Do you think using a picture of an attractive person as a profile picture increa

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   cydroposted 12 years ago

   Do you think using a picture of an attractive person as a profile picture increases hub traffic?
   
   Even if the picture is yourself

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   Vicki.Pierceposted 12 years ago

   I think using someone's photo other than your own is being totally dishonest.  I believe that people like to 'see' whom they are dealing with.
   
   I do not check out hubs that I am not interested in, irregardless of the profile picture.  I do tend to feel like those without profile pictures are not committed to writing hubs or are not confident in what they have to say.

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   Jason Oleinikposted 12 years ago

   No, I think using an interesting profile picture increases traffic.

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   Giselle Maineposted 12 years ago

   You can almost always tell who is using a hub pic that is not their own... it looks too flawless and 'staged'... I find it a big turn-off from reading their hubs because then I have doubts about how honest they are.

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   jtylerposted 12 years ago

   I think that using any cool looking graphic would increase hub traffic a bit, but not by much.  It may bring returning traffic, but it might not be able to bring new traffic because if there's a link to the hub on another website, the profile pic won't be displayed.

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   nightwork4posted 12 years ago

   of course it does no matter what others say. why do you think folks like kim kardashian are so famous. beauty and sex sells.

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   puddingicecreamposted 12 years ago

   I personally am more attracted to the hubs, not really the profile pictures since I usually log on to read hubs, not to look at tiny profile pictures. Even if the profile picture is attractive, it might not ensure reader loyalty.

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   Wasteless Projectposted 10 years ago

   I think using an attractive picture will help your hub traffic - this could be a portait or another interesting visual. Many people have stated that they would feel more connected to a writer if they can see his or her face. I am sure it is true that the profile picture of a young attractive woman might get more attention - but I personally feel for the wrong reason! I am a young woman myself, but wouldn't like to have people checking out my profile because of my picture (even though after reading these threads I might do it as an experiment and then share my experience with the community in a hub). I, on the other hand have my bias towards writers with a profile picture that shows that they are a bit older - I just believe that ultimately lifetime equals experience that can only be beneficial for writing hubs... I would also bet that there even is a subconscious gender or race bias in most readers - many people wouldn't trust a young black man to be an expert in toddler psychology or an 80-year old lady to be the best resource for modern IT-solutions. I am not suggesting that this is a good thing and I hope we are moving away from such bias, but till that point I am sure a profile picture can greatly influence how you or your expertise are being received (maybe that is why I prefer not to show that I am a young woman). We should get together with a couple of people and start a self-experiment on this!

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