One of the important steps in developing an online profile is choosing an avatar, and using it consistently, so that your online friends and associates come to recognize you, and your work. An “avatar” is that little thumbnail-sized photo of you, or of a graphic you like that accompanies your profile on most social networking sites, blogs, discussion forums, etc..

To easily have your avatar display in the comment sections of most Wordpress and Blogger.com blogs, and in many discussion forums is to use a “Gravatar,” which is a “globally recognized avatar.”

Following is a tutorial on how to grab one of this nifty little gizmos (the tutorial will open in full-screen).