An avatar is an image that follows you from weblog to weblog appearing beside your name when you comment on avatar enabled sites.  I like the use of avatars because it doesn’t seem as anonymous as a templated image for each commenter.

If you don’t have an avatar, I suggest visiting http://en.gravatar.com to start. Just make sure you choose a photo that others can recognize at a glance as you. You can have different photos for your different email accounts too. I choose to have the same photo/avatar for all my email addresses. That way when I make a comment on someone else’s blog I have “branded” myself as a recognizable commenter.

Want some help setting your avatar up? Let me know and I’ll do my best to walk you through.