Add Your Picture To Blog Comments!!
Which one are you most drawn to?
Recently, I found a really great blog and decided to leave a comment. However, when I submitted my response to the post my picture did not display.
Unfortunately, I did not know what to do to remedy this problem. So I did a little research and found the answer.
It’s actually really simple—all you need is a Gravatar.
A Gravatar is an image that follows you from site to site appearing beside your name when you do things like comment or post on a blog and it’s critical when establishing a personal brand.
When you upload an image to Gravatar, you have to associate an Email ID with it.
So, whenever you post a comment on any site with the same Email ID, it will fetch your picture from Gravatar and display it.
Why Is Your Gravatar Important?
1. Enables readers to see who you are. It allows them to relate to you.
2. It portrays professionalism.
3. It draws people to read your comments.
4. It can arouse curiosity and lead readers to click on your profile and visit your website.
Again, it’s really easy, and necessary when trying to establish online relationships. So don’t wait—go to www.gravatar.com and get started!
Ayanna,
This is a really great post and thank you for sharing. Your gravatar when properly leveraged will bring you a BOATLOAD of free traffic back to your blog.
A great strategy to employ is to go to blogs which belong to industry leaders and read their comments then reply with something that is thoughtful, insightful, inspiring, or otherwise shows you to be a leader.
This is a fantastic way to get the ball rolling on your Social Media Branding and developing your own following.
Keep up the great work!
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John
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