Verify Your Twitter Account Without a Badge!

If you’ve already had some experience using Twitter, you’ve also probably noticed a blue checkmark badge next to a particular user’s name when you click through to view their Twitter profile. With the increase in the amount of blue twitter badges came curiosity, what do they mean, how to they help me account/brand, does it reduce impersonation  Can I verify my account? Also came loads and loads of fake accounts, most times, I cant even tell whether basketmouth is @baskettmouth or @basket_mouth and each of these accounts look very real so you really don’t know who exactly is speaking.

Before I go on, if you have 20 followers, please visit the post on “how to grow your twitter account”

The blue verification badge is displayed to inform other users that the identity of the Twitter user is real and authentic. Verified accounts help distinguish between the real identity of the account and fake accounts that have been set up by users who are not at all affiliated with the person or business. Hence, if you look closely, you should be able to tell which is the real account

Twitter will not verify your account if you simply ask for one. Their goal is to verify as few accounts as possible, so only the biggest brands and public figures tend to get verified. Twitter has admitted that they proactively verify accounts according to the tweets, personality behind the account, number of followers they attract and how many other users may try to impersonate the account by setting up fake accounts.

In other words, Twitter doesn’t necessarily require you to be a big celebrity or corporation. If you have enough followers that your brand, image ore reputation could be impacted negatively by others trying to impersonate, Twitter may make the decision to verify your account without you even asking for it first.

However there are other ways to authenticate your twitter account without the blue badge  

embedding a Twitter "Follow" button on your official website as the best alternative to verification.

Twitter also recommends including a link to an official website as an alternative to verification.

Also, post all the other platforms at which you can be found, e.g your facebook address e.t.c

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