Using Gravatar to build traffic

This was something I was not aware of needing to be done. Now I have linked my site to my Gravatar. This was helpful to me hope it may be of help to you.

Wibble

Gravatar logoThis short wibblette is intended for newcomers to WordPress; my aim is to show you how to set up Gravatar to help you build traffic to your site.

First of all: what is ‘Gravatar’?

A Gravatar image This is what my Gravatar looks like

An ‘avatar’ is an image that represents you online — a little picture that appears next to your name when you interact with websites.

A ‘Gravatar’ is a Globally Recognized Avatar. You upload it and create your profile just once, and then when you participate in any Gravatar-enabled site, your Gravatar image will automatically follow you there. Gravatar is a free service which is automatically included in every WordPress.com account.

Why should I care?

When you visit a site and ‘like’ an article, or leave a comment, your Gravatar remains behind on the page. Other visitors can click on it to find out about you… and…

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10 thoughts on “Using Gravatar to build traffic

  1. Thanks for reblogging this. I wish there were an easier way to reach folks who don’t know about it. At the end of the day it’s not a big thing, but every little bit helps 🙂

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