The Newcomers Guide To Twitter is a ten-part series of introductory lessons, tips and suggestions for people using Twitter for the first time. Please share these articles with your friends, family, colleagues and anyone you know who is struggling to “get Twitter”.

So, you’ve studied the basics, chosen the perfect username, setup your profile at Twitter.com and started following some cool people. But here’s the thing: how do you get people to follow you?

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The Newcomers Guide To Twitter is a ten-part series of introductory lessons, tips and suggestions for people using Twitter for the first time. Please share these articles with your friends, family, colleagues and anyone you know who is struggling to “get Twitter”.

So, you’ve studied the basics, chosen the perfect username and setup your profile at Twitter.com. Everything looks good to go. But now what? How do you start finding interesting people, brands and accounts to follow?

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The Newcomers Guide To Twitter is a ten-part series of introductory lessons, tips and suggestions for people using Twitter for the first time. Please share these articles with your friends, family, colleagues and anyone you know who is struggling to “get Twitter”.

So, you’ve chosen the perfect username and you’ve registered your account at Twitter.com. Now you need to fully complete your Twitter Profile information, which is located in the Settings section of your account.

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The Newcomers Guide To Twitter is a ten-part series of introductory lessons, tips and suggestions for people using Twitter for the first time. Please share these articles with your friends, family, colleagues and anyone you know who is struggling to “get Twitter”.

Before you sign up for a new account on Twitter, you need to give some thought to your username.

Your username, or handle, is your identity on Twitter, and is preceded by the at (@) symbol. Ideally, as an individual, your username should be your real name. For example, if your name was John Smith, your Twitter username should be, in an ideal world, @JohnSmith.

Unfortunately, the world is far from ideal, and chances are that the username you want is already taken. So what in blue blazes do you do now?

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The Newcomers Guide To Twitter is a ten-part series of introductory lessons, tips and suggestions for people using Twitter for the first time. Please share these articles with your friends, family, colleagues and anyone you know who is struggling to “get Twitter”.

So you’re thinking about joining Twitter, or maybe you’ve just signed up? Congratulations! You’re going to have a lot of fun.

Now what?

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Twitter’s learning curve is pretty steep, and when you’re new to the social micro-blogging network – especially if you’re brand new – it can quickly get overwhelming.

Where on earth do you begin?

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Congratulations! You’ve taken that big first step and signed up for a Twitter account. We’re thrilled to have you on board. You’re going to have a lot of fun.

But it’s not going to be easy. Twitter takes a lot of work, has a bit of a steep learning curve and can be a pretty scary place on day one. There are all those confusing characters and symbols, strange, shortened links, pressure to follow people you don’t know and so many daunting acronyms and buzz words. And what in blue blazes is a hashtag!?

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It’s a little over five years since Twitter first opened its doors to an unsuspected public back in July 2006, but in that time the network has accomplished some pretty amazing things.

The growth alone is impressive enough – Twitter has accumulated more than 100 million monthly active users and has around 300 million registered profiles – but more impressively is how Twitter has so effortless integrated itself into the world around us, becoming an important part of the everyday lives and working environments of brands and employees, friends and families.

But, despite this spectacular rise, you might be struggling to figure Twitter out, or may still be on the fence about signing up. Is Twitter right for you, or your business? How are you supposed to tell?

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When you’re new on Twitter, things can be a little confusing.

The initial learning curve is pretty steep. There’s so much to learn, and because Twitter is so fast and everything zooms by in real-time, the pressure to catch up and to ‘get it’ can be overwhelming.

Fear not, as help is on the way, courtesy of this nicely-designed infographic from Cheryl Lawson, which provides a convenient, one-stop list of Twitter tips, guidelines and pointers for people starting out on the network.

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Head on over to the Twitter.com homepage and you’ll be presented with a brand-new homepage (you need to be logged out of the network to see it). The update started a couple of weeks ago but has now rolled out to all users on the platform.

The changes are mostly cosmetic but what’s important is the adjustment of Twitter’s message that now greets users: Follow your interests.

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