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Social Media is all about personal branding and when it comes to Twitter, your profile needs to be designed to communicate who you are.

 

First—Choose a great picture of yourself. People want to know who they are interacting with so don’t neglect this step.

 

Second—Choose a background. Although Twitter gives you a selection of twelve background images, it is not in your best interest to choose one of them. This is because they leave the left side of your screen blank and you have to know that, “that strip is valuable real estate, and not using it as good as leaving money on the table.” (Twitter Power)

 

 So in order to maximize the space, you will want a design that enables you to put aditional contact information in the left sidebar.

 

 

 

In order to get a professional looking profile you can go to:

 

http://www.mytweetspace.com or http://www.twitbacks.com/

 

 

 

 

Watch this tutorial to see how to set up your profile at

www.mytweetspace.com

 

 

There are quite a few sites that have free twitter backgrounds so look around to see which ones you like the best. If you don’t like your choices, another option is just paying to have a unique design created. You can get it done for about $59-$150.

 

However, if you have some technical skills you may want to consider designing your own profile.

 

But don’t forget that the whole point of having an awesome profile is to get your followers to click on your business or personal links.

 

“You need them to come to your other Web sites. You need them to click your ads, purchase your products, or subscribe to your services. You need them to help you make money—and that’s not going to happen directly on Twitter. It can only happen by sending them to your other sites.” (Twitter Power, 51)

 

 

Twitter is such a powerful, fast paced platform. You can use it to rapidly increase sales, promote products and keep clients updated about up-coming news, services and events.

 

So don’t wait—get started designing today!