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How To Write a Twitter Bio That Gains You More Followers

Posted by Karen in Uncategorized

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

TwitterSo what should you put in your Twitter bio, well, make it informative, but not personal, as an example mine reads:

Owner and Famous Blogger of Blazing Minds, lover of tech, life & people who make her laugh. A Twitter celebrity in the making. http://blazingminds.co.uk

As you can see, it says what I do and a few of the things I like, you  may of noticed that I’ve also added my 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 a blogger that writes about blogging tips, blog design, thesis and many more interesting blog related articles

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:

  1. Tell Tweeters what you do
  2. Show a side of your personality
  3. Add something a little personal, but not something no one should know!
  4. Never include politics, religion or sexuality
  5. Have fun, but be informative and most of all be HUMAN

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, then please ReTweet it to your friends and followers ;)

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90 Responses to “How To Write a Twitter Bio That Gains You More Followers”
  1. Dana from Blogging Tips Blog
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 11, 2010 at 10:37 am

    It seems I need to rewrite my twitter bio.
    .-= Dana @ Blogging Tips Blog is hoping you stop by and read Clear Type WordPress Theme from Theme Junkie: A Simple Review =-.

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  2. Ryan
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 11, 2010 at 12:59 pm

    thanks Karen will take that into consideration! I finally have twitter BTW so if ryanogs starts following you know who it is!

    Reply
  3. Jorgen Sundberg
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 11, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    I was just going to write about Twitter bios… Not a very extensive topic but very important, thanks for sharing!
    .-= Jorgen Sundberg is hoping you stop by and read How to Get More LinkedIn Recommendations =-.

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  4. Dave Lucas
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 11, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    Darn! Now I have to go and rewrite my twitter bio! ThanXaLot! ;)

    Reply
  5. rob sellen
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 11, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    Mine thankfully has always been ok :)
    .-= rob sellen is hoping you stop by and read Are we bloggers missing readers? =-.

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  6. Gines
    Twitter:
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    May 12, 2010 at 12:35 am

    Hmm. Mine looks OK. What do you think Karen? Have a good one.
    .-= Gines is hoping you stop by and read Raise the Roof and Win Free Stuff =-.

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  7. Colleen from Kennewick Real Estate
    Twitter:
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    May 12, 2010 at 12:56 am

    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.
    .-= Colleen@Kennewick Real Estate is hoping you stop by and read West Pasco Washington Homes For Sale =-.

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  8. Gautam Hans from Blog Godown
    Twitter:
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    May 12, 2010 at 5:57 am

    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 :)
    .-= Gautam Hans @ Blog Godown is hoping you stop by and read What To Invest If You’ve Got No Money To Invest =-.

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  9. Dennis Edell from Direct Sales Marketing
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 12, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    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! :)
    .-= Dennis Edell @ Direct Sales Marketing is hoping you stop by and read Warning: 8 Posts Coming Back to Back =-.

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  10. Source Blogger
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 13, 2010 at 4:33 am

    This article compelled me to make changes to my Twitter profile!

    Nice!

    Source Blogger
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  11. Udegbunam Chukwudi | StrictlyOnlineBiz
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 16, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    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 ;-) .

    Reply
  12. john
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 18, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    This applies to everything you do. Be yourself, don’t tell lies about yourself and people will listen to you.

    Reply
  13. Murlu
    Twitter:
    says:
    May 20, 2010 at 6:10 pm

    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 :)
    .-= Murlu is hoping you stop by and read Time Management For Successful Bloggers =-.

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  14. Harsh Agrawal
    Twitter:
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    July 19, 2010 at 1:13 am

    I updated my Bio couple of days back :)
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  15. Lauren says:
    November 12, 2010 at 8:05 am

    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.

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  16. Joel from hgh says:
    December 7, 2010 at 10:28 am

    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.

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  17. Andy says:
    January 3, 2011 at 2:16 am

    Establish Credibility and Build trust are 2 key purposes of a great bio.

    Reply
  18. Thomas
    Twitter:
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    April 24, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    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.
    Thomas recently posted..Twitter Guide For Dummies part1

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  19. Ron
    Twitter:
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    April 25, 2011 at 9:43 am

    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.
    Ron recently posted..Dora Games – Dora The Explorer Fun Facts And Trivia

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  20. Michael says:
    April 25, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    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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  21. donnie
    Twitter:
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    April 25, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    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.
    donnie recently posted..New Web Design for Team Hillenburg

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  22. kavita
    Twitter:
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    April 26, 2011 at 8:52 am

    informative post. i will surely update my twitter bio.
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  23. 8 Tips To Enhance Your Twitter Bio | Daily Link — Biztegra - Social Web Solutions says:
    May 25, 2011 at 2:28 pm

    [...] How To Write a Twitter Bio That Gains You More Followers (blazingminds.co.uk) [...]

