Comments on: Should I become a Twitter Background designer

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:55:06 +0000

Thanks Cordell, I appreciate your comment here.

By: Cordell Till

Cordell Till — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:01:11 +0000

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By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:33:26 +0000

Thanks, Kathy, that’s an excellent suggestion about the three prices.
Laurie, that’s another good idea, to boost the prices a little to account for the back and forth communication that happens during a design phase. I used Twitter on the computer only for seven months and it works great. I told Twitter my phone number just prior to my cross country trip, only because I don’t own a laptop. However, I also don’t own a fancy phone made for texting, so it took me five minutes to type five words, and its little memory banks got filled up quickly just by accepting direct messages only. I chose not to have all Tweets come to my phone.

By: Laurie Buchanan

Laurie Buchanan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:18:17 +0000

Hello Jessica –

As the webmistress for the HolEssence website, I am fully aware of how much time and effort goes into creative/technical effort.

What I am not familiar with (yet) is Twitter. Our current phone contract ends at the end of July and we will be switching phones and carriers at that time. I expect we will start using Twitter with our new phones.

I agree with Terrill’s suggestion of offering a ‘package deal.’ But I wonder if Kathy’s suggested prices will actually cover your time/effort. Maybe boost it a bit more, say $69, 2 for $99 and 3 for $119 …

By: Kathy Smith

Kathy Smith — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:17:21 +0000

Since Twitter is mentioned on a lot of famous television shows, as a starter package I would offer 1 for $49, 2 for $79 and 3 for $99. it is still like saying $50, $75 & $100 but either way. If possible, I would just add Twitter in a Day so the turnaround doesn’t have to say how much time. If someone needs a logo design that is where the price is negotiable otherwise use an array of template logos or the individual person or company. But for you to come up with the tag line alone is worth it. http://liveonpurpose.info/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:11:33 +0000

I was considering offering three different color schemes and small variations on the theme in the package. That would be fun for the account holder, to change the color of the background periodically.

By: Terrill Welch

Terrill Welch — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:30:32 +0000

Hello Jessica,

My quick answer is “YES!”

What I would really like are a few different backgrounds that all compliment my website branding. So a package of three would be even more appealing. I don’t know if there would be any time savings for the designer in doing this but even for a slightly lower cost for three – I would be inclined to do that rather than a one off.

The reason is that my twitter account is different than my website because I’M looking at it more often and I get bored with the same background. My website, I slip by and then I am gone again. Kind of like a formal room in a house – always warm, welcoming and familiar but stays “nice” for company.

My twitter and Blogs are more busy interactive places that I “work” at for several hours a day. I’m more likely to change them according to my mood or projects.

Hope this helps! Terrill