While we all like to think we are not affected by marketing, imagery and pretty pictures; the opposite is true in almost all instances. No more is this demonstrated than with the varied and crazy world of Twitter backgrounds.
While the quality of your tweets will be all important, the image you present of yourself through your background will help keep visitors hooked. It is not all about glossy finishes though; indeed, more important is regards the info you give of yourself.
Twitter themselves has of course done most of the groundwork for you and, the background selection they invite you to look through is, whilst not extensive, well presented and laid out.
Once we know what we are doing with our Twitter blogging though, then it really is necessary to put a little more effort in; particularly if we want to make it work for us.
The quickest and most straightforward way to get your own background up and running is to simply upload an image from your desktop or such. There are few computer owners in the world today that cannot work this one out.
How you lay this out can be decided between tiled or centered shot. If you choose to go for the centered option; ensure quality and sharpness is retained to produce the highest quality.
It is also worth paying attention to such areas on screen as your sidebar; ensure all info is presented clearly and concisely – you can’t embed links. Logos can be incorporated too, if you are using Twitter as one of your online marketing avenues.
People who have a site (or a blog) can have “Twitter follow buttons” on their site that will send them directly to your twitter page so that they can decide to follow you. After all, if they are reading your site, they must have an interest in what you have to say.
As with blogging in general; the backgrounds for Twitter you decide to run with should be reflective of you and your personal image. Take some time thinking about what suits you, rather than rushing to replace the Twitter offerings with something below standard.
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