Don't get lost in the crowd! New users of Steemit, I implore you to fill out your Steemit.com profiles!

Just like on most social networks, your profile photo plays a large part in how you connect with others. When you comment or create a blog post without a profile photo, the viewer just wont connect as well as if you had one. As a new user, you need to use every tool in your social media toolbox to stand out.

Don't be a blank face!

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Imagine two scenarios:

Scenario 1:

A user with a profile photo and the username Donna comments on your post.

Scenario 2:

A user with a default profile photo and the username uservid11 comments on your post.

You will most likely respond to both but a user with a display name and profile photo has a higher chance of getting you to click onto their profile to see what they're about.

Public Profile Settings

To edit your profile click on your photo in the top right, then select Settings

PROFILE PICTURE URL

Paste the URL of the photo you want to be your profile picture here. If the picture is on your computer, you can upload it to an image host such as Imgur.com. Then you can copy the specific image url into your Profile Picture URL section.

Steemit scales the image down to 120x120.

Does it have to be a picture of me? It can be a picture of you, of your cat, of your favorite plant, your business's logo, your initials, or really anything that represents you. Don't feel pressured to have to use your photo.

DISPLAY NAME

Regret your username? Want to add in your real name or maybe something about you? You can type in a Display name that people will see instead of your Steemit username.

ABOUT

You can write a sentence or some people even list out things they are passionate about to give everyone an idea of who you are and what to expect from your blogs.

LOCATION

If you feel like sharing you can include your Location. I've seen some people get more upvotes/follows when other users realize they are from the same area!

WEBSITE

You can include a URL to your personal website or to your main social media profile.

Now your profile is looking good!

Need another reason to fill this out?

I've seen new users get disqualified from contests when the Steemit user running the contest thought their profile looked fake! Don't take the chance!

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Steem on!