Andrea Vahl’s Great Checklist for Twitter

This is a great checklist from Andrea Vahl on how you should be creating, using, and linking to your Twitter profile. You should check off this checklist at least twice a year, if for no other reason than to be sure you’re updating your Twitter profile with your new products and services.

Here are the topics this Twitter Checklist features:

Twitter Photo – Do you have a Twitter photo that draws people in? Is it professional looking?

Twitter Background – Does your Twitter background come across as professional and engaging?

Twitter Header Photo – Is your Twitter bio readable, given your header photo background? Is the header photo professional and effective in presenting your business?

Twitter Bio – Have you used your 160 characters effectively in presenting who you are and what you do?

Twitter Website – Is your website listed in your bio?

Regular Tweets – Do you tweet regularly?

Twitter Links – Are you linking to useful content in at least some of your tweets?

Twitter @ Connections – Are you using @aname to talk to people or mention people at least once a day?

Hashtags – Are you use hashtags to identify the topic of some of your tweets?

Retweets – Do you retweets others at least several times a week?

Twitter Followers – How many people are you following? How many are following you?

Twitter Follows – Are you following new people each week?

Website to Twitter – Do you link to your Twitter profile on your website? Is that link prominent?

Twitter Lists – Do you make use of Twitter lists to group people with like interests?

Twitter Photos – Are you making use of Twitter’s increased emphasis on photos and images?