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How to make a good profile picture on Social Media?

One of the first things other users of social networks will see is your profile picture. It appears on your profile, next to your posts, comments or likes.


It is a key component of your personal profile and branding. It depends on the profile photo whether someone will look at your profile at all, what first impression they will get, what they will think of you as a person. You can express more than you think with your profile picture. You can show your positive attitude through a smile, a sense of humor through laughter, professionalism through attitude, profession and industry through the background or colors.



What should the profile picture look like?


  • When building your own personal brand, it's good to have your profile picture show you - that is, your face. For companies and businesses, it could be a logo.

  • A gentle smile will attract more people to your profile - people like positive people.

  • Take care of good lighting. First of all, the light should fall on your face, thanks to which it will be clearly visible and the quality of the photo will be better.

  • The background shouldn't distract from your face. Ideally, it should be uniform, blurred - then you will be in the foreground. The background may contain your brand colors, if you have one.

  • You can show up in or during your natural work place.


Examples:

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What to avoid on your profile picture?


  • To inspire confidence, do not stand with your back in the photo.

  • A backdrop that is too chaotic will distract you, or you may blend in with it.

  • Do not use photos for which you do not have the rights.

  • Pictures of mountains, animals, items etc. will not be a good as a profile picture.

  • The text in your profile picture will be too small to read.


How easy is it to create a great profile picture?


Free online tool - Profile Pic Maker can help you. This program allows you to upload any photo of yours, then cuts your character out of the photo by removing the background, in the place of which it inserts a different one.


Thanks to this, you can transform almost any photo into a professional profile photo, choose the background and colors that suit you, add your shadow and download ready-made graphics in a 1x1 square or in a circle.

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About me:

I am a freelancer and qualified trainer. I help bloggers, vloggers, creators, influencers, entrepreneurs and private individuals in acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills to build a personal brand in Social Media, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, Pinterest, Twitter and OnlyFans.

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