Getting Verified On Twitter With Twitter Blue Subscription

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Are you looking to get verified on Twitter with the infamous blue checkmark? Today the checkmark may be different colors for your Twitter verified profile.

You may remember Twitter suspended all accounts from getting verified back in March 2018. It was a few years without this verification process being available for Twitter users. It came back in 2021 but of course with some censorship of who was getting the checkmarks.

Now that Elon Musk is in charge at Twitter, everything is changing by the minute. And as of now, you can get verified with a Twitter Blue Account at $8.00 per month on the web and $11 for IOS. According to the Twitter Blog, Subscribing to Twitter Blue is now available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

They plan to roll out Twitter Blue to more countries soon.

Furthermore, they will be some perks with the Twitter Blue account:


Half the amount of ads? I like that one! And getting a response from Twitter? That would be a first.

It’s been ironic that many companies do excellent customer service on social networks, but the network itself never replied to any requests I had since 2009.  Once a Twitter bot said I didn’t qualify for something because I was under 18. Really? I can dream, right? LOL

How To Get Verified On Twitter Now?

You must have the following credentials to become verified on Twitter:

  • either a verified email address or phone number
  • your profile image
  • a display name
  • pay for a Twitter Blue Account at $8.00 per month on the web or $11 for IO
  • maybe more coming from Elon, stay tuned!
getting verified on Twitter
You may begin to notice the different colored checkmarks on verified Twitter accounts.

Under the older policy, Twitter may also remove verification from accounts that are found to be in severe or repeated violation of the Twitter Rules. You were notified by email if this had happened to your Twitter account.

New Twitter Blue Color Codes For Verified Accounts

  • Gray Checkmarks – For government and multilateral accounts
  • Gold Checkmarks – Business accounts
  • Blue Checkmarks – Subscribers to Twitter Blue

Also, note the changes to those already verified:

In addition to reviewing all accounts at sign up, we’re taking a number of other steps to detect and prevent impersonation. Subscribers who change their profile information, including display name, profile photo, and username (@handle), will temporarily lose their blue checkmark until those changes are reviewed by Twitter. Accounts created within the last 90 days, inactive accounts, accounts without a verified phone number, and accounts with recent changes to their profile information will not be able to subscribe to Twitter Blue at this time.

What Else Did Twitter Change?

In 2021-2022, Twitter plans to build a new Twitter account type to distinguish automated accounts from human-run accounts to make it easier for people to know what’s a bot and what’s not. For example, the earthquake tracker account and breaking news accounts.

Memorial Accounts will also begin.  You’ll be able to preserve a Twitter account in memory of someone who has passed. This will also come with an updated policy for memorialization and a new application flow to request the memorialization of an account.

The Old Twitter Verification Process

Prior to this time, users were verified typically included: Accounts maintained by users in government, politics, religion, journalism, media, sports, business, and other key interest areas.

If it was a personal account vs. a brand that person had to be in media, and/or work at a major company with a title, etc.

Getting verified on your Twitter account means you get a checkmark next to your Twitter handle. It makes you look more official. It gives you or your brand the appearance of social influence.  Getting verified is also a sign of social proof to your Twitter followers.

As Twitter claims “The blue verified badge  on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic.”

Getting the Blue Check Mark On Twitter Was Never Easy

 

One of the first people I thought of that would be verified was Kim Garst. But even she was denied at first by Twitter. She has over 400,000 followers.

But since I first wrote this blog post in 2016 Kim has been verified!

That really me wonder, what gets one verified on Twitter? And who does the verification? Is it a computer or a human on Twitter? According to the new Twitter verification process, it will be a combination of both humans and AI to decide who gets verified on Twitter.

Your Turn On The New Color Badges On Twitter

Now, I would love to know if you have been verified on Twitter yet or if you have tried to get a blue checkmark. I’d love to know more about your experiences in the comments below.

Will you be getting verified with the paid subscription for Twitter Blue? I signed up on April 1, 2023, to see what it is all about. More to come!

I’d love to know more in the comments below.

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47 thoughts on “Getting Verified On Twitter With Twitter Blue Subscription”

  1. Thomas

    Hi Lisa

    I was not aware that Twitter had suspended the verification process back in 2018. I guess it is good to know that Google has opened up for this service again. I have never tried to get verified, as I am sure that I don’t qualify for that. I know people that have tried, but it is very difficult unless you are famous and have like 100.000 followers or more.

