Adding and Editing Your Public Profile in Gravatar.com (202)
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In this 2nd video of the series we continue showing you how to set up your Public Profile at Gravatar.com. Gravatar allows you to have your image appear beside the blog comments you leave on other people's posts.
The Gravatar public profile allows you to add information about you, public images you wish to share, and contact information (Phone #, Skype,etc.), allows you to verify social networks, and share public links such as websites.
To see our Gravatar public profile => http://Gravatar.com/patlorna
To get a basic understanding of Gravatar.com you can review the Wikipedia.org overview of it.
You can download our Gravatar.com 202 checklist HERE.
Adding and Editing Your Public Profile in Gravatar.com (202) – Video Tutorial
Click below to watch a larger presentation of the video above:
Action Steps
1) Log in to your ‘Gravatar.com Account
1.1 Go to www.Gravatar.com
1.2 Click on “Log in” => http://en.gravatar.com/site/login
1.3 Enter your Email or Username
1.4 Enter your Password
2) Add/Edit your Gravatar Public Profile
2.1 Go to www.Gravatar.com
2.2 Click on “Edit My Profile” => http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit
2.3 Areas within the Public Profile:
About You
http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/#about-you
Your Images
http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/#your-images
Contact Information
http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/#contact-information
Verified Services
http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/#verified-services
Your Links
http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/#your-links
Custom Background
http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/#custom-background
3) Check Your Public Profile
3.1 Go to www.Gravatar.com
3.2 Click on “Edit My Profile” => http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit
3.3 Click on “View Your Profile” => Our Public Profile is: http://gravatar.com/patlorna
4) Additional Learning Assets
4.1 Download this Checklist => http://TheCoolestCouple.com/Gravatar202
4.2 Check out our tutorial – Gravatar (101) on Setting Up Your Gravatar => http://TheCoolestCouple.com/Gravatar101
Verified Social Networks:
www.Blogger.com
www.Digg.com
www.Facebook.com
www.Flickr.com
www.FriendFeed.com
www.FourSquare.com
www.LinkedIn.com
www.MySpace.com
www.Posterous.com
www.TripIt.com
www.Tumblr.com
www.Twitter.com
www.Vimeo.com
Your Own WordPress Blog
www.Yahoo.com/Profiles
www.YouTube.com
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2010-07-31 @ 1:56 pm
Wow – I didn’t know that you could do all of that with Gravatar. I need to get over there and fill in my profile a lot better. Thanks for the info.
2010-08-02 @ 6:24 pm
Glyna,
Yep… Gravatar is more than just a pretty picture! Cool eh?
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-01 @ 1:46 pm
Thanks guys. I agree with Glyna I had no idea you could do all that. I’m sharing this with all my distributors. Thank you so very much. As always you guys provide such useful information.
Michael
2010-08-02 @ 6:25 pm
Michael,
Thanks so much for passing this along… and glad we can help!
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-01 @ 10:24 pm
Pat and Lorna,
What a comprehensive and organized explanation.
I’ll have to go back to Gravatar.com and add to my public profile.
Thanks.
Erica
2010-08-02 @ 6:26 pm
Erica,
Hi!! Hope all is well…
Thanks for stopping by and checking out our post.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-02 @ 7:55 am
Thanks guys, I finally got mine up and running thanks to this post. As always “The Coolest Couple” has the “Coolest Stuff”
2010-08-02 @ 6:27 pm
Nelson,
Thanks so much! Glad we could be of assistance…
Take care,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-02 @ 10:22 am
Pat and Lorna,
Thanks for hitting me upside the head to update my gravatar account. I had originally grabbed my gravatar account, and uploaded a headshot, but hadn’t done the rest of the steps. It is now fully updated. Keep up the great work.
Jeremiah Wean
2010-08-02 @ 6:35 pm
Jeremiah,
Way cool hearing that you’ve got your gravatar account complete.
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-02 @ 2:15 pm
Hey Pat and Lorna
Great tutorial!
I much rather see someone’s gravatar than a default icon whine they leave a comment on my blog.
2010-08-02 @ 6:36 pm
Peter,
A real picture sure does beat an icon any day, doesn’t it? And… it’s cool to be able to put a face to a name… more personal that way!
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-02 @ 4:59 pm
Pat & Lorna, Very useful information! There are alot of folks out there that need to watch you tutorial. There are many bloggers that don’t have a Gravatar. I really think that many of them simply don’t know how to add one. Thanks to your great tutorial, people can learn how it’s done. Thanks for the great post! Joseph McDevitt
2010-08-02 @ 6:54 pm
Joseph,
That’s what we thought… if they don’t know how, they won’t be able to put their picture up. Personally, we love it when there are a lot of friendly faces to look at out there.
