It’s easy to create a list of Twitter accounts to organize people on Twitter. You can create a list for any category or group you find helpful. It’s easy to add a list and fill it with people and businesses.

• Before You Start: You have a business Twitter account.
• Learning Level: 3 | Building Skills
• Article Last Updated: Sunday, December 4, 2011

Twitter Lists

Have you ever wanted a way to group together people you follow on Twitter? Or have you ever wanted a way to keep track of Twitter accounts related to a topic? Twitter lists allow you to create up to 20 different lists of Twitter accounts with up to 500 accounts in each list.

Create A Twitter List

To create a Twitter list:

1. Log in to Twitter (http://twitter.com/) if necessary.
2. Display your home page (if necessary).
3. Locate the Lists option (under the tweet box).
4. Click Lists. Twitter displays a menu of list options.
5. Click Create a list. Twitter displays the Create A New List window.

1. Type a name for your new list.
2. Type a list description.
3. Set the Privacy setting for your new list.
4. Click Save List. Twitter creates your new list and displays the new list page so you can begin adding people to your new list.

There are 3 ways to add people and businesses to your new list.

1. Search: Use the search feature to look up Twitter accounts. If the account you want to add to your list appears in the search results, click the account name. Twitter displays the profile in the flyout (right pane). Click the options button. Twitter displays the action options. Click Add To List. Twitter displays a list of your lists. Check all appropriate lists.

1. Profile: Display the profile of a person or business you want to add to a list. Click the options button. Twitter displays the action options. Click Add To List. Twitter displays a list of your lists. Check all appropriate lists.
2. Following: You can add anyone you follow to a list. Display the list of accounts you follow. Click the options button. Twitter displays the action options. Click Add To List. Twitter displays a list of your lists. Check all appropriate lists.

Your turn: Have you created any Twitter lists? What groups or categories have you found helpful? Share how Twitter lists have helped your business.

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