How to Verified Your Twitter Account - Get Blue Tick

The trend of Verified accounts are not so new in social media sites. Twitter is using this feature for many years. Google+ is using this feature from the beginning. Yeah, Facebook and YouTube has introduced this feature recently.

On Twitter, verified account will only get the small verification badge that is highlighted below because unlike Google+, every user can have Vanity URL for there Twitter profile.
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Though it helps a lot in finding the official account of a brand that you want to follow. Also, verified accounts generally get higher position in twitter search results when you try to search any user using Twitter searchbox.

WHY ARE VERIFIED TWITTER ACCOUNTS IMPORTANT?

Improved brand credibility – As a pro-rugby player you recognize that you can enhance your earnings through endorsements and gaining media exposure. Verifying your Twitter account can enhance your social media presence making your personal brand more attractive for endorsements.

Distinguish yourself from parody and fake accounts – You’re likely to have been agreed to a code of conduct for social media platforms with your club and/or national team. Gaining a verified Twitter account can ensure the actions of another account aren’t mistaken as being your own.

Improved social search presence – A verified Twitter account can help fans find you on the Twitter search tool. Hands up if you’d like some additional followers!

Twitter’s Recommendation to get verified name:

• Embed Twitter’s official “Follow” button on your official website to get followers directly from your official website. It also helps users as well as twitter staff to know the original Twitter handler of a brand at the time of verification.

• Include a link to your official website within your profile’s description.

Some companies also say that if you invests more than $5000/month on Twitter advertisements then it will get (and keep) your Twitter account verified.

Twitter do not consider your number of followers as a factor to put verification badge.

Steps to apply for #Verified account @Twitter:

Step 1: Read Verified Account instructions from Twitter help center here -> http://twitter.com/help/verified

Step 2: Draft a message having following details:

• Account Number
• Full Name
• Location
• Official Website
• Bio Information (in less than 160 characters)
• Primary Contact Number (of individual who manages the account)
• Additional Contact Number

Send the message (direct message) to @Verified account.

Step 3: Wait for twitter to respond back. You can contact twitter directly using This Contact Form but keep in mind that twitter deals with high volume verification requests and it verifies very specific accounts.

Step 4: After getting response (by direct message from Twitter), follow the instructions given.

Final Step: In the final step you need to do these three things-

• Learn how to Tweet effectively – You’ll be asked to choose best tweet out of two tweets. There will be no negative impact if you don’t answer correctly.

• Connect with other Interesting Twitter Users – Connect with other verified accounts. It helps in making your account more legitimate.

• Protect your Account – You’ll be asked to add a phone number through which Twitter can contact you if they find any problem with your account.

Recommendation: Do not change your account’s information after getting Verification badge. It can cause Twitter to remove the verification badge and make you to contact them again.

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