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-02 @ 6:18 pm
Hi Pat & Lorna,
Thanks for all the detailed info about how to set up a Gravatar – it still amazes me how many bloggers still don’t have one – it might be just a simple case of them thinking its too complicated to set up or just not knowing how to set up. 🙂
Christine
2010-08-05 @ 8:57 pm
Christine,
We agree… we’re pretty sure a lot of people just don’t know how to set one up… hopefully this will help a few people get it going.
Thanks!
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-02 @ 6:28 pm
Robin,
Hope to see your profile page up and running soon… and so glad we could help.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-02 @ 6:38 pm
Hey Pat and Lorna,
Thanks for such an in-depth and well outlined video on taking advantage of the public profile we can create with Gravatar.com. It’s not just a way to have your picture/image appear when you comment on blogs, but it is so much more with the public profile. Verifying and listing all our social media sites on the public profile is a great source of potential new friends and followers. We need to do that promotion for ourselves and our brand in all available spots.
So thanks again, Pat and Lorna, we always learn something new from you!
Dawn and Dave
2010-08-05 @ 9:00 pm
Hey Dave and Dawn,
Yes, Gravatar is definitely more than just a pretty picture. The more places we can set up to connect with others the better. So true… branding and promoting ourselves can happen in so many different places… it’s a great idea to take advantage of as many of them as possible.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-02 @ 6:46 pm
Belinda,
We find tutorials are so much better for us if there is a recap of the steps to follow at the end, as kind of a wrap-up. We were hoping others would find this beneficial.
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-03 @ 8:21 am
Pat and Lorna,
These videos are so helpful when people need to know how to put gravatars on their blogs and how important it is that people put a face to our comments and our work. It is branding at it’s best. Thanks guys.
2010-08-05 @ 9:02 pm
Lori,
Even with all this technology, people still like to see a person’s face. We are truly social beings! And the branding sure doesn’t hurt either… 🙂
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-03 @ 1:29 pm
Hi Pat and Lorna,
I really appreciate the effort you must have put in to create this very detailed and informative article.
Thank you
To your Success
Yorinda
2010-08-05 @ 9:03 pm
Yorinda,
You’re welcome… our pleasure!
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-03 @ 4:03 pm
The last couple of days I’ve noticed that my gravatar isn’t always appearing. This post inspired me to look into that and I’ve set up my gravatar profile now too.
Thanks for the useful information!
Wendy
2010-08-05 @ 9:04 pm
Wendy,
We’re so glad we could be of assistance.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-03 @ 7:26 pm
Wow, this is a very thorough post! I had no idea you could do all this with Gravatar. I am off to set mine up. Thanks for providing such valuable information here, Pat & Lorna!
2010-08-03 @ 7:59 pm
So while I was setting up, it wouldn’t let me add my blog as a verified account. It did everything else. Any thoughts on that? Thanks! 🙂
2010-08-04 @ 5:27 pm
You have to make sure that XML-RPC is turned on for you blog to do the verification. WordPress Dashboard => Settings => Writing => Enable the WordPress, Movable Type, MetaWeblog and Blogger XML-RPC publishing protocols.
2010-08-05 @ 6:25 pm
Wow, thanks so much. I don’t think I’d have figured that one out on my own! All updated…lookin’ good! 🙂
2010-08-03 @ 7:51 pm
This is a really good tutorial. I have been playing around with my gravatar account but didn’t realize it had so much to offer.
Thank you for the great information. I am glad I came by and shared it with my friends and followers.
Have a great night!!
Tommy D.
2010-08-05 @ 9:08 pm
Tommy,
We sure hope it can help out a few people. Thanks for passing this along…
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-03 @ 11:32 pm
Pat and Lorna,
You have by far the best and most comprehensive info on Gravatar I have seen. You have shown how to put your Gravatar on Steroids. You also have sparked a couple ideas for our continued branding efforts, so thank you.
Looking forward to seeing what other great info the coolest couple comes up with. Oh, and Jimmy is going down 🙂
Make it a great day.
Dennis & Jennifer
Lead, Follow and Share !
2010-08-05 @ 9:11 pm
Dennis,
So glad we could spark some creative juices in your branding. It’s amazing… there are times when steroids are a good thing 🙂
Thanks for the support!
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-05 @ 8:23 am
I had no clue Gravatar did all of that stuff. I guess I need to make some time to get over there and configure things. Great information thanks for giving back.
Rob
2010-08-05 @ 12:54 pm
This is such a great resource that you are providing and you give it away for free. I enjoy seeing websites that understand the value of providing a prime resource for free. I truly loved reading your post. Thanks!
