Daily Marketing Tip | Add a Gravatar.

by jennlawlor on November 2, 2009

With social media marketing, everything you can do to develop your relationship with your audience helps you increase your long term network…and client base.

One of the simplest ways you can do this is to include a Gravatar with your comments and posts on blogs (either your own blog or ones you comment on).

What is a Gravatar?

It’s a globally recognized avatar, or cool image of yourself or company logo that you use to brand yourself. Scroll through the comments below and notice the images of people who have a gravatar set up. If you like their content and looks, click through to check out their sites!

Where does a Gravatar go?

Whenever you post a comment on a Wordpress blog, such as this, your gravatar image will appear next to your comment. When anyone likes the look of your gravatar (and your content!), they can click on that image and go straight to your site!

Here’s how you set up a Gravatar.

Set Up Your FREE Gravatar account.
Make sure to use the SAME email address you used for your Gravatar account when you leave comments on blogs. This will auto-magically connect your Gravatar image with your comment!

And VOILA! You’ve just increased your social media marketing image by 1000%.

Leave a comment below with your brand new Gravatar! If you have any trouble setting up your own Gravatar, just ask by leaving a comment below.

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Ken Pickard November 2, 2009 at 2:41 pm

Jenn,

Thanks for the great tip. Setting up your Gravatar is easy and gives a great first impression. I combine my Gravarat with a good comment on several blogs every week. This combination is like a 1 2 punch for social proof and recognition.

Ken Pickard
The Network Dad

Kary Rogney November 2, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Thanks Jen!
These tips are great reminders for both
advanced and new marketers! I’ve had
some people with issues with their
gravitars lately. I think I may know why
now…
All the best,
Kary
http://karyrogney.com

Anthony November 2, 2009 at 2:58 pm

That is a great tip. I will start using it right away!

jennlawlor November 2, 2009 at 2:59 pm

awesome Anthony – good to see your Gravatar!

Ed Tamondong November 2, 2009 at 3:13 pm

Great tip Jenn! It’s very simple and real easy to do! Thanks!

Beverly Monical November 2, 2009 at 3:17 pm

I will make sure people see this so they too can add their picture. Thanks,Jenn.
Your tips and trainings are wonderful!
Beverly

Tom Harrington November 2, 2009 at 3:18 pm

Pretty cool!

Virgil Cook November 2, 2009 at 3:24 pm

Thank you Jenn for another great tip. Keep up the Great work…

Virgil Cook November 2, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Oops! No gravitar. What happened…

Chris McCargar November 2, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Hey Jenn…these daily tips are great!

I find that each one of your tips that I’m using, makes a difference to the time I spend on routine tasks… leaving me more productive – and time IS money!

Thanks alot for ALL your doing to make this easier for us!

Chris

Jason Zinsmeister November 2, 2009 at 3:46 pm

Thanks for the tip! I had this setup on my blog all along but I didn’t really use it before. Now, I’m good to go.

Thanks Again,

Jason

Chris Cheek November 2, 2009 at 4:04 pm

Great idea…yet another tool to build close relationships from a distance.

Monica Suggs November 2, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Great Stuff…. Thanks so much.

Vince Devereaux November 2, 2009 at 4:15 pm

Awesome… I need to see this with my own eyes… :-)

Terry Petrovick November 2, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Hi Jenn,

Sometimes the little things we do in our marketing make a BIG difference. Thanks for the tip. I’m going to share this with my followers.

You have a choice so, make it a better than terrific day!

Terry

Oldbuddy November 2, 2009 at 4:41 pm

Seems simple enough, now let’s see how it works. Since I have my image all over the net to attract attention, this is one more way to be fruitful and multiply, or is it multiply and be fruitful? Thanks for the tip.

Bill Nett November 2, 2009 at 4:47 pm

Hi Jenn,

Thanks for the tip. I welcome advise that improves the next step. I’ll pass it on.

Thanks,
Bill

Bernadette Cooper November 2, 2009 at 5:00 pm

Great tip! I’ll be sharing it with others.

Stephen Roth November 2, 2009 at 5:36 pm

Hi Jen!

Thanks a bunch! I WAS wondering HOW people were doing this. Nice little bit of “icing on the cake!”

