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How to add yourself to your own Twitter lists (with pictures)

August 27, 2013 by Aaron 34 Comments

A few weeks ago, one of my Twitter followers asked me how he could add himself on his own list using Twitter’s platform.

Bad news first? Unfortunately, the answer to this question is you can’t do it on twitter.com.

However, you can add yourself using a third party platform like HootSuite.

Before you go on adding yourself to your own lists, first we have to understand why should even consider it.

The simple answer to that question is exposure.

When you create a Twitter lists which is public, you’re not only creating a list for yourself, but you’re also allowing other people to subscribe to it.

For example, take this Social Media list that I had compiled to keep up with the latest news; Not only does it help me keep up to date with what is happening on the web, there are 91 others that are keeping tabs by subscribing to it as well.

 add yourself twitter list

 

When you add yourself to your own list, your tweets will also appear on that list, helping your tweets gain more exposure to the people that subscribes to your list.

How do you add yourself to your own Twitter list?

Step 1: Log into HootSuite. If you don’t have one, simply register an account.

Step 2: After you’ve logged into your account, click the add stream button.

add stream twitter lists

Step 3: Next step is to add the “mention” stream onto your dashboard. This will help you add yourself into your Twitter lists later.

hootsuite twitter lists

Step 4: Now that you’re done with step 3, click the “add stream” button again and click “lists” . Select the list you want to add yourself into and click “add stream”. For some reason, you can also add yourself into lists that are uploaded onto your dashboard. (weird huh?)

create your own twitter lists

Step 5: Go to your mention stream and click your own username. 

twitter lists benefits

Step 6: When you click your own username, your profile will pop up and when it does, click Add To List at the bottom. 

adding yourself to your own twitter lists

Step 7: Select the list you want to add yourself into and click Save. 

twitter lists examples

You’re done! You’ve just successfully added yourself into your own Twitter list. 

Here is my list before and after I’ve added myself.

Before

twitter lists sample

After

your own twitter lists

Note: You can also add yourself onto your own list with other third party platforms, but I’ve not personally tested all of them. 

Enjoy!

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Aaron is the owner of this social media blog and founder/writer of ShortofHeight.com, a men's fashion blog that shares style & fashion tips for short men. When he is not writing, he's finding the perfect cup of coffee. Connect with him on Facebook and Twitter.

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  1. mikelking says

    August 27, 2013 at 10:52 pm

    Very interesting… might have to take another look at this…

  2. Aaron Lee says

    August 27, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    You should mate 😉

  3. Reginald Chan Xin Yon says

    August 27, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    Hi Aaron,

    Interesing! Thanks for sharing this. I did this on HootSuite but never on Twitter official app (don’t really use official though). Haha! Thanks mate (once again)

  4. Eric Wittlake says

    August 28, 2013 at 2:08 am

    Aaron, another reason to add yourself to your own lists: it is easier to see conversations. If you have a list on top (I keep 15+ columns open in Tweetdeck), you can see responses to you. But replies to someone not in the list won’t show up in the list view.

    I’ve added myself to most of my private lists now just because it makes it easier to converse within the list view even when my mention column isn’t visible.

  5. NavNeet Navi says

    August 31, 2013 at 12:41 am

    Thank you for sharing such an amazing tutorial. This is an awesome way to insert yourself in twitter list.

  6. Sita Gabriel says

    September 2, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    Great and thank you!

  7. HowToRootMobile says

    September 3, 2013 at 3:42 am

    Nice trick. Thanks for sharing. A cool way to add yourself on your twitter list :”)

  8. Biken Shrestha says

    September 5, 2013 at 8:43 am

    This is Awesome … Thanks for sharing

  9. lilly kuleshova says

    September 5, 2013 at 10:19 pm

    and i dont get it, why it can be useful? You can see your own tweets without this trick 🙁

  10. Rebekah Radice says

    September 18, 2013 at 5:43 am

    Very smart Aaron, I wouldn’t have even thought to do this. When I first started reading I wondered why you would even consider it, so thanks for explaining the very simple (and super awesome) reason to do it.

  11. Aaron Lee says

    September 18, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    My pleasure Rebekah 🙂 So glad you found it useful 🙂

  12. Christine DeGraff says

    September 24, 2013 at 6:50 am

    Genius!!! Thank you – that was really bugging me because a few of the lists are groups I belong to and I’m not in them! Thank you Aaron!

  13. Daniel Bachmann says

    September 25, 2013 at 3:31 am

    Thank you Aaron. I usually create lists with Discovr People, where I can follow visually the mentions and add myself plus 499 within a few minutes. Posting lists is indeed a good ways of creating some BUZZ, however I cannot quantify. For one list of 500, I maybe get from 1% a mention back and maybe 10 follows.

  14. Harmanjit Singh says

    October 6, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    Thanks for sharing that Aaron. More than technique i liked the tactic behind this. Really useful. Thanks again! 🙂

  15. Paul Simbeck-Hampson says

    October 24, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    Thanks!

  16. Steven J Fromm & Associates says

    November 17, 2013 at 12:28 am

    Very cool Aaron. Was not aware of the list feature existed or the value to it.

  17. krishnakant sharma says

    November 18, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    thanks for sharing thah content…………..

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  18. MurphyBits says

    December 24, 2013 at 3:22 am

    THANK you so much! I will confirm that it works in TweetDeck, I just clicked on my name in the notifications column from an MT, and saw the pop-up of my profile – then proceeded to add myself to my list! Beautiful!

  19. Jenny Kay Pollock says

    January 20, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Thank you it was so easy to follow!

  20. Sorin Pantiş says

    March 21, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    Why this is not possible directly from Twitter I don’t understand. However, thanks for the workaround.

  21. Jersey Al - ALLGBP says

    April 23, 2014 at 8:27 am

    awesome. Thanks !!!

  22. Mike Fraietta says

    June 10, 2014 at 12:22 am

    Another option: click on a mention of you in Tweetdeck and click “Add or remove from lists…”. I tried that after seeing your tutorial and already having Tweetdeck up.

  23. KenCarpenter says

    June 10, 2014 at 5:37 am

    Fantastic solution! Why can’t Twitter simply add this feature?!

  24. Russ Avery says

    July 31, 2014 at 4:32 am

    Thank you so much – problem solved! Great share!

  25. Jolle Jolles says

    September 12, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    Great suggestion, thanks!

  26. Maria Tasnova says

    October 8, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    nice work!! thanks for some good tips.You made a great post on it. I specially say one thing , I had fun reading this and many great insights here. I will share this information
    with my friends and they will certainly love to read this. Very informative, I’ll definitely give these 5 stars.

  27. Kristie says

    October 29, 2014 at 6:17 am

    This is perfect! THANK YOU! I now added myself to a list!

  28. Gaye @ CalmHealthySexy says

    November 2, 2014 at 4:18 am

    Awesome! Thanks so much!

  29. Devon Smiley says

    December 13, 2014 at 5:18 am

    That was super helpful! Done and sorted in under 60 seconds. Thanks!

  30. Joel Trauger says

    December 22, 2014 at 11:02 pm

    I tried this with my employer’s twitter account, but it seems to no longer work in HootSuite. However, it does work from TweetDeck and I was able to do it that way.

  31. York Whitaker says

    January 12, 2015 at 1:34 am

    Very helpful. Thank you Aaron.

  32. BabyB212 says

    May 9, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    Thanks Mike! much easier this way !

  33. Jennifer Crutchfield says

    May 15, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    This was so helpful! Quick and easy. Thanks!

  34. mister you says

    November 17, 2015 at 5:01 am

    Thank you so much.

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