2010-08-05 @ 1:57 pm
Hi Pat and Lorna,
Yet another person who had absolutely no idea that a Gravatar was anything other than a little picture, lol 🙂 Obviously got some work to do on that!
Thanks for sharing!
Sue
2010-08-05 @ 9:17 pm
Sue,
It is amazing how much more Gravatar has to offer… it is more than just a pretty picture. Looking forward to seeing your profile!
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-05 @ 2:25 pm
Thanks so much Pat and Lorna – as always. You ARE the coolest couple :)!
I created my account sometime ago but overlooked everything that you could do until your post so thanks for the information – Very Informative and thorough!
2010-08-05 @ 9:26 pm
Laura,
Thank you 🙂
It is a cool idea to take advantage of all the things Gravatar can do for you.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-06 @ 9:15 am
Hi Pat and Lorna,
Thanks for this! I was already signed up with Gravatar, but I had not filled in my profile or verified my connections. I had no idea this service was so important or useful. I just spent 10 minutes there completing my profile. And BTW, really fun vid with Jimmy Kimmel.
Carolyn from TSA
2010-08-07 @ 4:16 pm
Carolyn,
Glad to hear you’ve completed your profile… it’s a great tool to have working for you.
The war with Jimmy was fun… and so cool! Glad you enjoyed the video.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-06 @ 11:52 am
Hey Pat & Lorna,
Thanks for the tips. I had no idea you could do so much with the gravatar service. I appreciate all that you do.
Make it a great day!
God Bless!
-ed
2010-08-07 @ 4:17 pm
Ed,
Gravatar is very versatile. It seems most people feel it’s just for putting up a picture… but it is so much more!
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-06 @ 6:44 pm
Wow! Awesome information! It is very good to know how to do this. Thanks!
2010-08-07 @ 4:18 pm
Kevin,
Chalk this up to one more cool thing you can do online 🙂
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-06 @ 6:46 pm
Thanks you guys. It is helpful to have people like yourselves on top of different aspects of the game. When we share with each other we can all learn. It is like having an army out there learning what the new things are and then sharing the intel with one another. Not many people have the time to keep track of it all. I appreciate the tutorial very much.
2010-08-07 @ 4:23 pm
Bruce,
We find it amazing how much we can learn from each other online. We love to share… and it’s so cool when what we provide helps others online.
Thanks for stopping by and for the cool comment.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-06 @ 7:44 pm
Hey Pat and Lorna,
A lot of people need to learn how to do this. There are too many ghost faces in the blogging community…lol:) I think I will do a post and link to this one.
J
2010-08-07 @ 4:25 pm
Jeremiah,
We agree… the more faces we can see and connect with, the better. Thanks so much for passing this on… much appreciated.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-08 @ 4:46 am
Another fabulous tip and explanation from you guys. Gravatar has completely missed me so I’m off to catch up right away. How do you find out about all these things?
Thanks again!
Best wishes
Joanna
2010-08-08 @ 10:26 am
Joanna,
Glad to hear you’re going to get your Gravatar up and running… it will be so cool to see your picture alongside your comments! How do we find out about these things? This is Pat’s strength… he is our “Technical Wizard” 🙂
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-09 @ 7:50 pm
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2010-08-11 @ 9:24 pm
Hi Pat and Lorna,
What a great post! Love the detail and information and down-loadable cheatsheet. I will be certain to share your post with others! Thanks and keep up the great work!
2010-08-12 @ 8:14 pm
Linnea,
Thank you so much for sharing our post with others. We love it that we can help others along our journey online.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-16 @ 7:13 pm
Wow! This goes above and beyond any tip or explanation of how to maximize the effectiveness of a Gravatar profile.
Thank you for putting the time into sharing this detailed, helpful information! Excellent content!
2010-08-17 @ 9:50 pm
Eddie,
Thank you! And you are most welcome.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-17 @ 9:51 pm
Darcy,
Look forward to seeing your picture up here next time!
~Pat and Lorna
2010-08-19 @ 3:55 pm
Two of the coolest people always providing cool tips. Thanks! I really do need to update my avatar and it’s one thing I don;t usually mess with. Maybe I can look younger? Now that would be a cool tip!
2010-08-19 @ 7:45 pm
Bill,
Sorry, no tips on the fountain of youth (yet) 🙂
Hopefully the info helped.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-20 @ 3:28 pm
Hi Pat & Lorna,
Thanks for the valuable information, I really need to spend some time getting mine set up. I’lve downloaded the checklist and will work on it when I get a few minutes.
