I have all kinds of links like that saved but recently lost my primary hard drive and am still hoping that the data can be recovered. That is a serious loss so Ron jumped right in and first helped me search and then wrote this post – taking time away from his work and livelihood to give to the blogging community. Ron is like that.

Ron’s Avatars are fancier than what I prefer to use, partly because I am not a gamer. Do me the best Avatars for branding when commenting in blogs and across Social Media are distinctive, unique and very recognizable even when very tiny (as they appear in many widgets online).

Although I have seen some full body style Avatars that work very well, most Avatars are square so a more square (rather than long or tall) image works best most of the time. See Ron’s Avatar for example or the simple but very visible design I use for GrowMap.

Looking for your Avatar among the tiny images at Twitter or in other widgets that use little images is a great way to evaluate how strong your Avatar design is. If yours stands out in the crowd you have a winner that will attract those who have positive associations with your online activities.

Often those are subsconsious – we don’t actively think I’ll remember that Avatar next time I see it – it is just familiar and when someone enjoys what you share that “brand image” gets filed as a postive memory and seeing the image again triggers interest, clicks and more visits for you.
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