    1. Lisa

      Hi Thomas – well it’s only for Covid-19 now with Twitter verifications. No others! So unless you are a news organization, medical research etc. on the Covid-19 you will NOT be able to be verified by Twitter still today.
      There were many people verified on Twitter with little followers, but they are mostly media and entertainment type folks. Thanks for coming by on this one and have a healthy and safe day, weekend ahead!

  2. Aria Mathew

    Hello Lisa,
    It is a fantastic update from twitter. Nowadays, we can’t figure out whether the information said in social media is real or not. In those difficult circumstances, some people will try to cash in and publish false information for the sake of gaining attention. And these acts help to flush out!

    Thanks & Regards
    Aria Mathew

    1. Lisa

      Hi Aria, It is! I’m glad they are doing it for this pandemic crisis. Thanks for coming by and stay healthy and safe Aria.

  3. Victor Joe

    It’s not an easy task for get verified on Twitter account. I’ve applied for it once and it failed. Thanks for this awesome post, I like what you said in the article that we should keep trying even after it fails.

    1. Lisa

      Hi Victor, welcome to Inspire To Thrive. Well, this verification process now is JUST for the COVID-19 accounts, factual/real accounts that tweeting factual information on it. That’s it, no others at the moment. Twitter employees are working from home. Thank for coming by and stay healthy and safe.

  4. Alex

    I think this is the first time when twitter gives that opportunity. Actually twitter realizes the real situation and make this decision.

    1. Lisa

      Hi Alex, welcome to Inspire To Thrive. yes, it is but only for the Covid-19 factual accounts. No other type of accounts are being verified at this time. Thanks for coming by and stay healthy and safe.

  5. Moss Clement

    Hi Lisa, it is a fantastic opportunity for those in the medical field who are experts and can provide helpful information on coronavirus. I have not tried to get verified before. But I will give it a shot. First, straighten up my profile and then see how it goes.
    Thank you for the tips and insights.

    1. Lisa

      Hi Moss, yes, it is only for those in the medical field or info pertaining to the virus only. You are most welcome and do take care Moss.

  6. Samy Jan

    Definitely it’s not an easy job to get a verified Twitter account. Even I tried and failed. There are lots of factors involved in this, some of those are know and some of those are unknown. Internet is full of misleading posts on this topic and none of those worked. We need to build the authority first and then should try to get verified.

    1. Lisa

      Hi Samy, welcome to Inspire to Thrive.Oh yes, it is not an easy task. I would agree, keep on building your authority first and then try, try again. Only about 5% of Twitter accounts are verified. Thanks for coming by and have a great week ahead Samy!

  7. Ruth

    WOW this is very awesome post, I had always wondered about the process of getting verified on twitter. I guess you had shared each and every point on getting verified.

    The infographics is very helpful too.

    Cheers!

    1. Lisa

      Hi Ruth, welcome to Inspire to Thrive. Thank you. It is not an easy process but one you can always go back and try again after some time. I loved the infographic myself. They always help to explain things in images. Thank you for visting and have a great day Ruth!

  8. Adeel Sami

    Hello, Lisa!

    I was failed miserably … But I am okay. 🙂

    I, too, heard of so many tricks that do this and that to get verified. But I am not sure which metric works for being verified.

    I think I am not going to try it anytime sooner. 🙂

    Thanks for the info, Lisa! 🙂

    ~ Adeel

    1. Lisa

      Hi Adeel, oh no, do try again. It seems like there are so many different metrics involved in this one. I believe it was less than 3% of users that got verified so you are in the majority 🙂 Thanks for letting us know here and have a great week ahead!

  9. Mitch Mitchell

    This is great stuff Lisa. I’m never going to try to verify my account because one, I don’t feel even an iota of influential, and two, my real first name isn’t Mitch, and I don’t feel like dealing with that drama. I’ll wait until I win the $400 million lottery… then I’ll feel a little bit more influential. 😆

    1. Lisa

      Hi Mitch, LOL – it might be easier winning that $400 million. And you are really not a Mitch?? I can’t believe it…..Thanks for coming by and have a great new week Mitch.

  10. Umesh Singh

    Hi Lisa,

    Excellent post! Getting verified is like a dream that every twitter user see. I always thought only celebrity or a successful person could get verified.

