Connect Twitter To Your Facebook Account In Just 5 Easy Steps

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Connecting Twitter to Your Facebook AccountIf you enjoy using Social Media Websites chances are that you would have a Facebook account as well as a Twitter account. Both of these allow you to make updates to your status. By creating a connection between these two accounts you only need to write your message once as it will be posted to the other one automatically.

There are two ways of creating the connection between Facebook and Twitter. You can link your Twitter account to your personal Facebook account; or you can link your Facebook Page to your Twitter account.  In the first option the message goes from Twitter to Facebook and in the second option it goes from Facebook to Twitter. For instance if you use Twitter regularly just write your message on your Twitter account and it will be posted automatically on your Facebook account. You will see it on your Facebook profile page and it will appear on the Facebook News Feed. Here is how you can do that in just a few simple teps.Connecting Your Twitter Account to Your Personal Facebook AccountIn this connection when you write a message on your Twitter account it gets automatically posted into your Facebook status and Wall. Here are 5 simple steps how you can make that connection. You need to be logged into your Facebook account in order to do this.Step 1 – Locate the Twitter ApplicationThe Twitter application as well as many other cool applications are stored in the Facebook Applications area.You can access it directly at the following URL:http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2231777543Once you have located the application click the blue ‘Go to Application’ -button.Step2 – Allow AccessBy clicking the ‘Allow’ –button you will authorise Twitter and Facebook create the connection needed. Go ahead and … click.Step 3 – Log on to TwitterNext you will need to log in to your Twitter account to make the connection happen.Since we are creating a connection to your personal Facebook account you should use your personal Twitter account here as well.Step 4 – Allow Twitter updatesIn order to get the automatic update from your Twitter account to show up on your Facebook status you need to click the ‘+ Allow Twitter to Update Your Facebook Status’ –button.This enables the connection and sends you to the next screen.Step 5 – AuthorisationThis is a bit unnecessary step but you need to click the blue ‘Allow Status Updates’ –button to finalise the operation.The only good thing about this page is that it gives you the page URL where you can change the settings of this Twitter application as well as your other Facebook applications. Here is the direct link to that page: http://www.facebook.com/editapps.phpOnce you click the button you will be back on the previous screen. From this screen you can also update your Facebook status. This will be posted automatically to you Twitter account as well. Please note that when you update your status on your Facebook profile page as you would do normally, it does not post to your Twitter account…. Congratulations! You’re done!You have now connected your Twitter account with your personal Facebook account. Everytime you  write a new Twitter post it will now automatically show up on your Facebook Profile. Next time we will have a look how to connect your Facebook Business Page to your Twitter business account.Linking Facebook and Twitter Step-By-Step GuideThis article is Part 2 of the illustrated bonus guide ‘Linking Facebook and Twitter‘ which you can get free by ordering the Facebook Advertising Guide.

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