For those of you who are new to #Blog30, Blogs or blog challenges you may not know about profile images. These are also called avatars and they show up on websites when you make a comment. And no, this avatar is not a blue alien or a 100 year old child, like in the movies. However this helps people recognize you.
Getting an avatar
Most blogs especially WordPress blogs use a Gravatar image, which is a Global Recognized Avatar. Other sites and forums have other ways of getting an image. Their methods vary, however Gravatar is recognized on WordPress sites, Google sites and many more.
Avatar Image Advantages
Once you set up an avatar image on sites that use Gravatar, your smiling face will show up when you use your email related to your Gravatar image. You can even set up different avatar images with different emails. This means you can use a different email to have a different picture show.
Gravatar set up
Gravatar.com
You may have already set one up. Gravatar has become very popular, so you may have set one up on a Google or WordPress website already. But having an avatar is important so you can learn how to set up a Gravatar image, and how to change your avatar image if you already have an image on Gravatar.
Visit Gravatar.com From here, they explain the setup very well. If not you can click the video. You can also watch the video below. This video will explain some of what you need to know to set up your account.
HINT: You can add multiple emails, and use different emails to get different pictures to show.
YOU ARE GRAVATAR READY!
This means you are ready for making comments on all these blogs, including mine! Now if you just set up a Gravatar, please comment below. Here is a great place to test your new avatar. Or if you just want to comment please do, seeing your avatar would be nice!
~ MJ Schrader
