Going viral:

Social networking sites give us a great opportunity to 'go viral'. This means that you Tweet about something that really catches people's attention. Your followers are impressed, so they re-Tweet it.

In turn, each of their followers re-Tweet it, and so on and so on, and soon your little Tweet spreads like wildfire, snowballing into a huge storm of clicks and traffic.

Of course, TRYING to make something go viral probably won't work. It tends to just happen on its own. Tweeting “Hey guys buy my new ebook click here” will never go viral, obviously. But if you find something really interesting, little-known, valuable, funny, etc., you might have a chance.

Very often, Tweets go viral without anyone really expecting or planning on it. This is just one of the many amazing benefits of social networking.

Getting Started

Fortunately for you, Twitter is probably one of the most user-friendly websites out there. It is practically impossible to get lost or confused when creating an account or setting up your profile. Nevertheless, I've provided a simple walkthrough for you.

Signing Up With Twitter

On the Front Page just click on the yellow button - Sign up for Twitter;

Then put your Full Name – I have also put my website name here especially if it’s a one or two word name.

Email Address

Password

Username - This could be your own name, your blog's name, your product's name, etc. Whatever “brand” you want to build, use that as your username.

First you'll be able to browse through the Twitter accounts of various celebrities, politicians, businesses, corporations, etc.
Follow the ones you're interested in.

Next you can search your inbox for your contacts that are already on Twitter. Finally, the last step will be to search the names of others who you would like to follow.

Don't go overboard when it comes to following or you'll soon find that your Twitter page is far too “busy” – you might miss the good Tweets among all the noise and clutter. Only follow people if you have a legitimate reason for doing so-- don't follow a bunch of strangers.

But unfortunately we all do.

That's it!

It doesn't get much easier than that.