How to Choose the Best Photo for Profile Picture

Written by Yudhis
on June 2, 2019

Your picture profile will appear on your Instagram feed followers with a small size. Help your follower to recognize you easily.

Below are the tips to choose profile picture that can make you easier to be recognized by your followers.

a. For Personal Account

Use your own best photo. Zoom to face area, make eye contact, and smile. That kind of photo looks as if you greeted your followers personally and friendly.

Avoid using photos with your face cropped, blurry, crowded background, or poor lighting.

b. For Non-Personal accounts (business/online shops/General/Fanspage)

Use your Logo, Icon, or mascot. Make sure the picture looks clear and not cropped when it’s fitted in to circle-sized profile.

If your logo is slightly longer with picture and text, you can just use the picture to make it clearer when appears on Instagram feeds in smaller size.

Or, you can edit the logo to make it fitter when cropped in circle size. For example, position the picture/icon above, and the text blow just like this:

Tips: Use the same profile picture on all social media (Facebook, Youtube, etc.) so people can recognize and remember you easily.