Keep up the great work and I’m really glad you are helping out with The7FigureNetworker.com system. Really enjoying your trainings!

barbaralyons November 2, 2009 at 6:07 pm

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Daniel Salzmann November 2, 2009 at 7:27 pm

Hi Jenn,

Thanks for your marketing tip. Now I also have a gravatar.

Have a great day!

Daniel

Dave Beck November 2, 2009 at 7:34 pm

Thanks Jenn,

What a great way to get the branding process going. Thanks for the tip my friend.

Kristie Chiles November 2, 2009 at 8:11 pm

Jen,

you have the nicest tips to help us fellow-marketers.
will do that now!

Kristie

Hope you, your husband and children are well!

Pedz November 2, 2009 at 9:17 pm

Amazing!! Great tip!

Sylvia November 2, 2009 at 9:43 pm

I like it !!!! Keep it coming. Thanks for the tips.

Sylvia

shirland November 2, 2009 at 9:59 pm

I have been using a gravatar for a good while now and it definitely help people recognize who you are? I am hesitant to approved comments without a gravatar because it is so easy for everyone to get one. Gravatar are required for blog commenting.

Ian Brown November 2, 2009 at 11:24 pm

Hey Jenn
Great tip again!. Always nice to see who is making a comment isn’t it?
Ian

Eugene November 2, 2009 at 11:59 pm

Wow !!! Thanks for yet anothe rocking good idea . Keep up the good work Jenn , Cheers !

Eugene

Bridget Short November 3, 2009 at 12:37 am

Thanks Jenn,

I didn’t know it was so simple.
Your daily tips rock!

Bridget

Jon Mroz November 3, 2009 at 2:35 am

Thanks Jen. Always great info. Now, how do you change the little icon at the top of your site in the tab, and url area?

jennlawlor November 3, 2009 at 9:29 am: Depending on what theme you use with Wordpress – it’s an option to set your RSS feed URL inside the ‘guts’ of Wordpress.

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Ashutosh November 3, 2009 at 5:43 am

I found it really interesting , thanks . but as i am very new to internet industry , can you please explain me how can i use to market my website if i have and how it will help me to develop my relationships .

Ashutosh

jennlawlor November 3, 2009 at 9:29 am: Ashutosh –

If you explore blogs in the industry and like some, leave comments and link your gravatar back to your main capture page. That is a good start.

Best,

Jenn

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Jeff November 3, 2009 at 9:20 am

Thanks for the tip Jenn…

I’m sure this will help give people yet another way to build their tribes and connect with others that resonate with them…

Thanks for your continued leadership!

Jeff

Brandon Frazier November 3, 2009 at 10:20 am

Thanks Jenn,

Your continued support and suggestions are always appreciated. You do a great job at making everything simple and easily understood.

Thanks again,

Brandon

Barbara November 3, 2009 at 1:42 pm

Thank you for being a great teacher! I am in Mount Shasta now so I am working on my communication skills being new to a town and now having to rely on the internet! Thanks again, Barbara

Len Hill November 3, 2009 at 1:51 pm

I’m proud to be a member of such a great community and I hope I can contribute in a helpful and enriching manner.

Thx for being who you are.

Len

Kevin November 3, 2009 at 3:10 pm

Cool!!!!

chris November 3, 2009 at 4:10 pm

Jenn,

Everyday I learn something new…and now I find myself helping others on things I never thought I understood before. Thanks for the solid content, consistant presence and confidence you have in us all. It’s paying off !!

My very best,
Chris

Beth Hewitt November 3, 2009 at 5:09 pm

Note sure if this will work, but lets see, great to learn and have fun.

Beth :-)

Jay Ortega November 3, 2009 at 8:16 pm

Great tip!… I’m going to do it right now!

Sweet!!

Jay Ortega
TVI Top Producer
http://www.tvimarketingsecrets.com

yvan luyten November 4, 2009 at 8:17 am

Looks ok and thanks for the tip Jenn!

yvan luyten November 4, 2009 at 8:22 am

just created a google account as well!

Janie Hamlin November 4, 2009 at 2:58 pm

all done!

Mary Molthan November 6, 2009 at 10:59 am

I’m so slow at all this I feel I’ll never “get there” but “know” I can with persistence and consistent learning. As in all things you’re “slower” until you actually learn something. Thanks for the help and I sure hope I SEE my Gravitar that I “think” I downloaded after my post! :)

Bev Brossy November 6, 2009 at 12:19 pm