How to get the twitter account verified?

WHY VERIFIED TWITTER ACCOUNTS ARE IMPORTANT?

 Improved brand/company credibility – 
 Verifying the Twitter account provide more authenticity and increases your social media presence making your personal or brand more attractive for business endorsements.

Distinguish yourself/Brand from fake and parody accounts –

You’re likely to be agreed to a code of conduct for social media platforms with your club and/or national team. Having a verified Twitter account can make sure that the actions of some other account aren’t mistaken to be yours.

Improved social search presence –

A verified Twitter account gives priority and help fans to find you easily on the Twitter search tool. Also helpful if you’d like additional followers!

MAJOR THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT A TWITTER VERIFIED STATUS

Your total follower count is not considered as a factor in the criteria for verification
Twitter have authority to choose who gets verified account
It doesn’t stop any user from making a parody/duplicate account
Being verified,twitter doesn’t guarantee increased followers or reach

EASY STEP By STEP PROCESS TO GET A VERIFIED TWITTER ACCOUNT

STEP 1: CHECK IF YOU QUALIFY FOR A VERIFIED TWITTER ACCOUNT.
Twitter only verifies only few accounts as possible that too for legitimate reasons. Reasons to ask Twitter include being a highly recognisable politician, political party, a brand or famous personality etc., or if your name / brand and likeness is impersonated or parodied on multiple fake accounts, leading to serious identity confusion.

STEP 2: EMBED CODE FOR A TWITTER “FOLLOW” BUTTON ON YOUR WEBSITE
Twitter suggests that embedding a Twitter “Follow” button on official website is the best possible alternative to verification. This step allows you to have followers directly from your main site, which is infact very helpful in case there are multiple Twitter accounts that use your name.

STEP 3: GO THROUGH THE TWITTER VERIFIED ACCOUNT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These terms explain the meaning of a verified account,who has the twitter verified badge and identifying a genuine verified account. They can be found here.

STEP 4: CHECK OUT HOW TO APPLY FOR A VERIFIED ACCOUNT
Send a direct message HERE.

Make sure to have the following information handy for How to get the twitter account verified?:

Account name
Full name
Official website(Suggestion will be provided to put the Twitter logo on your official website to speed up process
Location
Bio information (160 character profile summary)
Contact name (The individual who will manage the account)
Additional contact information
STEP 5: WAIT TILL TWITTER RESPONDS
If you don’t get a response shortly from Twitter, you can contact Twitter by mail or through Twitter. Note that Twitter deals with a high volume of verification requests from across the globe, and that it give more priority to the most “highly sought users.

STEP 6: FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWITTER FOR VERIFICATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT
If Twitter decides that you are qualified for a verified account, they will contact you via direct message. Click the link in the direct message to be taken to finish the process.

Protect the Account – You wll be requested to add a direct phone number via which Twitter can contact you if required.
Once you complete all the above steps, your Twitter account will be official verified.

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