I’ve written so many articles about using Twitter for Social Networking and I have mentioned briefly about the bio on your Twitter profile, so now, I thought it was about time I went into this a bit more.
Your Twitter bio is possible one of the most important things that people will check when they view your Twitter page and leaving this blank is a complete No No! And yet again filling it with spammy words just to get followers is another NO NO, as most tweeters will know what your doing it..
Since originally writing this article I have updated it and extended it a little with some more useful tips
So what sort of information should you put in your Twitter bio, well, make it informative, but not personal.
Show what you do and a few of the things you like, also added your URL into the bio, this helps when your Twitter bio is listed on other sites that may not mention your URL. What you shouldn’t be putting is things like:
Website seo, blogging tips, thesis, blogs, blog design
This is just spammy and it shows that the tweeter knows that people will search through the bio looking for those keywords to follow them, yes it is OK to add a few keywords, but add them in a sentence, not just a list of words!
Example: I’m an author that writes about the ins and outs of the world of fiction and fact.
If you want people to follow you on twitter show them that you are worth their time and let them see from your bio that you are not just another one of those bots that is only there for the numbers. By showing that you’re a human being with a well formed and interesting Twitter Bio people will have an inkling of your Twitter streams content.
Try the following tips in your Twitter Bio:
- Tell Tweeters what you do
- Show a side of your personality
- Add something a little personal, but not something no one should know!
- Never include politics, religion or sexuality
- Have fun, but be informative and most of all be HUMAN
- DO NOT COPY OTHERS BIOS!
So there you have it a few little tips, that I hope will help.
If you have any Twitter tips on what you think your should add in the bio then let us all know, also if you have found this article about your Twitter Bio interesting and useful, then please ReTweet and share it with your friends and followers
SPECIAL NOTE: Do not copy any bios from this page or other users bios, we use FollwerWonk to check for duplicate bios of @BlazingMinds anyone found to be duplicating any our our current or past bios will be reported to Twitter!
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Twitter: danalingga
It seems I need to rewrite my twitter bio.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
You certainly do
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Hi Karen, Twitter seems to strip out the HREF command when I try to hypertext. But at least my profile shows the URL of my site at the bottom.
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Twitter: ryanogs
thanks Karen will take that into consideration! I finally have twitter BTW so if ryanogs starts following you know who it is!
Twitter: BlazingMinds
I noticed you following and followed you back
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Twitter: jorgensundberg
I was just going to write about Twitter bios… Not a very extensive topic but very important, thanks for sharing!
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
My Pleasure
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Twitter: davelucas
Darn! Now I have to go and rewrite my twitter bio! ThanXaLot!
Twitter: BlazingMinds
At least I’ve got you thinking about it
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Twitter: robsellen
Mine thankfully has always been ok
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Yours is certainly straight to the point
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Twitter: intelligines
Hmm. Mine looks OK. What do you think Karen? Have a good one.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Yep. looks good to me, also starting following you
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Twitter: colleenlane
This is really good stuff. I have a Twitter account but rarely tweet. I just attended a webinar today on Twitter basics, as I feel it’s about time to be more active with Twitter. I like the list, but can add to #4 to avoid to much business self promotion. At least in my industry, real estate agents tend to look at Twitter, Facebook and other social networks as their next farm to ‘work.’ Business spam is a real turn off.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Utilising Twitter in the right way is a bonus for any business
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Twitter: virtuosblogger
I think, you need to be yourself and have a blast, make it your own. just add a personal touch and you would see people following you
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Twitter: DennisEdell
Great timing. As you know, I recently re-joined the ranks and haven’t had a chance to do much; bio, background, etc.
Perhaps you could do a post listing ALL your twitter posts?
Hey now, I just gave myself an excellent post idea. lol. A back link for you coming!
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Great idea a kind of Twitter catalogue of posts … Hmmm
Twitter: DennisEdell
OK Late again, lol. Thanks again for doing it so quick.
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Twitter: SourceBlogger
This article compelled me to make changes to my Twitter profile!
