22 Top Twitter Tips For Beginners — and Twitter Pros

Top tips to increase your follower count, reach a wider audience, and boost your engagement on Twitter in 2022.

I love Twitter. It’s one of my favorite places on the Internet, and one of the few sites I visit more than once a day.

I’ve been a Twitter user since 2009 and in a decade of tweeting, I’ve learned a thing or two about how to get the most from the platform.

Learning Twitter is like anything else in life. The more you use it, the more you learn, and the better you get at using it.

But you don’t have to spend years learning how to become a Twitter pro.

Today I am going to share with you some of my best tips to shortcut your journey to Twitter success in the year ahead.

1. Use Keywords In Your Bio

Your bio, along with your profile picture, is usually the first thing people see when deciding whether or not to follow you on Twitter.

Consider what keywords people might use to find you — a good tip is to look at other people in your field and their accounts to see what keywords they’re using.

2. Optimize Your Profile Picture

Profile images should be square shaped and at least 400 x 400 pixels in size. Most profile images are now mainly viewed on mobile devices. This means that the image itself has to be recognizable in smaller dimensions than it appears on a desktop or laptop screen. These smaller images are known as ‘thumbnails’. For your image to work as a thumbnail, your face must predominate in the original image. Think of framing your picture around your head and shoulders.

Insider Tip! Don’t miss the opportunity to use your cover image to tell the bigger story of what you are passionate about or to promote any upcoming events. Twitter header image size is 1500 x 500 pixels. Canva has a built-in option…