How to Customize Your Twitter| Virtual Assistants,Freelancers

This is the first and the easiest tutorial for our Twitter customization series.

WHAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH | At the end of this tutorial, you would have created your own twitter background. You will customize an existing template to reflect Brand YOU! To guide you, we will show you how to build below sample.

SHOW ME THE LIVE SITE| You may view the live sample of this tutorial at Twitter.com/vatoanne

Let’s follow each other on twitter| http://twitter.com/VATrngOnline

INSTRUCTIONS

Level| Easy Cost| $0

You Need Twitter, Pixlr

Pick a Twitter Template

Free Starter Templates| Ideally, we want you to learn how to create your own twitter page from scratch. But if you are a bit technically challenged, we recommend you to start with templates.

ACTION| Pick Your Template Now

Twitter Template | Themeleon Twitter Background
Twitter Template | BGPattern Twitter Background

Customize Your Twitter Template

Adjust Your Template’s

1. Goto PIXLR.com.
2. Open Image Editor, then open your chosen template. FILE-OPEN
3. You can derive different colors from any of the above templates [Color Variations]
4. To change color, click ADJUSTMENT – HUE & SATURATION then drag the sliders. [Hue Adjustment]

Add Your Coolest Photo [Add Photo]

1. 1. FILE-OPEN
  2. Select SMARQUEE TOOL and drag across your photo.
  3. CTRL-C or Copy. Then Paste on your template’s left sidebar.

Adjust your photo border [Adjust Photo Border]

1. Add a LAYER and drag it below your photo.
2. Grab the DRAWING TOOL and Draw a border around your photo.
3. To edit your border size, click EDIT-FREE TRANSFORM, then drag the handles.
4. To add shadow, goto LAYERS Palette – LAYERS STYLE

Add Catchy/Informative Text [Add Texts]

1. From the TOOLS Palette choose TYPE TOOL
2. Include your Name, Company Name, Tagline/USB, Contacts, Website Url .

SAVE your file. [Completed Twitter Background]

PHOTO TIPS

The QUALITY of your photo is definitely critical to a professional looking twitter page!
You may reduce the size of your photo but never stretch your photo.
If you only have 1 cute photo and it happens to be small, try adding a background instead.
If your photo is not Vogue-material, consider applying creative effects.
- How to Edit Photos w/ Photofunia (Video/Slideshare)
- How to Edit Photos w/ Picnik & Befunky
For excellent one-click retouching/creative effects use PICNIK, BeFunky, Photofunia, FotoFlexer. We absolutely love them. You’ll love them too!

Upload Your Completed Twitter Template

Upload Your Completed Background Template

Login to your Twitter your account.
Goto SETTINGS – DESIGN – CHANGE BACKGROUND IMAGE then upload. [Design Twitter]
SAVE CHANGES Your new background should now be reflected!

Customize Your Text & Sidebar Color

Themeleon Color Pallete

Customize Your Text & Sidebar to Complement Your Background

For a more unified look, use the colors which are present in your background template. To determine your colors, go back to PIXLR.com
- Double click TOOLS – FOREGROUND COLOR [Color Picker]
- Point the color picker to any area in your template.
- Note down the HEX#s you want to use.
In Twitter, goto SETTINGS – DESIGN – CHANGE DESIGN COLORS & Plug this HEX# in Text/Background/SideBar [Change Hex#]
You should now see your masterpiece reflected on your Twitter Account! Make adjustments as necessary up until you get that Twitterific Twitter Page!