Profitable Mommy Blogging

An icon that represents you on message boards, chat rooms, IM programs, 3-D chat rooms and virtual worlds. Your avatar can be whatever you want it to be. There are graphic elements, animals, cartoons and pictures used as avatars on the Internet.

Earlier on Profitable Mommy Bloggers, Kelly introduced us to Gravatars, which is just one type of avatar. There are thousands of avatar web sites where you can make an avatar of your own and/or choose one of theirs. Twitter is a great example of the different types of avatars being used. There are personal photos, logos, icons, cartoons, etc.

If your blog has a specific brand, an image that sets it apart from others, you probably want to use that as your avatar, like IM Sweetie does here. When I see that cute little heart, I know whose website or blog that belongs too.

An avatar can be a great way to set yourself apart from the crowd, if you have one that is uniquely you. If you don’t have a brand yet, I highly suggest using your personal photo. I know some people don’t like pictures of themselves, but it really helps people identify with you, and they feel like they know you, which will hopefully bring them back to your blog over and over again.

After all, isn’t that our goal as mom bloggers; to get people to read our blogs and then come back? Using an avatar of yourself or your brand will help people recognize you and bring them back time and time again.