    But, after reading your post, I will also apply for verification.

    I have seen people who are active on Twitter having lots of followers but still they have no verified account.

    Thanks to you, you have brought every point that a person need to know in order to get blue tick for their twitter account.

    Regards,
    Umesh Singh

    1. Lisa

      Thank you Umesh. Yes, it is interesting to see the number of followers do NOT guarantee a verified checkmark near your name. I think that is probably a good thing too. It does seem like a secret sauce though. “Public interest” seems to be a major key as well. Thanks for coming by. I’d love to know how you make out with getting verified. Have a great day Umesh!

  11. Donna Merrill

    Hi Lisa,

    Wow…I love that infographic! It makes it so easy to understand what exactly one has to do to be verified on Twitter. I guess if you leave one thing out, you are doomed Hugh?

    I haven’t applied yet and its a good thing because this is an amazing reference when applying. I haven’t been so active on Twitter until a few months ago. Now all I want to do is tweet!

    Thanks so much for your expert advice.

    -Donna

    1. Lisa

      Hi Donna, I did too. Thank you. Yes, be sure to follow all the steps in case you can make the grade 🙂 I think public interest is the hardest part to figure out in their secret receipe of approving accounts to be verified Donna. You are welcome. I appreciate your taking the time to come by and comment on this one. I’d love to know how you make out when you do try to get verified on Twitter Donna.

  12. Sona Mathews

    Getting verified gives a boost to twitter account. I have seen verified sign on many accounts and was wondering hwo can I do it. I was looking for a way how to get verified my twitter account. This infographic is also very helpful to understand how this process work.

    Thanks for sharing!

    1. Lisa

      Hi Sona, welcome to Inspire to Thrive. I hope it helps you to become verified and I’d love to know how you make out with it. Good luck and thanks for coming by and leaving me a comment. Have a great weekend.

  13. Amar kumar

    Hey Lisa,

    In Twitter’s announcement about verified accounts, they listed a few particular elements that might be a factor in which accounts they choose to verify and which they don’t. The biggest factor in getting verified on Twitter is that the profile is of public interest. Eventually, thanks for reveling a light on this topic.

    With best wishes,

    Amar kumar

    1. Lisa

      Hi Amar, yes- and I wonder what exactly is “public interest”? I’ve seen many game developers and entertainment types get verified, are they truly “public interest”? You are welcome and I appreciate your coming by and commenting on this one Amar. Have a great rest of the week.

  14. Sathish Arumugam

    Excellent Review!!
    Always I use to prefer medias to build a good relationship[ with the readers, audiences, and followers. But in some cases, I use to afraid of using twitter since it has various unique features.
    Still, your post gave me some hope on doing the verification purposes I am going to get verified on Twitter
    Really it is a very useful guide for all new starters and experts.
    Thanks!!
    Regards,
    Sathish 😉 😉

    1. Lisa

      Hi Sathish, welcome to Inspire to Thrive. Thank you. What type of medias to you prefer Sathish? I love Twitter and had to research how folks were getting verified or not. I’d love to hear how you make out with getting verified. Thanks for coming by and have yourself a great day.

  15. Ryan Biddulph

    Hi Lisa,

    I too was stunned at Sam! Guy is the Twitter Master, inside-out. He does all the things Twitter loves in users, and tweets on topic, and is a social media guy through and through, building his rep in 1 area. Stupified. I applied a while back but no checky checky for me LOL. But for me at least, I see verification as icing on the cake. If I get it, super. It not, still all good. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Ryan

    1. Lisa

      Hi Ryan, I know – me too! He’s amazing with social media and I could not believe he didn’t get verified. That was inspiration for me to write about this – everything else written was about how easy it was to get verified – NOT. I agree too it’s just icing on the cake, it’s not the cake…..Thanks for coming by Ryan and for your input and experience with the Twitter verification process. Have a great day!

  16. Don Purdum

    Hi Lisa,

    First, I love the infographic! Well done!!!

    I haven’t considered the option of verifying my Twitter account @donpurdum. Although, if it can get approved it’s a cool idea to try. It certainly wouldn’t hurt. But, I’m not sure it makes that much of a difference to my audience or that it will help my social influence on Twitter?

    Sam is a great guy! He has been tweeting one of my articles religiously for almost six months, several times a week.

