Comments on: Create a Persona to Connect With Readers & Convey Personality http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/ Business, Marketing & Making Money Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:56:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Looking Back on The First 30 Days of Blogging – Stats & Insight for BigManta.com | Big Manta http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Looking Back on The First 30 Days of Blogging – Stats & Insight for BigManta.com | Big Manta Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:47:52 +0000 http://bigmanta.com/?p=456#comment-180 [...] Create a Persona to Connect With Readers & Convey Personality [...] [...] Create a Persona to Connect With Readers & Convey Personality [...]

]]> By: BigManta http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-161 BigManta Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:36:05 +0000 http://bigmanta.com/?p=456#comment-161 Bill, thanks for dropping by. I really think that the key to connecting with people is by adopting some type of personality. Whether it's yourself or something that people can relate with. It's like the Geico commercials that use the talking Gecko, the Sonic commercial guys, or the Apple commercials ("I'm a Mac and I'm a PC), they all bring some life and personality into the message. There are a few reasons why I chose the character drawing - wanting to establish a little different identity than my other projects while still being able to connect with people through a persona is my main reason. I'm still refining and shaping my identity with this site (e.g. creating a new logo, etc.), but felt it was important to have something that people can connect with. :-) Bill, thanks for dropping by.

I really think that the key to connecting with people is by adopting some type of personality. Whether it’s yourself or something that people can relate with. It’s like the Geico commercials that use the talking Gecko, the Sonic commercial guys, or the Apple commercials (”I’m a Mac and I’m a PC), they all bring some life and personality into the message.

There are a few reasons why I chose the character drawing – wanting to establish a little different identity than my other projects while still being able to connect with people through a persona is my main reason. I’m still refining and shaping my identity with this site (e.g. creating a new logo, etc.), but felt it was important to have something that people can connect with. :-)

]]> By: Bill Stilwell http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Bill Stilwell Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:32:21 +0000 http://bigmanta.com/?p=456#comment-160 This is a great post as I just recently threw three different sites I worked on over a two year period into the recycle bin. Those sites were exactly as you described. Boring! Technical junk information that I learned over the years, but information you can find anywhere on the net. I didn't insert my personality into any of it. No connection to me. Many vVisitors would come to my sites, grab the info and run away. I scored a lot of design projects from those visitors, but still, I was to matter of fact. No personality. Because I like customizing themes, I had my head buried in the sand, in regards to marketing, blogging and interacting. Now my plan is to focus on one site so I can design, blog and market using my personality. Why did you go with the character drawing, instead of the head shot photo? This is a great post as I just recently threw three different sites I worked on over a two year period into the recycle bin. Those sites were exactly as you described. Boring! Technical junk information that I learned over the years, but information you can find anywhere on the net.

I didn’t insert my personality into any of it. No connection to me. Many vVisitors would come to my sites, grab the info and run away. I scored a lot of design projects from those visitors, but still, I was to matter of fact. No personality.

Because I like customizing themes, I had my head buried in the sand, in regards to marketing, blogging and interacting. Now my plan is to focus on one site so I can design, blog and market using my personality.

Why did you go with the character drawing, instead of the head shot photo?

]]> By: How to Create a Cartoon Pic of Yourself – 9 Cartoon Generators | Big Manta http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-68 How to Create a Cartoon Pic of Yourself – 9 Cartoon Generators | Big Manta Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:19:18 +0000 http://bigmanta.com/?p=456#comment-68 [...] with is a great way to get on a more personal level.  I recently wrote about using a persona Create a Persona to Connect With Readers & Convey Personality, that explains how being personal creates a deeper connection with your site [...] [...] with is a great way to get on a more personal level.  I recently wrote about using a persona Create a Persona to Connect With Readers & Convey Personality, that explains how being personal creates a deeper connection with your site [...]

]]> By: BigManta http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-36 BigManta Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:15:23 +0000 http://bigmanta.com/?p=456#comment-36 Blaine, I agree and think that's why some blogs are more successful than others. It's the same reason why many suggest using a picture of yourself in your Gravatar and Twitter account as well. Blaine, I agree and think that’s why some blogs are more successful than others. It’s the same reason why many suggest using a picture of yourself in your Gravatar and Twitter account as well.

]]> By: Blaine Bullman http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Blaine Bullman Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:02:01 +0000 http://bigmanta.com/?p=456#comment-35 I think to have a persona and personality and to show your human is such a huge benefit and what every blogger should be trying to build. People connect with these bloggers and don't connect with humanless blogs. Your blog needs to have a face and feel about it. You need to be able to brand yourself and use that to your advantage online. I think to have a persona and personality and to show your human is such a huge benefit and what every blogger should be trying to build. People connect with these bloggers and don’t connect with humanless blogs. Your blog needs to have a face and feel about it. You need to be able to brand yourself and use that to your advantage online.

]]> By: BigManta http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-32 BigManta Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:02:47 +0000 http://bigmanta.com/?p=456#comment-32 Glad you found some of the links helpful! DoshDosh is an excellent blog to read and really gets into the topics and covers them very thoroughly - although he has stopped posting for the most part. He has been successful creating a brand around his anime avatars and I've seen a few others do it as well. I think that either way can be successful - but an actual photo of yourself can connect your readers to a real person with much more trust. People choose a cartoon avatar for several reasons (one of them being privacy) but it still allows them breathe some life into a blog and gives readers someone they can connect with, similar to how a mascot connects people to a brand. Glad you found some of the links helpful! DoshDosh is an excellent blog to read and really gets into the topics and covers them very thoroughly – although he has stopped posting for the most part. He has been successful creating a brand around his anime avatars and I’ve seen a few others do it as well.

I think that either way can be successful – but an actual photo of yourself can connect your readers to a real person with much more trust. People choose a cartoon avatar for several reasons (one of them being privacy) but it still allows them breathe some life into a blog and gives readers someone they can connect with, similar to how a mascot connects people to a brand.

]]> By: Bunni http://bigmanta.com/blogging/create-a-persona-to-connect-with-readers-and-convey-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Bunni Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:28:25 +0000 http://bigmanta.com/?p=456#comment-30 Creating a persona is also a good idea because it helps your blog to become branded. Thanks for the links of the great blogs above, I was aware of most them, but I hadn't heard of DoshDosh until now. Its great to see another blog able to brand itself using cartoon avatars instead of a real life picture. Which brings up a question, which do you think is best to use? A real life picture or a cartoon avatar? Creating a persona is also a good idea because it helps your blog to become branded. Thanks for the links of the great blogs above, I was aware of most them, but I hadn’t heard of DoshDosh until now. Its great to see another blog able to brand itself using cartoon avatars instead of a real life picture.

Which brings up a question, which do you think is best to use? A real life picture or a cartoon avatar?

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