Earl Grey. The Black Hat SEO Read more of my garbage on the twitter thing http://twitter.com/syndk8

Fantomaster says Your avatar is an iconic trademark and i agree

I was just reading this tweet by Fantomaster and he said something that i really love.

Back when i first started on the seo forums just after i discovered the internets i noticed quickly that a persons avatar really changed my attitude about them.

Fantomaster is speaking just about twitter but it goes across the entire webz.

You need to keep consistency and have a unique avatar and keep consistency across the web so you make yourself a recognised brand.

I remember i had a lot of respect for randfish and and he looked so professional and a lot was to do with the avatar.

I didnt know it was John Stewart from the daily show and until i did some promotion for Seomoz by getting him featured in Newsweek i had never seen a real picture of him.

I used to have consistency across all the forums so even if my username was gone people would recognize me immediately.

I can honestly tell you that consistency of avatar and sig can give you a massive edge over most.

But a disclaimer.

All of these people that are posting personal details everywhere with this twitter and facebook crap are in for some trouble in the future.
I dont use the tips i give now because i got in some trouble some years ago and had to remove a lot of the branding and hide many things.

So be warned its a great tip for legitimately building a brand but can backfire in a big way if you are not careful.