    I appreciate your insights and I love your interaction with me on Twitter as well Lisa!

    Have a great week!

    ~ Don

    1. Lisa

      HI Don, thank you. I had been researching a while on this and when I saw that infographic it inspired me to finally write the post 🙂 I don’t think it hurts and I’m not sure how much it really helps in the long run. I love Sam – he is awesome with social media. I can see why he’s ranked #1! I was shocked he did not get verified. That inspired me to write about this too. Thanks again Don and have a great rest of the week, see you back on Twitter.

  17. Steve Williams

    Hi Lisa,

    Thanks for your informative post. It confirms what happened to me recently. It’s not easy to get Twitter verified.

    Twitter turned me down in 48 hours (1st attempt):

    “We reviewed the account, and unfortunately it is not eligible to be verified at this time. Please visit our Help Center for more information about the types of accounts we verify.”

    Hmmm… not eligible? Is that a vague answer or a canned message 😉

    I’ve read their help center stuff before applying and after. I can’t find anything helpful.

    When time permits, I’ll try again. We never know.

    Off to share your post.

    -steve

    1. Lisa

      Hi Steve, welcome to Inspire to Thrive. You are welcome. Oh yes, I got that same response as well. It sounds like a canned message. I think the “public interest” is too vague and maybe that’s where we get tossed out? I’ll be trying again and I may use my blog account vs my personal Twitter handle. That would be a good test, I have 3x as many followers on my @Lisapatb vs. @InspireToThrive handle. Thanks for sharing your experience here with us Steve and have a great day!

  18. Cori Ramos

    Hi Lisa,

    I haven’t tried to get verified yet – but I’m hoping to in the future. I say future because if there are tweeps who are awesome on Twitter and haven’t gotten verified – I know I don’t stand a chance yet. 🙂

    Thanks for sharing this with us. I’m going to hang on to it and use it as a guide for when I decide to go for it. There’s a lot of great feedback here.

    Great post as always. Hope all is well Lisa! 🙂

    Cori

    1. Lisa

      Hi Cori, I know how you feel. I tried it out to see how the process worked and will try again in 30 days. Debating whether to try it with my blog brand vs. my personal account next time. Thanks for coming by and taking the time to comment too Cori. I hope things are going well for you and have a great day.

  19. Sam Hurley

    Thanks for the continued love, Lisa! 🙂 And a great post that many don’t like to write about – I’m glad you have!

    If the whole verification process was built around authenticity based on public votes, for example, I’d imagine THAT would be a far better method.

    The criteria is ‘of public interest’ … so it doesn’t really make sense to me that one person / (or initially I’d imagine, a robot) from Twitter takes a quick look and decides on the spot.

    It’s also a great shame they don’t provide more info on rejection – a little hint would be helpful to so many people but I find (like a lot of the large corporations) customer service is increasingly unreachable. Genuine responses that aren’t vague would result in a lot more love for brands. I find the same issues with PayPal and Facebook…

    Relationships are everything and a blue tick isn’t going to change what we’ve worked hard to build. What it does affect is the attraction of new relations – although I feel because there’s much debate around the subject of verification, it’s almost lost its value a little too.

    Stay cool Lisa!
    :mrgreen:

    1. Lisa

      Hi Sam, oh you are welcome my friend. I’ve been looking at who got verified and who didn’t. After reading many posts on how “easy” it is to get verified I know it really wasn’t. I didn’t know many people that were verified especially on the first try. Public interest is a tough one – why do game developers seem to get a checkmark more readily? It seems more like entertainment type accounts too. I do agree with you Sam, they can’t take away the relationships with or without a blue check – hopefully most users will see through it and realize its more about the public figure types. Thanks for coming by Sam and have a great rest of the week.

  20. Ravi Chahar

    Hey Lisa,

    Even I have seen many Twitter users just with 2000 followers and they have a blue tick. I don’t understand the criteria of twitter to get verified.

    People work so hard and remain on Twitter to tweet more and more. But a few are there who are verified. I have read the security tips of Twitter and there is nothing hard about it.

    Anyone can manage his/her account accordingly.

    The infographics can be really helpful to those who need to understand this concept clearly.

