Assuming you have exited Twitter, returning to your account is easy. Go to twitter.com and log in to your active account. Upon logging in, your browser will navigate you to your home page at Twitter. Your Twitter webpage is your Web-based hub to produce tweets, monitor responses, and also modify your page settings and account information. Here's what's on your Twitter home page:
Next in the menu bar is the Profile link. This gives you a look at what others see when they navigate to your Twitter page via your user URL. At this time, my profile looks a little bleak because I've only just begun this particular account and don't have many tweets to my name just yet.
When you click the Find People link in the navmenu, you'll gain access to the Twitter search function that enables you to seek out other users' Twitter accounts simply by entering the name of the person, business, or brand you are looking for in the Search field. If you click the Find Friends tab, you'll return to the screen that enables you to search for Twitter users that are listed as contacts in your Google, Yahoo, or AOL e-mail account.
Invite by email enables you to enter valid e-mail addresses of individuals known to you so you can invite them to follow you on Twitter. Finally, the Browse Suggestions tab again returns you to definitely the users of note that Twitter thinks you may enjoy following.
Moving along, click on Settings, the following text link from within the navmenu, and you will gain access to the truly interesting aspects of your account, those that will allow you to further establish you, your brand, and your identity within the Twitterverse. While Twitter isn't as feature-rich as, say, a social networking site like MySpace, it still offers an appropriate amount of customization that is worth modifying.
Start with the Account tab inside the Settings window, and you will see that you can modify your name, user name, e-mail address, and time zone. You can include a URL to a different Web presence you manage, supply a brief one-line bio, textually indicate your location, as well as enable Geotagging to help third-party sites to annotate your geographic location via your device coordinates.
The Mobile tab, located on the Settings screen, grants Twitter access to your mobile device setup. The Notices tab allows you to flag whether you want e-mail notification when you obtain a new follower, when you receive a direct message, or when Twitter has some kind of news or update to share with the greater community. You can experiment with these flags to determine if you like receiving Twitter's automated messages or if they wind up adding only more clutter to your e-mail in-box.
Perhaps the most interesting settings for your Twitter page are the ones found within the Picture and Design tabs. As you can guess, the image tab allows you to upload an image, which will appear alongside your user name in lieu of the default and nondescript bird silhouette icon that Twitter assigns you when you create your account. Uploading a new picture is easy, but you'll first need to find a suitable image. What's suitable? Basically, you're limited to an image that is about 139 pixels square, no bigger than 700k, and in JPG, GIF, or PNG format.
If you plan to use a close-up of your own smiling face, it will need to be quite a close shot in order for the community to get a great look at you. If you intend to utilize your brand logo or some other distinguishing element of your business as your image, make sure it is large enough to discern and it is uncluttered by miniscule text that will be unreadable at this small size.
If you have decided on a suitable image, simply employ the Browse button within the Picture tab to locate the file from your local computer and then click the Save button. When the file is suitable, Twitter will update your image immediately.
Last, click the look tab within the Settings window to modify the color scheme and background picture of your Twitter home page. While you can choose from preestablished themes, those that can change your background, colors, and links, you can also select your own background image. You can also manually change the colors of the different regions of the Twitter page as well as text colors by clicking on Change Design Colors. When you are satisfied with your modifications, simply click the Save Changes button to update your Twitter page design.
What exactly are some tips regarding design and style for your Twitter page? Keep your design and style simple and relevant to your content. If you have a preexisting website design or company or brand logo, consider utilizing that within your Twitter design.
Take some time to consider a user name along with a style that fits your business and your intended voice and persona. Remember that you can make changes along the way, but try to consider your long-term goals and purpose at the outset. If you are constantly changing your Twitter presence, you might confuse your followers. Provide a good amount of thought, tie it back to your driving purpose, then get setup and get ready to interact.
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