I’m so excited to see so many of you out and about on social networking sites, marketing forums and starting blogs.

Well, I know you are there by name, but I don’t actually “see” many of you.  It seems there are a lot of folks on sites like Links for Shrinks, but not enough profile pictures!

If you are going to participate in online communities the etiquette typically is you upload a picture of yourself so people can put a face with your name.

You can use a basic headshot that a friend takes with a simple digital camera. No fancy lighting, makeup or photography needed.  You should use the same picture on all social media forums: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and any blog/website you have online.

The reason for all the pictures?  You will be building relatinships with people online and it will be much harder to do if people don’t know what you look like. Gone are the days when we want to be annonymous online.

Say, “hi” and join the party! We’d love to see your smiling face!