I’ve been asked quite a few times over the last few months by clients and fellow entrepreneurs whether or not I think they should have their picture displayed on their websites.
This is something I’ve gone back and forth on for my own websites. I think I am definitely leaning toward getting a professional shot to display on both of my sites and both blogs.
So what do you think?
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It does help, from what I gathered. Sometimes it’s personal touch. Sometimes it projects professionalism. I would be putting up one too, except that I need a makeover first.
Looking fwd to yours - I’m sure it’ll be helpful!
I would say it doesn’t just depend on the picture but the company/site as well. What type of product or service are they selling and does a photo have a purpose? If the company is small/personal/family type business, they want a very personal experience, and the person understands possible problems that come with making their face public I say go right ahead. My issue with photos is that I’ve had clients that wanted to post group pictures with their employees and I always tell them that I won’t do that until I get permission from each individual.
Not coming from any professional experience, but based on the numerous web 2.0 webites I visit like digg.com and stumble. I have to say that the people who have photos of themselves in their profile tend to be more real to me and I look at the websites they bookmark alittle more seriously.