You're a UX Designer who's completed their portfolio site, now what? How do you attract potential clients/employers to your portfolio? This is where social media might be able to help you.

1. Social Media & Your
UX Portfolio
By Roma Wilson, who’s a Junior UX Designer looking for
opportunities to work on UX related projects.
Contact Information
Twitter: @blueswilson
LinkedIn: Roma Wilson
Email: romabermingham@gmail.com

2. You’ve put in a tremendous amount of work into
building your portfolio site

3. How do get your portfolio out into the
digital world?
How can you attract potential
employers/clients?
Now what?

4. Well, you can utilize social media
to help attract people to your portfolio.

5. Why use Social Media?
Social media is a fun tool to help you,
Share your portfolio work
Build your network
Look for opportunities
Discuss UX topics you’re passionate
about

6. Getting Started
If you aren’t sure which sites to use, here are
three to start with:

7. LinkedIn
Have an industry or company you want to
network in? LinkedIn is a great place to start
You can join professional groups and expand
your online network
And become a thought leader by contributing
to discussions and publishing articles

8. LinkedIn & Your Portfolio
On your profile page you can add a link to
your portfolio site
LinkedIn also allows you to add portfolio
pieces in the job description section

9. Using LinkedIn
Fill out your entire profile
Write a detailed description that touches
on,
Your background
What you do
What you want to do next

10. Using LinkedIn pt.2
Start growing your network by adding
friends & colleagues
Pick a profile photo that relates to what
you want to do
**Do not use a selfie for your profile photo**

11. Meetup
Meetup can help you find and network with other
professionals
You can find and join UX Design groups such as
UXDT
You can join groups related to the industry you
want to get involved in as a UX Designer

12. Using Meetup
Fill out your entire profile page
Include links to your LinkedIn &
Twitter profile, and your portfolio
Use the same photo that’s on your
linkedIn profile
Look for UX related groups in your area to
join

13. Twitter
Use Twitter to keep in contact with the
professionals you’ve meet while networking
You can link to your portfolio site and share
some of what you’ve worked on
You can share personal aspects about yourself
like your hobbies

14. Using Twitter
You only have 140 characters so make
them count!
Put the link to your portfolio site in your
description
Use the same profile photo that you use for
LinkedIn and Meetup

15. NDA’s
Information is sensitive, and NDAs do govern what
you can and can’t post
The best thing to do is work with your
employer/clients to determine what you can/can’t
share
Maybe your posts can benefit your
employer/clients in some way
Most important: if in doubt, don’t post it out

16. Final thoughts
It does take time and effort to build your
audience
Social media is about building relationship
not sales
Enjoy the experience and have fun!