# How to Get a Blue Checkmark on Social Media  \| Ep\. \#700

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/how-to-get-a-blue-checkmark-on-social-media-ep-700/  
**Published:** 2018-07-01  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In episode \#700, Eric and Neil discuss the blue check mark and what it means\. Tune in to hear how you can become a verified user on social media\. TIME\-STAMPED\.\.\.  

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In episode #700, Eric and Neil discuss the blue check mark and what it means. Tune in to hear how you can become a verified user on social media.

**TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:**

- \[00:27\] Today’s Topic: _How to Get a Blue Checkmark on Social Media_
- \[00:35\] The blue check mark means that you are “verified”.
- \[01:05\] On Twitter, there is a form where you can submit your name and argue why you should be verified.
- \[01:30\] It’s a way for famous people to safeguard their reps and not be easily impersonated.
- \[01:50\] To be verified on YouTube, you need more than 100,000 subscribers.
- \[02:05\] Proving that there are impersonators is another easy way to get verified.
- \[02:25\] If you are running ads on Facebook, you can talk to the ads manager about getting verified.
- \[03:13\] Don’t pay people who claim they can help you get verified. They are scammers!
- \[03:30\] A blue check mark hasn’t gotten anything for Eric or Neil, so it may not be worth it.
- \[04:09\] That’s it for today!
- \[04:12\] Go to [Singlegrain.com/Giveway](https://www.singlegrain.com/giveaway) for a special marketing tool giveaway!

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