Nice!
Source Blogger
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
My mission is complete
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Twitter: udegbunamchuks
I’ve tweaked my bio about 10 times now and have given up on it. The followers will come eventually if they are ever meant to be. That’s my twitter follower mentality right now
Twitter: money_whisper
This applies to everything you do. Be yourself, don’t tell lies about yourself and people will listen to you.
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Wise words indeed
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Twitter: money_whisper
Thank you for your kind words!!
Twitter: MurrayLunn
I’m so used to using Tweetdeck just to talk with others that I’ve completely forgot about my profile. Thanks for the heads up, I’m off to work on it
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
I like your bio “Hey, you found me! My fingers are getting sore from tweeting my favorite links about design, ecommerce and tech news.” it’s add some personality to your twitter
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Twitter: themepremium
I updated my Bio couple of days back
The main companion for those using Twitter are URL shorteners. I used to use bit.ly but I now use goo.gl, Google’s very own URL shortener. Which not only scans the destination address but also tracks the clicks that is made. In addition to that it is tied to Google Analytics for those who love to look at a lot of statistics.
Interesting I didn’t know Google had a url shortener. I wonder if google gives more weight to links using their own shortener…
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I don’t think only attractive author’s bio will target you more followers. The first thing one need is to have some visitors on your twitter profile. Only thing you can do is make them more targeted with design/description.
Establish Credibility and Build trust are 2 key purposes of a great bio.
Twitter: techwork_dk
Hi Karen
I agree. The twitter Bio and profile are very important if you want people to follow you. I don’t follow people with a default profile and no Bio. I want to know who I am following.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Thanks Thomas, your right, there is nothing worse than an empty bio and an egg for an image!
Twitter: ronniedare
This tip alone is really a good one.
Never include politics, religion or sexuality
Even not in twitter, even if its a real conversation , for example in a restaurant or a bar, those topics or subjects are a no no.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Thanks Ron, people can get in to some nasty conversations when they tweet about those subjects, so they are best to leave alone
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I am not a user myself but I find it amazing how many people seem to have no idea how to make use of bios properly, not only with twitter. You have to mention your keywords, what you do and this in a manner that shows that you are a real and interesting person who is worth following. I understand that it’s hard to put all that in two or three sentences but it has a tremendous effect.
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Twitter: chattanoogaseo
Oh snap… My Twitter bio page needs a make over. If you look at it, I’m sure you will agree. Thanks for the tip and the reminder to do so.
Twitter: kavitabathla
informative post. i will surely update my twitter bio.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
It will certainly be better than having nothing at all or just keywords
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Twitter: techwalls
Hi Karen,
Could you give me some advice for my Twitter bio? Is adding the URL necessary?
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Hi Tuan, it’s not necessary to add your URL in your bio, but as some sites only show your bio and not the URL then it’s quite handy to have your URL in your bio section, showing those that see it that you have a website and could gain you possible new readers/visitors
Twitter: rainkeepfalling
Thanks for the good advice. I am not to Twitter and still trying t figure out what goes where and what it should say!
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Another great Twitter tips! The good thing of letting others know you better is the best way to build connections with them. We must all remember that what is important online is for others to feel you as natural as possible.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Thanks for your input Mark, using the bio as a bio rather than a collection of keywords is the best way to go
Yeah, I do understand your point there. I still see some people who add so many non-sense stuffs in their bio expecting that they will achieve the benefit that they desired out of that strategy. Anyway, I do believe that the more personalized the bio is, the more appealing to others.
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Twitter: christesperar
Nice tip! Good Twiiter Bio is one of the way to encourage your reader to follow you and we all know that Twitter is one of the leading social site in the WWW. The more follower, the more chances to have a large amount of traffic!
Hey Karen, thanks for this great post when I saw this I directly changed my bio in twitter and in a few days I noticed that it worked. I’m looking forward to your next post.
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Glad my post was of use to you
Hi Karen,
Thank you for featuring my article in your post (I posted the basicblogtips.com one).
