Gravatar.com Who and what are they?
And why every author needs it.
Globally Recognized Avatar
Your 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. Avatars help identify your posts on blogs and web forums, so why not on any site?
What this means for the Author
You can brand your name, your book, link to your site – all the time you are commenting and building connections. It is done seamlessly and silently.
But they are so much more… They include your bio, links to your websites, images of you your book. And best of all they are free. If you have not set up this easy marketing tool – then do so now. Easy-Peasy Author Marketing Tip!
Setting up a Gravatar
Setting up Gravatars on your site is easy; you don’t even need an account! Plugins are available for leading blog software and content management systems, and our tutorials will have you running Gravatars in no time.
How to Setup Your Gravatar Avatar
About 5 minutes
- Go to Gravitar.com
- Click Create Your Own Gravatar
- Provide your email address and click sign up. Gravatar links your email address(es) to your avatar image (and bio), which displays when you make blog comments.
- Activate your Account: Gravatar will email you the activation link.
- Choose a unique username and password. Only lowercase letters and numbers are permitted for the username.
- Add an image. You can assign different images for different email(s).
- Avatar Rating. Choose the “G rating” if you want the ability to comment to all blogs on the Internet. G is for all audiences, including children, where R is restricted for adults. Sites (blogs) choose their “rating” based on the content (and comments) they allow, so if you choose a Gravatar with a PG rating and a blog is G rated, then you will not be able to post a comment.
- Your done! Now your blog and forum comments will include your avatar image.
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Originally posted May 5, 2010.
Updated December 31, 2013
