The whole blog-world is talking about branding, and one of the places we can carry over our brand’s logo, colors, and feel it to our Twitter profiles. Personally, I like to check a person out before following them, so I get to see a lot of really cool profiles, and some not so cool ones…
A couple months ago I entered a design contest and designed my very first Twitter background. I followed the instructions offered by Darren Roswe on TwiTip.com and used Fireworks to lay it all out. Darren provides the dimensions for the best possible outcome for differing screen resolutions. His tutorial was really helpful!
Since then I’ve done a number of backgrounds for myself, and clients. I can knock out a design in a short amount of time, there’s no coding involved and I have a ton of fun!
Here are a couple I’ve done:
Having your own custom background on Twitter helps you to stand out. People will notice that you’ve taken the time to bring your personality or brand to the page, and if done right, they’ll be impressed.
If you’d like to try making your own I highly recommend following Darren’s Guidelines for Custom Twitter Backgrounds.
If you want help, I offer Twitter Background Design as one of my services at TechnoMomDesigns.com!
Do you have a custom Twitter background for your profile? If so, leave a link to your Twitter page in the comments! I’d love to check it out!
If not, comment on why you’d like to have one! In a few days I’m going to pick someone to win a custom design!
I would love love love to have a custom design for my Twitter background – and here's why. Just recently I began blogging and I've taken to it like a duck takes to water. Already I was happy with my work and now I am ecstatic as I have entered the world of cyberspace.
After blogging for about a month I have my website up (still being tweaked – like posting a photo with every blog!) and I have put my toe in the water of twitter world – see no background ;-(…but alas, not to worry, all in good time. It's the shoestring budget thing at the moment).
My new e-book will be out soon, offering women an alternative to feeling badly about their bodies with a unique approach – in a nutshell, helping women to recognize we are alive on this beautiful earth because we have a body. And, if that's not enough, our body enables us to have every life experience we have.
That and my focus on having the best relationships ever is why I would like to get the word out by having that professional looking twitter background. I've been keeping my fingers crossed hoping it might happen soon. I have visions of twitter quips dancing in my head! Peace and love!
Warm regards and thanks for the good info!
Lauren http://www.bestrelationshipsever.com
Congrats, you're entered to win a background.
Sounds like you're building up quite a blog! I just looked and I love your colors.
Did you see I currently have a second contest going for a Twitter Background? You should enter that one too.
http://ericasays.com/2407/win-a-makeover-for-yo…
Thanks Erica,
I think he really did do a great job. I would be lost without Andrews, help. He is well worth is pay.
Debbie
I've started using a couple of methods to keep my list down.
I have my daily list which is limited to 10 items. I select these 10 each morning, and try to get them all done in the course of the day. If I don't manage it, then those that remain are automatically in the 10 for the next day.
I have a long list of things to be done when time allows, (eg. Twitter backgrounds), and if I can't get the 10 full with my normal work (blog posts, client websites, etc.) then I will go to this list and select 1 or more items to carry over.
Finally, I have started keeping a notebook for ideas that I have or observations that I make, that are not quite ready to be made into actions. Every now and then I go back through the notes and it often helps me on current topics because I have already had those thoughts before. (OK, so I got this idea from Richard Branson
Twitter Backgrounds are fairly easy once you learn. Here's mine: http://twitter.com/patty_reiser
Patty, I love your collage of photos on the right. So pretty!!