{"id":8159,"date":"2015-01-20T18:12:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T18:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=8159"},"modified":"2015-01-20T15:20:06","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T15:20:06","slug":"how-to-create-a-twitter-account-as-a-musician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-twitter-account-as-a-musician\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create A Twitter Account As A Musician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a musician starting out or looking to gain a larger audience, a great place to get started is through social media.<br \/>\nAndrew Apanov of We Spin, Dotted Music and Stand Above the Noise shows you how to create and optimise your Twitter profile as a musician.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Keep information on your Twitter profile up-to-date. When there is a new campaign (event, new record, music video etc.) \u2013 update your bio and Twitter header with an appropriate CTA and graphics.<br \/>\nFor the Profile Photo, use your photo (head shot) where possible. A logo is a solid alternative.<br \/>\nYou can create beautiful Twitter headers quickly and for free with Canva.<br \/>\nYou can find the current Twitter (and other social networks) graphics specifications at this location.<br \/>\nA WeSpin formula for a great Twitter bio: Short Pitch (description of who you are in few words) + CTA (a call to action with a link) + Humor.<br \/>\nPin the most important content on your Twitter profile (consider pinning a rich media tweet, e.g. attaching a photo, or a YouTube or Soundcloud URL).<br \/>\nLook at what bigger artists do on their Twitter profiles, but remember that their current goals are most probably different from yours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PU6E7VLcpHI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a musician starting out or looking to gain a larger audience, a great place to get started is through social media. 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