and your followers.
The Stream is simple to use. You can do five major things in the Twitter
Stream.
1. Read Tweets.
2. Expand: This will show you further information about the tweet as well
as any ongoing conversation.
3. Reply: This will allow you to post a reply to the Tweet.
4. Retweet: This allows you to repost the tweet to your followers.
5. Favorite: This allows you to ad a tweet that you really like to your list of
favorite tweets.

12. Twitter Connect

13. By clicking the Connect link you are given a couple
of very important pieces of information:
Interactions: A list of all interactions
between you and others on Twitter.
Mentions: A list of all mentions of you
whether you are being replied to or
mentioned in any other way.

14. Twitter Discover

15.  Tweets: Displays a list of tweets that Twitter has tailored for
you based on accounts you have followed.
 Activity: Displays the activity of those you have followed.
 Who to Follow: Displays a list of accounts that Twitter
recommends you to follow.
 Find Friends: Helps you to find your friends that are also on
Twitter. If they do not already have accounts you are given
the option to invite them to join.
 Browse Categories: Allows you to find accounts to follow by
navigating Twitter’s wide range of available categories.

16. Twitter Me

17. The Me link will take you to your profile.
You will see many familiar things that we
have already discussed including all of
your tweets and the posts you have
retweeted. There are a couple of useful
things that are different on this page
though: Lists and Direct Messages.

18. Lists
With Lists you can keep those
you follow organized by
assigning individuals to various
custom made lists.

19. Direct Messages
With Direct Messages you can see
the direct messages sent to you
and you can write direct messages
to others. Only you and the one
you are messaging can see the
message.

20. Twitter Search
The powerful Twitter
Search allows you to
search users and
topics.

21. There you have it. I encourage
you to sign up and explore.
We have barely scratched the
surface of this thing we call
Twitter.

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