Socializing with other bloggers is a great way to make blogging friends and gain readers. You can always use social media to connect with people, but comment on other blogs is another great way to connect with people. You can make your comments more personal by using a Gravatar. What is a Gravatar? A Gravatar is an avatar (an avatar is a thumbnail icon that represents you – a definition in a definition!) that is associated with your email address and is recognized globally. When sites allow …
Author Box
Add an author box to your blog posts
Have you noticed boxes at the end of blog posts that have the Author’s image and a little blurb about them? That's an author's box. An author box is another easy way to give your blog a professional look. I really like it when a blog has an author box at the end of their post. I guess it helps me feel connected to the author a little bit more, which usually helps me relate to the post more too. I was just reading a blog this morning and saw a nice author box for a guest author to the blog. I …