Do agree with you regarding the lack of keywords. It really doesn’t matter for SEO (would you rather the traffic going to your site, or to Twitter.com?), I do like keeping mine personal though. Or attempting to at least
I also avoid words such as “guru”, “ninja” or “thought leader”. They’re overused (unless they really are a ninja, in which case that’s awesome).
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A pleasure featuring your article, glad to to see we got your comment up as well
Twitter: kunalshah15
hey, good article regarding the bio in the twitter. because i used to wonder how the celebrities get so many followers in short time after they have opened the account. So i need to check my bio on twitter again…;) thanks for the article…:)
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Hi Kunal, thanks for stopping by and glad to have helped in some way or another
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Twitter: ippa25
Hi, I’ve read this twice now. Thanks so much. You’re one of those people I go to for blogging advises.
I think I did okay in my twitter bio.
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So many people put the words : “ramblings”, “musings” or “random thoughts” in their BIO.
For me that’s a bit of a turn off.
A bit of personality always works “twitter celebrity in the making” really fits the bill. Well done.
I only use Twitter at the moment to follow news events…
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Thanks Mat, I put the “twitter celebrity in the making” in at the end for a laugh really, but after putting that my twitter just took off even more, so I thought what the heck, I’ll leave it in
Twitter: earninghours
Nice tips Karen, Enjoyed reading this. I have always liked Twitter but I am unable to give it time and optimize my Twitter profile because of my tight schedule. I am working to adjust Twitter sometime between my schedule.
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Thank you, if you get the time to optimize your bio then it could improve your follower count
This is actually good stuff. I’ve got a Twitter account but rarely tweet. I merely attended a webinar today on Twitter basics, as I feel it’s about time to be more active with Twitter. I like the list, but could add to #4 to avoid to much business self promotion. At least in my industry, real estate agents usually look at Twitter.
Twitter: vampirewiki
Wow, thanks for the info. I just tweaked my bio now from a NO NO spammy keyword one… opps
Owner and Famous Blogger of VampireWiki Blog, life long Vampire fan and compiler of all information pertaining to our favorite Undead http://www.vampirewiki.com
Sorry I stole the Famous Blogger part…
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Sounds a lot better, I found after changing my bio to what it is now, I had a slight increase in followers as they had an idea of what I was doing etc., rather than those pesky lists of keywords
Twitter: mezzosender
Hi Karen. I agree, but it is also a learning curve for most people because I don’t recall any guidelines below the Bio box when you are completing it for the first time on Twitter. Someone as clever as Biz should have thought of doing that from day one.
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Some guidelines from Twitter on filling out your bio may have been some help for newbies
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Twitter: EBScribblings
Hello Karen,
Thank you for that. I am very new to Twitter – all help gratefully received. Off to read some more of your posts (after I’ve edited my profile).
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Hi Hamish, thank you for taking the time to comment and glad I could help in some way
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Great Tips indeed. I guess being honest with who you are and putting in your personality is the best policy when it comes to social media.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
It certainly helps
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Twitter: chrisrossss
Thanks for the tips I am going to implement them all now!
I know it really important to have good bio on any social media because if someone reads it they need to really want to follow you are have you as a friend. Thanks for sharing!
Karen, this is a great article. Never really thought people might be searching for keywords in my bio. Will have to take a look at my bio and see if I can pack in more, without being spammy and gross.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
I found that after I had updated my bio with the one I have now, my follow count did improve
Twitter: J_T_Ray
I agree, and I hate to read bio’s that are just a list of keywords. Yes, I may be more likely to find you that way but I’m probably not going to follow you if that’s all you’ve written in your bio. I really like your bio and I need to go back and review mine since it’s been a long time since I’ve changed it.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
There have been so many that I haven’t followed due to a lack of a twitter bio, so it does help to have a well written one
Twitter: J_T_Ray
It seems like bloggers are so pressed for time trying to manage multiple blogs, updating content, building backlinks, submitting articles, etc. that they don’t have much time. But your Twitter bio is such a small, simple thing, you’d think more people would take 60 seconds to make it count.
