Three Steps to Keeping In Touch on IM

Remember those friends you always promised to keep in touch with when you left school? Miss anyone from this year’s holiday parties? The goal of keeping touch is a great New Year’s resolution to consider, especially with a variety of amazing IMs to make talking with friends and family easier throughout the year.

Whether you are a new IM user or a veteran chatter, we’ve got a laundry list of important tips and step-by-step instructions on how to communicate better with family and friends on IM. What are you waiting for? Keep reading and you’ll be on your way to your most connected New Year yet!

Step One: Getting Started Have questions about IM? Need to find a great IM client to help you keep in touch with all your family and friends? This library of articles will help you make the most of your New Year’s Resolution and keep in touch with all the important people in your life.

• What is Instant Messaging?
• Selecting the Best IM for Your Needs
• Say What? Understanding IM Acronyms and Lingo

Step Two: Adding Contacts Once you have successfully installed and joined the IM client(s) of your choice, the next step is letting your friends and family know you are on IM and exchanging screennames. Call them up or email them and let them know you are interested in chatting with them on IM. Once you have collected their screennames, you are ready to add them to your contact lists.

• Start Adding Your Contacts
• Organize Contacts Into Groups
• How to Meet New Friends on IM

Step Three: Learning Your IM Now that you have successfully joined an IM and have collected your contact’s IM screennames, you are ready to start using your IM to chat with them. But, sometimes, learning an IM can be tricky. Check out these step-by-step guides on using your IM, from the most basic functions to more advanced features.

• Basic IM Functions
• Advanced IM Functions