What is your username?
Is it brand worthy? Does it brand the most important thing? You! Your username isn't just a phrase you're going to enter when you sign in. It will form part of your URL and will be visible whenever you promote your Twitter page.
It's like choosing a domain name for a Web site. Choose poorly, an you could affect your Twitter account's ability to gather followers and build a reputation.
Your username might be the first thing you enter, but it should be an item you think about deeply.
Your full name is a possibility, provided it hasn't been taken already, but another good option is to use your Web site's domain name. That would link your site together with your Twitter account and make clear that the one is just a natural extension of the other.
What ever you choose, just make sure that it's:
1) Short
2) Closely associated with you.
3) Easy to remember
If you keep it short, simple to remember, and closely associated with who you are and what you do, your Twitter id will go along way in helping brand the most important thing you have. You!
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Nice tips..
ReplyDeleteI wish I had thought hard about my user name when I started my Twitter account. I look forward to reading your blog. Thanks for following me on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteMaureen
Great post. very insightfull and I agrea, a good nich is worth gold.
ReplyDeleteSpot on!Knew another username was required for others to identify so set-up 2nd account- I was able to combine my day-to-day life with my ovarian cancer campaign...
ReplyDeleteCheers :)