    Thank for sharing with us.
    Have a great day.
    ~Ravi

    1. Lisa

      Hi Ravi, yes, that was my main point -after all the research I’m not sure what makes them give some the checkmark and others not. Have you tried it yet yourself? If you get denied you can try again in 30 days. I may. I’d love to hear from Kim on what the difference for her. Thanks for coming by Ravi and have yourself a great day!

  21. Bren Pace

    Good morning, Lisa! Happy Monday!

    Fabulous post! I’ll admit, after getting my Facebook page verified, which btw was pretty easy with a business license, I attempted Twitter. I jumped through their hoops in hopes of getting that little blue thingy by my name. I thought it would be good for my business. However, I was denied. No explanation given, just DENIED! I almost felt like I was trying to get into some secret society or something. After I thought about it, I decided to not try again. I’m verified on Facebook and that is my #1 traffic generator. If people click the link in my Twitter bio, they will see I’m legit. So phooey on them! I don’t need their little checky thingy and for the record, I didn’t like having to share my birthdate with them. Pfft…. 🙂

    For those who do it, power to them. Makes no difference to me at this point. Doesn’t mean I’m any less legit than I am in my book.

    Thanks for a great article! Have a great day!

    B

    1. Lisa

      Good morning Brenda. Thank you. At least you can try again in 30 days and like Adrian says, I’m not convinced it’s a must. It is nice but what does it really do? Maybe we will hear from someone is verified on that one. Verified on Facebook? I’m not sure if I ever did that one or not. For your page or personal account Bren?
      But remember with Twitter you don’t have to share your birth date with everyone publicly, you can set it to private.
      Thanks for coming by with your input on this on Brenda, I really appreciate it and Happy Monday! Another week already!

      1. Bren Pace

        Yes, on Facebook. I verified my Business Page, Brenda Pace’s Virtual Assisting. Being a lot of my business comes from there, I thought it would legitimize myself a bit better. 🙂

  22. Adrian Jock

    Hi Lisa,

    I haven’t tried to verify my Twitter account. And I don’t plan to do it. Why should I give my phone number to a site that is hacked from time to time? Just to get a badge? Good joke. Or maybe not.

    Do you need to see my badge in order to be sure that I’m not a robot or a criminal? 😆

    If I become a public personality – that won’t happen 😛 – then I’ll consider getting a badge on Twitter. Otherwise, no one needs to see my badge. Well, maybe the guys and gals who use TrueTwit need my badge, but… sorry, I don’t care.

    If my content is helpful, it doesn’t matter whether I got a badge or not, or whether this is my real name or not. If my content sucks or if I suck, will that badge change anything? Will that badge make me and my content acceptable? I don’t think so.

    I am who I am and my (real) name or my badge (or the lack of it) are irrelevant. What I do is relevant. Remember my About Me page!

    Enjoy your week!

    Adrian aka The Tweeting Ronin. Or the Crazy Robot 🙂

    1. Lisa

      Hi Adrian, I had a feeling your answer would be like this – I think I’m starting to know you now 🙂
      Yes, after all the research I did I wondered “who decides, how do they really decide and if too many get it does it make it no longer valuable? and valuable to who?” It’s almost like wearing clothing with high priced logo’s – are they really necessary? It will surely be interesting to see how this evolves with the verification badges on Twitter.
      I heard lots of talk too about a new baby on Instagram getting verified out of the womb, really?
      Thanks for coming by Adrian and for your input on this topic, have a great day!

  23. Harleena Singh

    Hi Lisa,

    Happy Monday 🙂

    Informative post indeed! Yes, it’s surely isn’t easy getting verified, no matter which social networking platform you’re on! As you mentioned, sometimes those with a very large following and several shares also don’t get verified, while those with just a handful followers may get verified quicker than expected!

    I’ve yet to try my hand at Twitter, and even Facebook for that matter – just glad my G+ profile was verified a few months back! The infographic surely says a lot – thanks for sharing it. Have a nice week ahead 🙂

    1. Lisa

      Thank you Harleena, you too. It is really interesting how some do get verified and other’s don’t. I really could not find true answer on how to. I found lots of tips and some tricks but no clear cut answer. I think they like it that way 🙂 I didn’t know you can get verified on Google+ now. I haven’t been using that platform much at all. I’ve been sticking to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest. We can only be on so many places at once. Thanks for coming by and commenting on this one Harleena. Have a great week ahead.

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