What is Twitter you ask? Twitter is a social networking site that allows people to follow your updates. It is very important for you to determine your ultimate goal with the site before beginning. I choose to use it for work purposes. I post useful articles and stories pertaining to Real Estate along with the occasional recipes, cool gadgets, etc. Below are the 5 steps to begin Twittering:
1) Go to Twitter.com and setup your account. It's pretty basic, just setup a username/email and password.
2) Read the basic guidelines at http://Help.Twitter.Com, this will save you alot of time and headaches in the long run. Many people avoid because they don't understand. This may become a valuable tool for you, give it a shot!
3) Once your account is created you will then get a home page and profile. Fill it out your profile and then you can start searching for friends and topics of interest. If you choose to follow someone you will be able to see their updates, if they follow you they will see yours.
4) Decide who you want to follow. Start with people you already know by using Twitters directory. You can also browse http://www.Twellow.com. This site sorts people by industry. You can also register yourself here as well.
5) Decide what content you want to post. You can observe others before posting. It's kind of like watching from the sidelines until you are comfirtable jumping in the pool. This can also be used as the first step.
These are just the very basic beginning steps. As you become comfortable with the site you can get creative and take advantage of the many tools that come with it.