Putting Your Best Foot Forward Joe Grimm (@newsrecruiter) Jen Reeves (@jenleereeves)

You Are Your Best Promoter Blog ePortfolio Social Networks Delicious Digg Twitter Ning Flickr Tumblr … .the list goes on

Blog

ePortfolio

Social Networks

Delicious

Digg

Twitter

Ning

Flickr

Tumblr

… .the list goes on

Why Promote Yourself? You need a job You need to keep a job Prove you need a raise Share news in a more personal way

You need a job

You need to keep a job

Prove you need a raise

Share news in a more personal way

How to do it? Sign up for a blog Join networks you like Buy your URL Use free tools Surf and share Post content, leave comments, paticipate! Google your name!

Sign up for a blog

Join networks you like

Buy your URL

Use free tools

Surf and share

Post content, leave comments, paticipate!

Google your name!

Blog Tools Blogger WordPress LiveJournal Tumblr TypePad Windows Live Vox

Blogger

WordPress

LiveJournal

Tumblr

TypePad

Windows Live

Vox

Blog Tips Include Your Name in the Blog Title Include Contact Information Post Regularly Share Posts on Facebook, Twitter Leave Comments on Other Blogs

Include Your Name in the Blog Title

Include Contact Information

Post Regularly

Share Posts on Facebook, Twitter

Leave Comments on Other Blogs

Social Media Use The Same Name Try to Use the Same Profile Image Participate in One at a Time Do Not Join Unless You Will Use

Use The Same Name

Try to Use the Same Profile Image

Participate in One at a Time

Do Not Join Unless You Will Use

Recommendations Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Delicious Slideshare

Twitter

Facebook

LinkedIn

Delicious

Slideshare

ePorfolios Display Your Work Keep Track of Examples Easy to Share with Employers Use Tools You Can Keep Using

Display Your Work

Keep Track of Examples

Easy to Share with Employers

Use Tools You Can Keep Using

ePorfolio Tools SITES: Weebly WordPress Blogger Wix VIDEO: Vimeo Motionbox

SITES:

Weebly

WordPress

Blogger

Wix

VIDEO:

Vimeo

Motionbox

Search Your Name Check Your Name Do a Site Search (site:komu.com) Evaluate Who is Ahead of You Blogs, Microblogs, Google Analytics

Check Your Name

Do a Site Search (site:komu.com)

Evaluate Who is Ahead of You

Blogs, Microblogs, Google Analytics

Be Careful Watch What You Write Facebook Photos Stay Positive

Watch What You Write

Facebook Photos

Stay Positive

Future Networking

Contact Jen Reeves @jenleereeves www.jenleereeves.com [email_address] www.slideshare.net/jenleereeves www.delicious.com/jenleereeves www.flickr.com/photos/jenleereeves www.linkedin.com/in/jenreeves

@jenleereeves

www.jenleereeves.com

[email_address]

www.slideshare.net/jenleereeves

www.delicious.com/jenleereeves

www.flickr.com/photos/jenleereeves

www.linkedin.com/in/jenreeves