Was very fortunate to have been involved on the social networking platform early. on.  I have learned so many things that I have been sharing to people as I do want everyone to fully maximize their experience on Twitter.

I have been asked a lot of times already, how does one get followed by the right people on Twitter? The best way really is to make sure that you give much attention to your  personal brand.  YOU!  As more and more people want better engagement with the people they follow, plus the onslaught of bots and spammers, Twitter users have become more focused and would want to interact with people that they know they will learn from.  So here are some of the tips based on personal experience that I hope will enable you to improve your personal brand on Twitter.

Use an Avatar

Your avatar is the picture that you use to represent who you are on the social networking platform.  Avatars vary from the cartoonize, to your actual photo.  Some make use of their own photo with a super imposition of their logo.

Use an appropriate photo!  A good gauge would be, if you see a person using an inappropriate photo will you follow him or her? If your answer is no, then you might not want to use that (too loud, or almost naked photos).

Create a Twitter Background

Your Twitter Background is one element that can really help you with your personal branding.  It is like your ad if you look at it in the promotions perspective.  It is the first place that people will look at when deciding if they want to follow your or not.  There are several ways for you to design your Twitter Background page and most of them are Free.  You can even hire designers to do them for you.  You can check out @TwitterBGGallery for inspiration.

Write a clear BIO

Another way for someone to know more about you is via your BIO.  The bio allows you to share what you are interested in, what you do and the site where they can read more about you.  So take extra effort in making sure that you do write your bio.

Tweet Useful  Content and Engage

Yes, tweeting useful and helpful content is always a good way for you to improve your personal brand on Twitter.  It is always a good way for people to know if they should follow you or not.  Engaging is the way for people to know you even more, what you are thinking right now, what you love doing in real time.  So take time to converse with the people you follow.  Don’t just share links, listen and speak! Image Source

If you take a look at the list above, they are really simple to execute, but often times they are neglected or taken for granted.  Taking that extra step to improve your brand will definitely make your Twitter experience more meaningful and fun!

What do you think?  Please share your thoughts on how else one can improve their brand on Twitter, would love to hear your thoughts.

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