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Custom Twitter backgrounds, only $100 unless you're popular
Is there anything more addictive than Twitter? If you're in full-blown Twitter addiction, you might be looking to spruce up your Twitter profile page. While you can change a few of the colors, the most effective way to differentiate your Twitter profile is to change the background image. If you want something professionally done that will really wow people, check out Twitter Image. They've done free designs for a number of well-known twitterers, and you can browse through screenshots of the professional designs they've done. Or, if you like, you can browse their currently two pages of royalty-free generic background images. The free ones are part of a limited time offer that Twitter Image is offering for popular twitterers. If you have more than 2000 followers, Twitter Image will create you a custom background for free. For everyone else, they are currently offering 25% off (or more) of the $100 price, though the "or more" part is not clearly defined.
What I'm wondering is if there is actually anyone out there that is willing to shell out $100 for a background image for their Twitter page? While I'm not a heavy Twitter user, I follow over 100 people regularly, but do so almost entirely through client applications - in my case, Twitterrific on both my Mac and my iPhone. I could care less what background is on my own Twitter page, much less those of the people I follow - in fact, I find the customizations either forgettable, or annoying.
Am I out to lunch? Is there a market for $100 background images? Where do you stand? Let me know in the comments.
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Todd said 5:08PM on 11-17-2008
Attention anyone considering paying that $100 - I'll make you a background as good if not better, for $99
DM me via Twitter @ronin691
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Eric Granata said 5:35PM on 11-17-2008
My only thought is that I wish I had come up with the idea. The site actually inspired me to create my own custom background.
Oh, and If you want one I'll mash one together for you for the amazingly competitive price of $98. DM me @granata
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Mat Gilbert said 6:27PM on 11-17-2008
Let's just call it the "I fear Photoshop" tax.
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Negative Jerk said 6:35PM on 11-17-2008
"Is there anything more addictive than Twitter?"
Reader's Digest, Bran Flakes, bread, rice, those free real estate pamphlets you find in the garbage, According to Jim, Tupperware, all vastly more addicting than Twitter.
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Hugh Briss said 6:45PM on 11-17-2008
$1 off eh, Todd? lol
Thanks for the plug Jason although the last part made it seem a bit backhanded. I'm not sure where you read the "or more" part though.
The answer to your question is yes, people are willing to "shell out" $100 but I don't expect the casual Twitter user or someone without something worth marketing to pay that, that's why I also offer the free photo backgrounds and wrote a guest post for ProBlogger's TwiTip.com to help people with the necessary skill, to create their own.
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Maddison Knox said 7:07PM on 11-17-2008
Eh, we are out to lunch together on that. Are there people out there willing to shell out the money? ABSOLUTELY. I use client apps as well for twitter so i never see anyones actual page nor my own. It's similiar to the ringtone phenomenon. There was a time when our phones rang for free. American's love to pay to customize any and everything!
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James said 8:20AM on 11-18-2008
This is one of the most obnoxious examples of American excess. In this economy, I can't believe people would spend hard-earned money on something so stupid. I have a custom background on my Twitter page to. It took me 10 seconds to create in Photoshop - and like most others, I haven't seen it since because I use desktop apps with Twitter.
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Slaughter said 10:42AM on 11-18-2008
50% off sale for backgrounds = $50 and I'll make you holla! - DM me @chrisslaughter
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KyleesDad said 11:44AM on 11-18-2008
I give them props for taking the initiative and setting this up. I thought about it, but didn't think I could get enough hits. Check out mine at @kyleesdad, I think its rather impressive.
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MY STADY said 1:58PM on 11-18-2008
You COULD care less? So then you do care.
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BCK said 2:59PM on 11-18-2008
Paying anything for a service like this is stupid. I made the basic principle in twenty minutes with gimp.
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David Risley said 3:40PM on 11-18-2008
Seems like a waste of money. It's Twitter, man! The background doesn't even matter that much.
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bill said 1:08PM on 11-29-2008
www.customtwitterbackground.com....$75
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barb said 7:03PM on 1-19-2009
http://www.pimpmytwitter.net has the best looking site for high quality custom twitter backgrounds. It's only $75 and there is a 15% off sale this week!
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Ben Cope said 1:38PM on 1-30-2009
Anyone looking to design their own twitter background (without even using Photoshop) should check out the Twitter Template System.
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Ben Cope said 1:39PM on 1-30-2009
Here's the link to the Twitter Template System: http://customizetwitter.com
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