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Twitter: makemoney2blog
If more Twitter users looked at the bio as more of an intro to a resume or even SEO for a weblog or webpage, they would take advantage of it a lot more. That bio is much more powerful than what the average joe thinks. It’s an introduction into the type of tweeter, the type of goals, and your focus for your twitter might be at the time. It also helps to have a good Twitter name to really understand what the person is about. A simple message or a name correlating to your business is always a way to attract followers.
Twitter: topmovieswatch
Can you enlighten on why Website SEO and blogging tips are considered as spammy. Just hit by curiosity so thought you may help me out.
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Website SEO and blogging tips are not spammy, it’s the idea of only filling your bio with keywords that is
Twitter: SlappyBear
I kept my Twitter Bio simple, it says who I am and what I do, can’t say much more than that on it really, I do get a lot of people following me with an interest in bears and 3D though
Twitter: BlazingMinds
It’s working for you then
Twitter: JanusNg
The Twitter bio is the place I look for before deciding whether or not I will follow a person. After reading this post, I’m gonna go back and review and bio and perhaps rewrite it. Thanks for sharing this useful tip!
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Thanks for stopping by and glad to have been some help
Twitter: abhi_forall
To be honest, I feel tires, boring when filling the BIO section on websites. But that’s true, that’s the one which makes the first impression. Nice tips.
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Glad you enjoyed my Twitter Tips
I’ve fought hard to avoid becoming a Tweeter but it seems like this day and age, it’s a necessity.
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Good luck with your future tweets
Twitter: damondnollan
Thanks to you and this post, I revised my Twitter bio. First order of business was to add my URL and then I freshened the other information. I appreciate the reminder!
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Thanks Damond, I must say your bio looks great
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Twitter: damondnollan
Thank you, Karen. I blame that on you.
Hope your weekend is going well. Enjoy!
Twitter: oims
Thanks Karen! Retweeted this a bit ago, revamped my bio (have to go back, I was barely awake, to see what I wrote), and wanted to say thank you here on your blog.
I think I under-use Twitter if that’s possible. I tend to tweet other people’s stuff with the occasional “hey I’ve written something new.” That’s about it.
I also, somehow, have a few people I’m following who write in say Russian or… Since I’m not going to translate everything I feel I should unfollow, but then again just because I’m inept with foreign languages, I’d hate to make them suffer for my deficiency
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Twitter: BlazingMinds
Glad to have been some help, you don’t have to unfollow people because of their language, make the most of Twitter Lists and then you can keep a closer eye on those that you really like to see tweets from, specially if you are following a lot of tweeps
Twitter: yuvalpesh
how about mine, i think its okay? Tweet me if it’s good please
Twitter: BlazingMinds
It has humour, but it’s really not saying much about you is it, it works fine if you are looking for people who are only in it for the numbers, but if you want anyone to look at your bio and they have an idea of what you are tweeting about, then sadly it will not do that.
Twitter: jide_ogunsanya
Great tips there. I will re-write my Twitter bio asap. Thanks alot. Heard it’s also good to include a location in the bio, that such attract neighbors to follow. How true is that?
Twitter: BlazingMinds
You can add a location as well, but they usually aren’t as inviting as a bio that is interesting and informative. As long as you write a good bio and not copy any here like some people do! Then you should notice a slight difference
Twitter: supsampust
that’s awesome. i will try to include some of the highlighted above. thanks alot
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Remember though, come up with something original, don’t copy what’s here or re-word anything, make your bio original
Twitter: existenciya
Thank you for the great tips! I’ve just created my twitter accont and will put your advice into action!
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Twitter: JJ_Remergence
I’m always quite surprised when people have nothing at all in their Twitter Bio’s and then you get the the ones that fill them up with nothing but keywords, just to get followers!
Twitter: BlazingMinds
Sometimes it’s best to check the bios, just in case they are spammers or someone who is pretending to be someone else.