How to Improve Your Social Network Value With a Picture

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Have your picture taken by someone who knows what they are doing.

   It's better to be 'alone' in the picture.
   
   People want to know who YOU are, not your friends. , Or a headshot versus a body shot.
   
   Is that picture of you or your back yard? Again, limiting the distractions is a good thing. , (You flipping off the camera because you are nervous isn't as funny as you think it is). , Like garish clothing, hats, sunglasses, etc.
   
   Photos that represent the 'real you' can wait until people get to know you. , You don't have to have the serious, pouty look of someone modeling for a magazine. , That glow from your monitor does nothing for your coloring. , Examples of pixel size limitations on networks:
   AIM: 45x45 FanFiction.Net: 150x150.
   
   Resized to 25x25 on lists.
   
   InsaneJournal: 100x100 JournalFen: 100x100 LiveJournal: 100x100 Quizilla:
   Resized to 179x224.
   
   Twitter: 48x48
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   Step 2: Have a plain background without distractions.

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   Step 3: Don't make it a group image.

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   Step 4: Cut your photo down so that the shot is of you

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   Step 5: not your room.

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   Step 6: Do your best to present an image that doesn't make you look like someone who shouldn't be taken seriously.

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   Step 7: Try to limit the distractions on you.

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   Step 8: Be happy (or as happy as you can look without forcing a grimace).

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   Step 9: Don't use your web cam for a good shot.

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    Step 10: Resize/Crop your image to match with the size constraints of the social network you are uploading to.

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