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  24. Tuan from Technology Blog
    Twitter:
    says:
    July 30, 2011 at 7:36 am

    Hi Karen,
    Could you give me some advice for my Twitter bio? Is adding the URL necessary?

    Reply
    • Karen
      Twitter:
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      July 30, 2011 at 8:47 am

      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 ;)

      Reply
  25. Katie
    Twitter:
    says:
    August 2, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    Thanks for the good advice. I am not to Twitter and still trying t figure out what goes where and what it should say!
    Katie recently posted..Live like you are dying

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  26. Mark says:
    August 22, 2011 at 4:44 am

    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.
    Mark recently posted..The P90X program has changed my mind on what an exercise routine should be

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  27. Christian Esperar
    Twitter:
    says:
    August 29, 2011 at 5:17 pm

    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!
    Christian Esperar recently posted..[Transform Windows 7] into Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Using “Ubuntu Skin Pack”

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  28. Peter says:
    August 30, 2011 at 10:21 am

    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.

    Reply
  29. Rhys says:
    August 31, 2011 at 8:48 am

    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).
    Rhys recently posted..Services I Use – Bookmarking Demon

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  30. kunal
    Twitter:
    says:
    August 31, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    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…:)
    kunal recently posted..Interthread communication in JAVA

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  31. haopee
    Twitter:
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    September 3, 2011 at 8:55 am

    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.
    haopee recently posted..Mange (Dog Tips)

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  32. Mat says:
    September 3, 2011 at 9:03 am

    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…

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    • Karen
      Twitter:
      says:
      September 3, 2011 at 11:22 am

      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 ;)

      Reply
  33. Jawed
    Twitter:
    says:
    September 24, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    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.

    Reply
  34. Jason says:
    October 6, 2011 at 12:35 pm

    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.

    Reply
  35. Vampire Rob
    Twitter:
    says:
    October 9, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    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…
    Vampire Rob recently posted..Movie Review: Stake Land (2010)

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    • Karen
      Twitter:
      says:
      October 10, 2011 at 8:52 am

      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 ;)

      Reply
  36. Mezzo
    Twitter:
    says:
    October 16, 2011 at 9:00 am

    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.

    Reply
  37. Hamish
    Twitter:
    says:
    November 10, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    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).
    Hamish recently posted..Kindle Touch

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  38. Edmund says:
    November 20, 2011 at 3:22 am

    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.
    Edmund recently posted..SEO Experts Academy Review

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  39. Chris
    Twitter:
    says:
    December 5, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Thanks for the tips I am going to implement them all now!

    Reply
  40. Demi says:
    December 9, 2011 at 10:20 am

    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!

    Reply
  41. Astro Gremlin says:
    January 2, 2012 at 3:22 am

    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.
    Astro Gremlin recently posted..How to Be a Superhero

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  42. Josh
    Twitter:
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    January 2, 2012 at 7:11 am

    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.
    Josh recently posted..Children’s Ultimate UGG Boots

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  43. Josh
    Twitter:
    says:
    January 2, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    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.
    Josh recently posted..Sorel Women’s Tivoli Plaid Boot

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  44. John
    Twitter:
    says:
    January 3, 2012 at 9:50 pm

    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.

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  45. Anita Richard
    Twitter:
    says:
    January 4, 2012 at 11:24 am

    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.
    Anita Richard recently posted..Review of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

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  46. Slappy Bear
    Twitter:
    says:
    January 7, 2012 at 10:59 am

    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 ;)

    Reply
  47. Janus
    Twitter:
    says:
    January 10, 2012 at 6:47 am

    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!
    Janus recently posted..10 Simple Content Marketing Ideas To Grow Your Business Online

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  48. Abhi Balani
    Twitter:
    says:
    January 26, 2012 at 5:31 am

    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.
    Abhi Balani recently posted..Good Blogger And A Good Blog: What Are The Signs?

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  49. Keith Koons says:
    March 15, 2012 at 5:26 am

    I’ve fought hard to avoid becoming a Tweeter but it seems like this day and age, it’s a necessity.
    Keith Koons recently posted..Finding a Great Freelance Writer- Asking for Custom Samples

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  50. Damond Nollan
    Twitter:
    says:
    March 23, 2012 at 2:44 pm

    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!
    Damond Nollan recently posted..Initial Thoughts On JustRetweet And Triberr As A Solution To Increase Blog Pageviews

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  51. 100 Tips for Using Twitter for Coursework, Research and Building a Professional Network | rapidexplore.com says:
    May 6, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    [...] Flesh out your bio. You’ll get more mileage out of your Twitter account if you actually create a profile that says [...]

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