| rent kinds of people are now on Twitter. Even | | | | (if you’re using Photoshop). After that, click on |
| technical writers are now using the social network to | | | | the settings and then ‘Design’. Click on |
| promote their documentation services. If you have | | | | the link ‘change background image’. By |
| your own Twitter account, you should design an | | | | clicking on ‘browse’, you can now find |
| appropriate background. | | | | the image that you’ve previously created. |
| When you create your profile page on Twitter, a | | | | Leave the tile check-box unchecked. Finally, click on |
| default background is often given to you. If you want | | | | ‘save changes’. After several seconds, |
| to create substantial impact, you should use | | | | you will have a custom Twitter background image. |
| custom-designed backgrounds. It is an effective way | | | | Your background on Twitter tells a lot about your |
| of generate more traffic. | | | | personality. If you plan to use Twitter for online |
| How can you design your Twitter background? | | | | marketing, make the background more professional. |
| What kind of information do you want to convey to | | | | However, if you’re planning to use Twitter |
| Twitter users? You need to choose the right | | | | exclusively for making friends and staying connected, |
| information, palette, and color for the sidebar. You can | | | | make your background more friendly and inviting. Make |
| see the background next to the message column. The | | | | sure that it suits your image and personality. Cool |
| image does not contain image maps and so you | | | | backgrounds are great for youngsters. There are |
| can’t insert HTML links. Once you switch the | | | | many editing programs that you can use aside from |
| image, the default background is changed. | | | | Photoshop’ it’s up to you to choose the |
| For a more professional and cleaner look (for those | | | | best one that can provide the best background ever. |
| who want to use Twitter as a marketing tool), | | | | For technical writers and other serious professions, |
| don’t include any tile on the image. | | | | stick to simple and basic background designs. Having a |
| There are image editing programs that you can use | | | | formal look can also attract formal followers who are |
| like Photoshop that allows you to save in GIF or JPG | | | | serious in their business. Hurry and change your |
| format. You need to create a large image that can | | | | background now. If you have a hard time in following |
| occupy the computer screen but without tiling. A | | | | the instructions mentioned earlier, ask someone who |
| rectangle of 780 pixels x 1200 pixels is just right. If this | | | | has been using Twitter for some time; perhaps some |
| size is not enough to cover the whole screen, you can | | | | of your friends or relatives know how to edit the |
| increase the size by making it longer or wider. | | | | background. |
| For your information bar, you can line up your images | | | | Twitter backgrounds can be custom made. If you |
| or photos, business info, and website; this bar can be | | | | don’t want to use the default background, |
| found on the upper left of the background image. It | | | | change the image now. Find an editing program and |
| can also include your name, job title, blog URL, | | | | start making the changes. Choose the information well |
| specialty, social network URL, and other important | | | | especially those contained on the information bar. |
| information. | | | | Be creative and simple to develop a sensible |
| Try to save everything as image. You can also create | | | | background. |
| much smaller files by saving it ‘for web’ | | | | |