Twitter is one of the most powerful tools to hit the internet in years and it can be one of the best tools you can use for social networking. Like a lot of programs Twitter will let the average user go in and change the settings in order to make their Twitter profile look different.

You can change the colors of different elements of the page and you can select from several background images they offer. Twitter also allows you to upload your own background image and really make your profile custom.

Taking advantage of using a custom background in Twitter is crucial in my opinion; it will not only set you apart but will let you give more information about yourself. Custom backgrounds also let others know that you are serious and will help you build confidence in your would be followers.

There are a few things to keep in mind when setting up your custom background or having someone set it up for you. You are only allowed to upload a background image that is smaller than 800K for your twitter background but that is plenty big enough to do what you need to do.

You also want to make sure you have your background the right size so that your information will not be behind the center section of text where the tweets show up. If you stay with 1600 X 1300 pixels you should be pretty safe. You want to be careful to not get too much info too low on your background or it will be cut off on certain monitors like laptops.

I started off using the simple backgrounds that Twitter provides when you set up an account and had a few followers, after I added my custom background it gave my Twitter profile more personality and I did see an increase. I’m not saying a custom background will get you a ton of followers by itself, you still need to tweet valuable info but it will help for sure!