Having your Twitter account verified is at least one of the things you could wish from this micro-blogging website. Having you account be it personal, business, or company — get that blue verified badge lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic.
An account may be verified if it is determined to be an account of public interest. Typically this includes accounts maintained by users in music, acting, fashion, government, politics, religion, journalism, media, sports, business, to mention a few.
It is worth knowing that you submit a request to have your account verified or can by chance get handpicked by Twitter’s verification team. To go through all this, the most common reasons for verification is to be highly recognizable by the general public.
For now, Twitter has paused the verification submission process as its still reviewing previous submission. However, rumor has it that the U.S. based micro-blogging website is soon calling for submissions. Therefore, by reading this article you need to prepare and know what you need to do.
One of the key things Twitter will look at, is how active you are on the platform. Be more active, and you stand a chance of being verified.
Let’s look at what you need to do;
- Fill out your profile with profile picture of you/business/company, cover photo, full name/business name/company name, link to your website.
- Add a bio describing clearly the purpose of your account.
- Add a verified and confirmed phone number and email address.
- Add your birthday.
- Set your tweets as “public” (this is KEY).
Having submitted that, Twitter will still request some information before verifying your account. Among this, will;
- Ask reason(s) as to why you want your account verified.
- Documentation to prove your identity such as a driver’s license or passport.
- Links to help demonstrate your identity like your website or to a business you represent.
How to maximize the chances of your being verified?
- Make sure your account has been active at least for three weeks or a month.
- In your bio, include your biggest job title, and if the company/business is on Twitter include its handle.
- Have a cover photo with you in it, doing something productive.
- When asked ‘why you need your account verified’, pitch with empathy for the Twitter community.
- Submitted links that show some of your works, your detailed profile, among others.
Benefits of having your account verified
- It can lead to verifying your other sites or social media platforms.
- Great help when networking with influencers.
- You get additional security measures to prevent things like identity theft.
- Gets you a sign of trust amongst the Twitter community.
- And mostly, gets you new followers.
The verification request link is https://verification.twitter.com/request and could go live an time from NOW. Once live, use the opportunity to have your account verified.
