Yes. You need a profile picture. You know you do. But what works and what doesn't? This slideshow tells you what you should - and definitely shouldn't do.

1. Profile
Pictures -
Do'sand
Don'ts

2. 1 - don'tbe an egg

3. Getapicture. Now.

4. 2 - getclose

5. there isn'talot
ofspace in
socialmedia
pictures - make
surewe can
actuallysee

6. not

8. but

10. 3 - keep itsimple

11. skipthe props,
theaction or
location shots -
there simply
isn'troom

12. saveyouraction pics
foryour site

13. 4 - facethe viewer

14. looking
awayisn't
cool-
connect
withyour
audience

15. 5 - neutral background

16. no clutter,
no
distraction
- itshould
beabout
you

17. 6 - losethe greens

18. Love nature?
Good foryou.
Butthere'sa
reason
photographers
never usea

19. Green
doesn'tdo
great
things for
skintones.
Andtrees
tendto
stick outin
odd places.

20. 7 - no significant other

21. people
wantto
knowwho
you are, not
whoyou're
with

22. and please -
no post-
breakup
crops.
don'tdo it
toyourself
and don't
do itto us.

23. 8 - no holiday shots

24. that
vacation
picture in
whichyou
look so
happyand
relaxed?
NO!

25. 9 - no partypics

26. rememberthat
great office
party? NO!

27. 10 - beyourself

28. yes. it's
thatsimple.
beyou. be
open.
connect.

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