Becoming a social media powerhouse in one week (phase 1)

Phase 1 of 5
This post is a step-by-step guide to get you set up in such a way that your social media presence is integrated and automated, so that one text message can update your status on four social media sites. This post assumes you are relatively new to computers and have no social media presence as of yet. It will get you set up for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Blogger and include your cell phone.

1. Getting set up for Twitter
1.1. Visit http://twitter.com/
1.2. Click the "Get Started, Join" button
1.3. Complete the fields shown and click "Create my Account"
1.4. Click the "Settings" button in the upper right-hand corner of the page
1.5. Complete the Account information and click "Save"
1.6. Click the "Devices" tab and enter your cell phone number
1.7. Now grab your cell phone and you should receive a text message. Text back to confirm.
1.8. Add the five digit number to which you just texted to your phone's list of contacts and call it Twitter.
1.9. Now send a test message to it. Try something like, "Hey, glad to be on Twitter!"
1.10. Now send a text with the message "off."
1.11. Send it a second time. This will prevent you from getting buried in text messages with everyone's tweets.
1.12. Click the "Picture" tab
1.13. Click the "Browse" button to upload a photo of yourself. The best photos here are just of your face, are crisp, clear images and should be flattering if you care what people think of you.
1.14. Click save and then click the "Design" tab
1.15. (Optional) You can create a custom background (to be explained in a future post) or choose one of the canned backgrounds by clicking on your favorite.
1.16. Click "Save Changes"
1.17. Now click the "Profile" button in the upper right-hand corner of the page and you should see your picture, the background you chose and the test text message you sent.
1.18. Click "Find People" in the upper right-hand corner of the page
1.19. Type "Phillip Barnes" into the search box and my name and picture should come up.
1.20. Click the follow button to the right of my bio. You are now following your first person! I will follow you back within a couple of hours, so you will have your first follower. Then you're official!