Every day, hundreds of thousands of people ‘sign in’ to their personal homepages, and if they’re as addicted to social media as I am, some ‘sign in’ several times a day. I think the lure behind a personal webpage- whether it’s a Twitter or Facebook page, blog, personal website, or even an E-Harmony profile-is that on that particular page, you market yourself to the world as you want them to see you.
While some sites, such as LinkedIn, provide users with a way to make business connections, others, such as Facebook, offer users a way to express their personal lives. However, as the online world becomes more pervasive, and as life after college gets nearer, there comes a time when we need to ‘clean up’ our personal webpages. Luckily, the advantage of personal webpages, blogs, and social networking sites is that as the author of the content, you are in total control.
Take for instance the all-important Facebook page. In the years since its founding, Facebook has taken itself from a popular social networking site, and shoved itself into the daily lives of many young people. Now, your Facebook is a total representation of yourself. It shows who you are, who your friends are, your interests, your high score on Farmville, what you’re doing and where you’re doing it. With a webpage that includes almost every facet of your personal life, it’s almost impossible to avoid, and even harder to create, especially when trying to present yourself as a business professional.
With this new ability to discuss everything about yourself to the world, it’s hard to decide just what side of yourself you’re going to choose to show. Luckily, there are several websites that can help you find direction. This article found on the Business to Community website offers 10 ways to make your Facebook page a more effective way of presenting yourself to the world.
With these tips, you can turn your Facebook page from an archive of fun and friendships to a place where potential employers can see an energetic, yet professional, personal webpage-and in an online world that is constantly becoming more invasive, I think that is what everyone is looking for.
Kayla Sullivan
While some sites, such as LinkedIn, provide users with a way to make business connections, others, such as Facebook, offer users a way to express their personal lives. However, as the online world becomes more pervasive, and as life after college gets nearer, there comes a time when we need to ‘clean up’ our personal webpages. Luckily, the advantage of personal webpages, blogs, and social networking sites is that as the author of the content, you are in total control.
Take for instance the all-important Facebook page. In the years since its founding, Facebook has taken itself from a popular social networking site, and shoved itself into the daily lives of many young people. Now, your Facebook is a total representation of yourself. It shows who you are, who your friends are, your interests, your high score on Farmville, what you’re doing and where you’re doing it. With a webpage that includes almost every facet of your personal life, it’s almost impossible to avoid, and even harder to create, especially when trying to present yourself as a business professional.
With this new ability to discuss everything about yourself to the world, it’s hard to decide just what side of yourself you’re going to choose to show. Luckily, there are several websites that can help you find direction. This article found on the Business to Community website offers 10 ways to make your Facebook page a more effective way of presenting yourself to the world.
With these tips, you can turn your Facebook page from an archive of fun and friendships to a place where potential employers can see an energetic, yet professional, personal webpage-and in an online world that is constantly becoming more invasive, I think that is what everyone is looking for.
Kayla Sullivan
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