Agenda Why bother? What to consider Design specifics Other
elements Samples
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Customizing your Twitter Background Why Bother? Nearly everyone
with a Social Strategy has a Twitter Account It is easy to do and
helps polish your image Not everyone utilizes the branding
opportunity Social Media is about personal relationships Get
Personal Do it once and forget about it
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Customizing your Twitter Background Branded
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Customizing your Twitter Background Branded This is the
opportunity to direct people to where you want them to be, help
promote your blog, Facebook, or other online presences or contact
information.
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Customizing your Twitter Background Boring
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Customizing your Twitter Background What to Consider Who do you
want to reach? What image do you want to portray? Where do you
actually want your customers to reach you? How important is it to
you to be seen as technically savvy?
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Customizing your Twitter Background What to Consider When
developing the content to put on your Twitter page, Consider: Your
Picture Email Address Company Logo Phone Number Physical address
Other online resources Facebook YouTube Blogs Etc. Do you think you
can find this guy? Good use of space
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Customizing your Twitter Background Now that you have all of
your content considered Lets consider design
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Customizing your Twitter Background Design Specifics Choosing
the right dimensions The best choice for most monitors is at least
1600 pixels x 900 pixels. 2500 x 1600 will cover almost all
resolutions and monitors. Twitter content will take up the middle
(865 pixels)
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Customizing your Twitter Background 1600 pixels 900 pixels
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Customizing your Twitter Background Design Specifics Choosing
the right image /content Since the background will be obstr ucted
by the Twitter content in the center of the window, the main image
itself shouldnt contain important or contact information The most
important part of your background is the left hand side
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Customizing your Twitter Background USE THIS AREA
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Customizing your Twitter Background Design Specifics Place your
Branding in the sweet spot on the left side You will be safe with a
width of 65 - 70 pixels; 70 pixels will be unobstructed for anyone
with a resolution of 1024768 or larger (99% of Twitter users) Using
a photo editing program, choose your design or picture that is at
least 1600900 pixels as mentioned above. In the top left corner,
place your branding Logo Contact information Picture Just remember
to stay at 70 pixels or less.
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Customizing your Twitter Background Design Specifics These tips
should ensure that your image fits properly, Sometimes, there are
problems, The best thing to do is to test the image. Upload the
image to your Twitter page >> Settings >> Design
>> Upload your image. You might need to modify and re-
upload.
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Customizing your Twitter Background Other customizations In the
Twitter Settings area, you have the opportunity to further
customize your page. Since you are already here, you might as well
look at how different colors combinations affect your page. You can
customize the font, colors, backgrounds (main area), etc. Have
fun.
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Customizing your Twitter Background Here are some Samples for
your inspiration
