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Promoting Yourself With A Personal Web Site
- 1. Jason Puckett [email_address] http://jasonpuckett.net
- 2. Why make a website? “ One of the first things I did was visit your website.... I think it gives one a very good idea of who you are as a person and what your professional interests are….” -- Tom Reinsfelder, ALA New Members Round Table resume reviewer
- 3. Why make a website? “… I actually read your job related activities here before I saw it on your resume . A search committee member is also likely to spend more time looking at you and your ‘stuff’ because of the website as opposed to just looking at a resume.” -- Tom Reinsfelder, ALA New Members Round Table resume reviewer [emphasis mine]
- 5. Why: One place for everything http://www.flickr.com/photos/km1980/2586999193/
- 6. Why: One place for everything http://www.brianmathews.com/
- 7. Why: One place for everything http://informationgoddess.info/about.html
- 8. Why: One place for everything http://www.nirak.net/about/
- 9. Why: One place for everything http://jasonpuckett.net
- 10. Why: More flexible than a resume http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmtucker/1271742623/
- 11. You can’t put multimedia on a resume http://jasonpuckett.net/2008/06/06/games-in-libraries-podcast/
- 12. You can’t put multimedia on a resume http://jasonpuckett.net/ teaching/rss-workshop/ (slideshare.net)
- 13. Why: show your skills http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiftyfeet/125020968/
- 14. How: Just Use a Blog? It’s free, but… you’ve got limited features… you can’t choose your domain name… and it doesn’t really demonstrate any expertise http://www.flickr.com/photos/poagao/115922089/
- 15. How: Web Hosting http://laughingsquid.net/hosting/ Tiny Squid plan: $10/month
- 16. How: Web Hosting http://lishost.org/ “ All the space, all the email, all the bandwidth it takes”: $10/month
- 17. Tools: Wordpress
- 18. Tools: Wordpress
- 19. Tools: HTML http://www.flickr.com/photos/thefangmonster/490423135/
- 20. Share your projects http://jasonpuckett.net/projects/podcasting-in-academic-libraries/ http://dalziel.org/karin/publications-presentations/portable-applications/
- 21. Promote your appearances http://informationgoddess.info/upcoming.html
- 22. Share your ideas
- 23. Get seen Current content Post your updates: Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed Commenting Google alerts http://www.flickr.com/photos/estherase/317660299/
- 24. A Little Data http://www.flickr.com/photos/sampitech/1346409923/
- 25. Epilogue “ You now have me thinking about putting together a website to promote myself.” -- Tom Reinsfelder, ALA New Members Round Table resume reviewer
- 26. Thank You Examples http://brianmathews.com http://informationgoddess.info http://jasonpuckett.net http://nirak.net Links Web Hosting http://lishost.org http://laughingsquid.net Wordpress Blog Software http://wordpress.org http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/223839049/
Editor's Notes
- #2: Hi, I’m Jason. I’m a library instructor specializing in technology. I have a website at jasonpuckett.net that I use as a blog and a portfolio for my library work. I set up my website several months ago as a way to showcase my skills and ideas while I transition into professional librarianship, and today I’m going to talk about why and how I set it up and how I use it. I do not have a marketing or human resources background. This presentation is based entirely on what has worked well for me so far.