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How to Create Custom Twitter Backgrounds |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 05 August 2009 |
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by Paul Wyre
The first thing in order to create a custom Twitter background is obviously to have an account, jump online and head to the Twitter site. Sign up for an account and you’ve completed the first step!
Step 2
Image is important and knowing the type of image you’d like to portray
is critical in knowing where to start and how you’d like the design of
your twitter background to be. Most people leave the design up to
chance, and put any old background up not even thinking about how
they’d like people to see them. Spend some time on this step and find
or create a background that represents your interests and pleasures.
Don’t rush at the first thing you like because more likely than not,
you’ll find something better if you spend a little more time searching.
A good way of designing your background is to use a program such as
Photoshop which isn’t too hard to use effectively. It also has some
features which allows for the creation of really unique designs.
Step 3
Understand that the screen of your twitter background is in fact real
estate and that most people upon viewing a webpage will look directly
in the center of the screen. Create a design that facilitates this as
it’ll become more popular and you’ll have a lot of repeat visitors if
you design this correctly. Providing of course your Twitter content is
interesting!
Step 4
Design a background that is large. Most people can’t stand small
writing and probably won’t even read the text as it’ll be too hard to
read if it is this way inclined. Bigger is best. Also understand that
the bigger the resolution, the more of your background that the user
will see. Create a background which takes that into account.
Step 5
Use a border. When creating the Twitter background, it’s important to
note that the top part of the screen is dedicated to the Twitter logo
and user panel. If you create a border, it creates a more pleasant
experience for the visitor as the twitter logo and user panel don’t
interfere with your own personal background and design.
Step 6
Test your background by uploading the background to twitter and see how
it looks. Click on the ‘design’ feature under the settings tab and
‘change background’ image to upload. If you like how it presents, keep
it. Otherwise revert back to a previous standard image that twitter
provides until such time that you design a background that you like.
You should be done! It’s a good idea to change the design often as it can keep visitors alert when they come back to your pages.
To see more free twitter backgrounds just log on to www.twitrounds.com
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