Claim Your Domain and Social Media Profiles

Social Media Handles are Important

While claiming your social media handle might not have been at the top of your to-do list when building your website, it’s easy to do. Your social media handle is your username. It often appears on platforms like Twitter and Instagram, with an “@” symbol.

A username is completely unique to your account, and can’t be changed on every platform, so try to get it as close as possible to your domain name.

How to Choose a Social Media Handle

This first step is to decide what social media handle to use. Platforms like Twitter have a fifteen character limit, so you want to keep that in mind while brainstorming. If you want your handle to be the same on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, et cetera, you’ll need to keep it to fifteen characters or less. Also, it shouldn’t be too long, hard to spell, or have too many special characters.

Make Sure Your Handle is Available

The next step is to check each platform to ensure your handle is available. Depending on which platforms you decide to use, you may have to rethink your handle if you can’t claim the same one across multiple platforms. Once you’ve selected and researched a handle that you can use across your desired social platforms, there’s only one thing left to do—claim it.

Having a strong and consistent social media handle can make your company easier to find online. Don’t forget to link your social media accounts on your website. WordPress plugins like Jetpack make it fast and easy to add them to your blog or website.

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