{"id":51135,"date":"2017-03-17T07:48:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T07:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/?p=2723\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:35:39","slug":"how-do-i-setup-my-twitter-direct-messages-to-be-used-for-my-business","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/how-do-i-setup-my-twitter-direct-messages-to-be-used-for-my-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I set up my Twitter Direct Messages to be used for my business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter Direct Messages default settings are set so you can only receive direct messages from people you follow. If you want to set up Direct Messages for your business, you need to change that as well as a few other things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setup your Direct Messages for your business by following these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to your Twitter Account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to your Security and privacy settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find <\/span><b>\u2018Receiver direct messages from anyone\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and check the box.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct Messages are a great why to keep things private between you and your customers on Twitter. By making using it a customer service platform, your business can gain quite a bit.<\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h4><b>Read More:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"How do I use Direct Messages on Twitter?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-use-direct-messages-on-twitter\/\">How do I use Direct Messages on Twitter?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Who is following you on Twitter?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/who-is-following-you-on-twitter\/\">Who is following you on Twitter?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Can Twitter help me in building my brand awareness?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/can-twitter-help-me-in-building-my-brand-awareness\/\">Can Twitter help me in building my brand awareness?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/twitter-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How to Conduct an Excellent Twitter Audit in 15 Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":51438,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How do I set up my Twitter Direct Messages to be used for my business? - Sotrender Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Twitter Direct Messages default settings are set so you can only receive direct messages from people you follow. 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