How to Create a Perfect Eye Catching Background Image

This tip is for all LinkedIn users (until a few months ago it was only available to Premium LinkedIn users) who since recently have the ability of selecting and customizing the background image area of their profile. Just make sure that your background image:
 ✰ Has a very high resolution and is around 1400 pixels wide x 425 pixels tall.
 ✰ Is a JPG, GIF or PNG file under 4MB in size.
 ✰ Looks professional & clean.
 ✰ Represents your brand perfectly and conveys your story.
 ✰ Is relevant to the needs of your target customers.
 Some things you can include in your background image are:
 ✪ Your Products and/or Services.
 ✪ Images & text that enhance your brand.
 ✪ Your logo.
 ✪ Your tagline.
 ✪ Your presence in other social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter).
 ✪ Your email address.
 ✪ Your website url.
 ✪ A Call To Action (CTA).
 etc.
 Check out one of the custom background images that i have created with the help of my graphics guy and feel free to get inspired:

Therefore, if you want to add a custom background photo to your LinkedIn profile:

1. Click inside the Background Image Area on “Edit background”
2. Click on “Upload”
3. Select the picture you have created from the relevant location on your computer
4. Usually, depending on the image, you have the option to “drag image to reposition” in order to make it fit better on the space available.
5. When you are ready click “Save”.

This is how the top of my Profile looked like when i finished this process (feel free to visit my profile and see this in action!):

If you don’t have a graphics guy and don’t have Photoshop skills, you can find several designers at sites like Fiverr.com who could assist you with the creation of your custom background image. Lastly, if you are concerned about how your LinkedIn background image will appear on all devices (i.e. smartphones), please do have a look at a very interesting article posted by Sybil Collas. So, you are more than welcomed to have fun, be creative & change your background image frequently, it will certainly refresh and uplift your LinkedIn profile appearance!!