What is a gravatar?
A gravatar, or Globally Recognized AVATAR , simply an (avatar image) that follows you from blog to blog appearing beside your name when you comment on gravatar enabled sites. Avatars help identify your posts on web forums, so why not on blogs?
This is a really easy way to brand your company or self as you leave comments in forums and on blogs.
You guys know what an icon is RIGHT? well and avatar is pretty much the same thing.
How do I set up a gravatar?
Well, you will either take a picture of your self or create an image.
Facebook Sample Gravatar
This is a great example of a very professional looking gravatar.
Personal Sample Gravatar
Here is a awesome example of using some abstract photography to make a gravatar.
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After choosing a photo, go to gravatar.com
Click sign up, it is located at the top of the page – really tiny text!
They will ask you to upload an image. The only thing you need to worry about is that the image is square.
If it is rectangle it makes it a bit more difficult to use their cropping tool. After the image is uploaded the next screen will help you to crop the image, it will show what you uploaded and it will be slightly grayed out with a box over the top. Just grab the corners of that box to show what you want in the avatar. Once you are done hit the crop button everything else will be cut out and you will be left with your avatar.
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Why do I want a gravatar?
Well when ever you leave a comment on a blog you sign it with your email address. If you sign it with the email address connect to your Gravatar it will display that gravatar next to your comments.
Like I said before, it is a awesome way to brand yourself.
So get out there and do it.
