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Help Please! Pick A Picture For Me



Wow, so I’m now the Managing Editor of TweakYourBiz.com I’m really proud to be doing this job and Niall Devitt has left such big footsteps to follow so I’m treading carefully. To befit my new job I need a new avatar so I’m asking for your help with this to choose one from the three below.

A Bit About Me….

I thought you may like to know a bit more about me and what I do to help you choose a picture for me.

Three years ago I was blown away when Niall asked me if I’d like to write for Bloggertone (now TweakYourBiz.com). I had only just started blogging then but in the three years since I have gained a huge amount of knowledge and confidence in my writing. I have also found a new interest in interviewing business people and finding out more about them.

The community here is so generous it is great to be a part of and I look forward to it growing as more writers want to join us. And the doors it has opened for me have been amazing.

After a couple of bad investments and collaborations I did feel at rock bottom a few years ago but being involved with the TweakYourBiz.com community and what it has led to pulled me out of those bad times and I’m thriving now.

What TweakYourBiz.com has done for me

Apart from my Accountancy work my involvement just writing for TweakYourBiz.com over the years has led to me doing lots of other great jobs that I love. Being a Moderator for our sister site Bizsugar.com has proved excellent for my networking across continents; as it is these days with the simplicity online. I have to thank Niall and the amazing Anita Campbell for this opportunity.

I interviewed the dynamic Nellie Akalp of Corpnet for TweakYourBiz.com which led to me writing posts for Corpnet, all the way away in Los Angeles – it’s a small world these days. I also write for MyKidsTime because of my connections here and that is so new to me too and I’m learning from the wonderful Jill Holtz every day.

But the biggie for me is that through the TYB network I’m now involved with The Ahain Group which I believe will soon be the “go to” place for all types of businesses and organisations needing to learn and establish Social Business. The Ahain Group is a prolific collection of professionals that collaborating together are working wonders.

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Please Choose My Picture Now

So enough about me, here is my big problem that I need your help with. I hate having my photograph taken so have put off changing my current avatar for many years. I use the same one across all my online sites for congruence. So I finally bit the bullet and had a photo shoot here in my homestead.

I chose a local photographer – Karen Dempsey Photography – and have to say she has done an amazing job with me. Karen put me at ease from the beginning and gave me some good tips – “smile and tilt your head” – being the main one. :) I’d highly recommend her because she worked wonders with me.

This is where I am looking for your help. Above are 3 photos of me and I would like you all to vote on them in the comments section below to choose which I will use for my avatar across everything – TweakYourBiz.com, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and all else.

After one week whichever is the preferred picture will become my avatar across all my Social Media sites for the foreseeable future. So please get voting now in the comments below.

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The Author:

Sian Phillips is the Managing Editor of TweakYourBiz.com, an Associate with The Ahain Group and a Moderator on Bizsugar.com. With over 20 years’ worth of experience in business and accounting Sian provides help to the SME sector. The other half of Sian’s day is spent working in the Social Media space; writing blog posts and conducting interviews for TweakYourBiz.com, plus writing for clients globally about Social Business and Accounting. She is a qualified Accountant with an Honours Diploma in Journalism too. http://www.sianphillips.ie

Add Your Comment

  • http://twitter.com/_secretgarden_ Brian

    Congratulation to you. Has to be number 2 for me Sian.

  • http://www.bloggertone.com Niall Devitt

    I’m with Brian on this one – number 2 for me too!

  • http://TheMarketingShop.ie/ Debbie McDonnell

    I also think number 2 Sian

  • http://twitter.com/xcelbusiness Helen Cousins

    Well done Sian – no 2, no question :)
    ~ Helen

  • Alys

    definitely number 2 :-)

  • http://twitter.com/ClaireRaikes Claire Raikes

    2!

  • John Twohig

    I would say pic 1.

  • http://www.FionaAshe.com/ Fiona Ashe

    They’re all lovely, Sian. My preference is Pic 2 :)

  • Sian Phillips

    Thanks for the comments folks. Seems that no.2 is the consensus so far – on here and Twitter/Facebook. Apart from John Twohig – he always has to be different :)

  • http://www.cutehoney.ie/ Mairéad Kelly

    With the majority too @2cc65a0762dfe73e0476abeb1c3f38c4:disqus No. 2

  • http://www.theexecutivesuite.com/blog/ Warren Rutherford

    Sian, # 2 is very good, # 3 rocks. Can do right by each. I think the article does well to help explain the benefits of TYB and Biz Sugar. Well done.

  • http://www.denisefay.com/ Denise Fay

    Sian, they are all lovely. But I’m rowing in behind everyone else and i think no. 2 is fab.

    Take care,
    Denise

  • http://twitter.com/#!/antonmccarthy Anton McCarthy

    I chose #2 even before seeing any comments Sian – my theory behind its popularity is that you are smiling the most freely in that one ;)

  • Paul O’Mahony (Cork)

    Great to be invited to offer a view… lovely way to draw others in. No 3 is most like the person I’ve met.

  • http://twitter.com/m4bmarketing Susan Oakes

    Number 2 is also my pick Sian as you seem more relaxed and that shows in your smile.

  • ElliStGeorgeGodfrey

    Number 2 caught my eye as I scrolled down so that’s my vote!

  • http://www.spiderworking.com/ Amanda Webb

    My first choice is number 2 but if not number 3 :)

  • Martin Lindeskog

    You will be number 1 with picture #2! All three pics are good looking! :) If I have to pick, number 2! ;)

  • http://twitter.com/bengii bengii

    Great pic’s – but #2 has it by a narrow margin

  • Ching Ya

    I’ll go for No.2 as well, Sian. Although all of them look great but #2 definitely caught my eyes first.

  • http://Success-Matters.com/ Claire Boyles

    I love number 2!!! :)

  • Zach Harmon

    # 2 for sure!!

  • V

    I like photo Sian No. 3 – you are looking at us intently, with a friendly smile and it feels like you are ready to listen :)

  • Sian Phillips

    Well folks, it seems the consensus is no.2. I’d better start changing my picture across all the sites then. Hope I don’t forget any :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/johnrfernando John R Fernando

    Prefer 1. Simple, diplomatic, friendly and professional/