There are a million different reasons for you to need a professional headshot. Well, maybe not a million. But definitely a LOT. Here are just a few:

• 9 in 10 human resources professionals check job candidates' social media profiles before deciding to interview them.

• If you're a business owner, adding an image to every page of your website could increase visitors' time on site by as much as 250%.

• If you feel that you're unphotogenic, all you really need is an expert business headshot photographer who can make you feel comfortable and relaxed and can identify the most flattering posing, angles, and lighting for your face and body type.

But don't take my word for it. Listen to the public relations, branding, and business experts instead.

• Is Your Headshot Killing Job Opportunities? (by Martin Yate, author of "Knock 'em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for Success in an Uncertain World")

• Become More Clickable on LinkedIn (by Jean Filipiak, Recruiting Coach and writer for Career Reform)

• 6 Reasons Why You Need a Professional Headshot (by Nancy Marshall, the PR Maven)

That second link above includes a compilation of feedback from hiring managers about headshots they see (or don't). My favorite quote:

"There’s something powerful about 'putting a face to the name' that humanizes your professional identity... When a person excludes a headshot, it comes across as laziness, plain and simple."