Comments on: Create or improve your avatar to better reflect your personal & business brand. http://blog.colthart.com/2009/02/create-or-improve-your-avatar-to-better-reflect-your-personal-business-brand/ What Bruce thinks you should know Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:57:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bradford Shimp http://blog.colthart.com/2009/02/create-or-improve-your-avatar-to-better-reflect-your-personal-business-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Bradford Shimp Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:28:38 +0000 http://blog.colthart.com/?p=117#comment-276 What a good take. I have been wanting to update my avatar, but to do it right. My current one is somewhat unique, but doesn't give a good idea of what I really look like. My problem is that I do not have a lot of pics of me (mostly my kids). Professional photography seems like the best option, especially if you want to brand your image on your web site, business cards, and other marketing materials. Maybe I will have to go that route. Can give one to my wife for our anniversary to get aware with it. <abbr><em>Bradford Shimps last blog post..<a href="http://allbizanswers.com/2009/04/create-a-must-buy-situation/" rel="nofollow">Create a Must Buy Situation</a></abbr></em> What a good take. I have been wanting to update my avatar, but to do it right. My current one is somewhat unique, but doesn’t give a good idea of what I really look like. My problem is that I do not have a lot of pics of me (mostly my kids). Professional photography seems like the best option, especially if you want to brand your image on your web site, business cards, and other marketing materials. Maybe I will have to go that route. Can give one to my wife for our anniversary to get aware with it.

Bradford Shimps last blog post..Create a Must Buy Situation

]]> By: bruce colthart http://blog.colthart.com/2009/02/create-or-improve-your-avatar-to-better-reflect-your-personal-business-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-171 bruce colthart Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:54:54 +0000 http://blog.colthart.com/?p=117#comment-171 Bob - sorry I took so long approving your comment! I have to auto-approve you somehow... Yes, what-you-see-is-what-you-get is best and is a sound approach to one's own branding, don't you think? I imagine there might be an uproar if <i>your</i> avatar had its coffee mug replaced with an umbrella drink(!) Bob – sorry I took so long approving your comment! I have to auto-approve you somehow… Yes, what-you-see-is-what-you-get is best and is a sound approach to one’s own branding, don’t you think?
I imagine there might be an uproar if your avatar had its coffee mug replaced with an umbrella drink(!)

]]> By: Judy Dunn http://blog.colthart.com/2009/02/create-or-improve-your-avatar-to-better-reflect-your-personal-business-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Judy Dunn Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:52:09 +0000 http://blog.colthart.com/?p=117#comment-170 What an interesting topic. I think some people forget that if you are a solopreneur, your photo is a huge part of your personal branding. Frankly, it drives me nuts when someone keeps switching their photos in and out, particularly when I am looking for one of their comments on a thread. It's a little schizophrenic, like they have 20 different personalities or something. I'm not saying never change your photo, but don't put a different one in every week. Your take lots of shots advice is excellent. It reminds me of the supermodels with the photographer snapping every 100th of a second or something. It just makes it more likely you'll find the one pose that is so you. Thanks for making me think. I always enjoy your thoughtful posts. What an interesting topic. I think some people forget that if you are a solopreneur, your photo is a huge part of your personal branding. Frankly, it drives me nuts when someone keeps switching their photos in and out, particularly when I am looking for one of their comments on a thread. It’s a little schizophrenic, like they have 20 different personalities or something. I’m not saying never change your photo, but don’t put a different one in every week.

Your take lots of shots advice is excellent. It reminds me of the supermodels with the photographer snapping every 100th of a second or something. It just makes it more likely you’ll find the one pose that is so you.

Thanks for making me think. I always enjoy your thoughtful posts.

]]> By: Bob Dunn http://blog.colthart.com/2009/02/create-or-improve-your-avatar-to-better-reflect-your-personal-business-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Bob Dunn Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:04:11 +0000 http://blog.colthart.com/?p=117#comment-152 Hey Bruce, this is so right on. I have found so many online profile photos that change constantly. Or they give me the totally wrong impression. Recently I met someone who on their profile photo looked, big, in-your-face, bad a** and when I met him he was a meek, mild-mannered guy. Kind of like the Superman/Clark Kent deal. And yes, cropping is good. Did that on my wife's/biz partner photo, a half face. And she has gotten more compliments on it. Funny that you did this post as I just did a discussion on this very subject on biznik.com. Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/cemd8n Great post Bruce. From a guy who in his photo is holding a large cup of coffee -- all me! Hey Bruce, this is so right on. I have found so many online profile photos that change constantly. Or they give me the totally wrong impression. Recently I met someone who on their profile photo looked, big, in-your-face, bad a** and when I met him he was a meek, mild-mannered guy. Kind of like the Superman/Clark Kent deal.

And yes, cropping is good. Did that on my wife’s/biz partner photo, a half face. And she has gotten more compliments on it.

Funny that you did this post as I just did a discussion on this very subject on biznik.com. Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/cemd8n

Great post Bruce. From a guy who in his photo is holding a large cup of coffee — all me!

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