Thanks so much,
Vanessa
2010-08-20 @ 6:01 pm
Vanessa,
You’re welcome. Hope to see you up and running soon… would love to see a picture of you by your comments!
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-08-20 @ 5:15 pm
Wow this is a great resource.. I’m enjoying it.. good article
2010-09-05 @ 6:09 pm
Hi Pat @ Lorna,
Great Post about How to Use the Gravatar Features. I love Your Blog and the Value that you provide to the Blogging Community.
Ted
2010-09-12 @ 3:09 pm
Ted,
Thanks so much!
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-09-07 @ 9:59 am
Hi Pat & Lorna,
I have to chime in like the others and say that I didn’t know that gravatar was so much more than a pretty picture! You guys rock at organizing and presenting things like this. I know it takes some time and I know your efforts are greatly appreciated. Rock on!
2010-09-10 @ 11:01 pm
Hi Pat & Lorna,
This is my first visit to your blog but will not be the last.
Thanks for youe comments on my blog.
I thought you guy were called the coolest couple because of your cool picture:-)
Now I see you have some cool information too.
Great info on the use of Gravatar will go over and set mine up.
Cheers
Bryan
2010-09-11 @ 11:22 am
Hey Pat and Lorna,
Thanks for the video on Gravatar. I had no idea there was so much I could do with it. Wow. I’m updating right away. THANKS!!
2010-09-13 @ 9:52 am
Hi Pat and Lorna
You always give so much great detail. You are to be commended for the step by step approach you lead your readers through the processes you recommend. I always learn so much from your posts…Thank you
Peter
2010-09-16 @ 9:04 pm
Peter,
You’re so very welcome… and thanks for stopping by.
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-12-09 @ 10:36 am
Hey Pat and Lorna:
Thanks so much for the great information on gravatars. You guys are truly good at what you do. I was wondering if adding your website in the public profile would also link your gravatar to your web address?? I wanted to get my gravatar to appear by my web address in the web address box. Can you direct me how to accomplish that? I’ve been searching for that answer for a while now.
I greatly appreciate your help.
Thanks
Valarie
2010-12-09 @ 11:18 am
Valarie, the way Gravatar works is by using your email address. You would need to use the same email address on you website as you are using with Gravatar.
2010-12-14 @ 8:02 am
I never knew about Gravatar until I’ve seen your video.. Really good tutorial. Thank you for sharing this information.
2010-12-14 @ 8:46 pm
Jorge,
Yes, Gravatar is a very powerful tool… definitely more than just a pretty picture.
Thanks,
~ Pat and Lorna
2010-12-18 @ 5:17 pm
Joe,
Thank you so much for the kind words… and we’re so glad our information was helpful. Gravatar is so much more than a pretty face 🙂
All the best in 2011… looking forward to staying connected.
~ Pat and Lorna
2011-01-13 @ 2:15 pm
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2011-02-13 @ 1:45 pm
Hi guys,
Appreciate your blogging about this! You have given me the direction to go! I’ve walked through the procedure, but the last comment I left on your other blog did not have my gravatar on it. I clicked on the “view your profile” link and I have a gravatar profile, but apparently it’s not showing up here. It’s not letting me put my own WordPress blog on it, either. Ok, enough of this! I’ve spent about an hour and a half trying to make it work. I think I’m done fooling with it for the day : ) Thanks for your blog, though. At least now I know where it is and hopefully what to do!
2011-02-13 @ 2:03 pm
Wait a minute! I commented on someone else’s blog and saw my avatar come up . . . let’s see if it does here . . . !
2011-02-15 @ 5:26 am
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2011-02-15 @ 7:56 am
Hi, I’m only commenting on this again to display my gravatar : ) Thanks so much for all you do for so many of us!
2011-02-20 @ 9:38 pm
Aloha Pat and Lorna,
Thanks so much for this great video and checklist on setting up your profile in Gravatar.com. I had no idea that the application came with so much functionality! I thought it was just so you could have your picture show up when you commented on someones blog! So much for assuming – lol
Great training – keep up the great work!
Lori
2011-03-17 @ 7:43 pm
I must say I am totally impressed with your blog. Thank you for the gravitar training,. Keep up the good work.
2011-03-18 @ 5:32 pm
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2011-06-22 @ 3:56 pm
Don’t you think we have enough public profiles and we are complicating our lives with each and every account we create on different websites? Don’t get me wrong, I like gravatars but why do we need a profile on gravatar.com?
2011-06-27 @ 12:06 pm
Ceasuri, it always a choice! We were showing some of the benefits of having a public profile on gravatar.com.
2011-12-20 @ 3:05 pm
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