Setting up a Twitter account will allow you to join the online conversation taking place online and/or allow you to follow it even if you don’t intend on posting yourself. Setting up an account is really easy and can be done in less than 10 minutes. Below are the steps…

Step 1 – Go to Twitter.com
   

Step 2 – Enter your your full name as it will be displayed; your email address; your password; and your Twitter username (this will let you know if the name you are choosing is available). Select if you would like to stay signed in and if you would like Twitter to reflect your web interests (more info on this here). When done, click “Create My Account”.

Step 3 – Click next on the welcome screen.

 

Step 4 – Select at least 5 people to begin following. You can choose from the pre-populated list provided or enter a search term to begin following accounts in your interest areas. Click on the “Follow” button beside at least 5 accounts you are interested in and then click on “Next”.

Step 5 – Repeat step 4 to follow 5 more accounts… Click on the “Follow” button beside at least 5 accounts you are interested in and then click on “Next”.

Step 6 – Same step again for 5 more accounts. You can search for specific people or search your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail or AOL contacts.

Step 7 – Add your profile information – photo & bio. 

Step 8 – Confirm your account by clicking on the link in the email sent from Twitter.

  

Step 9 – You are now set up! 

Step 10 – Twitter will take you to your main screen.

Now that you are setup, get familiar with the different ways to follow and participate with the Twitter community. We will be publishing future posts covering everything from what to Tweet to how to search and use Twitter.