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A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by leedigital: 6:37pm On Feb 22, 2019 |
So, I recently had enough motivation to complete my personal website which I had embarked on, a few months ago. I had initially abandoned it for some other projects which have recently been consuming most of my time. You can take a look at it here. After its completion, my curiosity got me wondering if this would really add much value to me or if a personal website is totally worth it at all. Carrying out a little research to know more about personal websites, why it’s needed, and who needs it, I was able to understand more on personal branding generally. Without wasting any more time, I'd like to proceed to discuss some of the interesting things about having one. 1. Standing out from the crowd With a consistent increment in the unemployment rate in Nigeria today, you will all agree with me that recruiters have definitely seen it all. Even after following every guideline out there on creating an amazing resume, more than a thousand others are doing even better and going extra length in your field. Small things like having a personal website including in your profile can make the much-needed difference that you need to get the attention of recruiters. 2. Freedom to explore your creativity The maximum number of pages recommended for a good CV is 2. Include any more number of pages and you risk your CV being tossed into the trash. You are really limited in what you can show to the world and you only get to streamline it down to the normal boring necessary information that you need to include. With a personal website, you are only limited by your imagination. There is no need for you to sound professional, as you are always free to talk about yourself and your work the way you wish. Simply put, your personality will shine through your own corner of the internet! 3. Increasing your online visibility Yes, you have a great LinkedIn profile, and your other social media presence are great, but it could be even better when you have your own personal website. It increases your chances of getting noticed on the web! A well optimized personal website exposes you to potential clients and recruiters. 4. Helping you to acquire new skills I came across a number of articles where the writers claimed to have had their first encounter with web design via creating their own personal website. Yes, only a very few people will be willing to do this. In fact, according to a report from branded.me, more than 42% of people say they failed to create their own personal website because it is time-consuming. You can always hire capable hands to do that for you. However, that doesn’t mean you will not be acquiring some new skills! Management of a mini personal website is what everyone can handle, and you will be acquiring some new skills by doing just that. Now you can add to your resume that you can manage a website, with your own personal website as proof. Bottom Line In terms of your personal brand, you will agree with me that a personal website does more good to you with the only downside being the little cost in creating and managing one. You do not necessarily have to run a big business to own a website. Everyone, from students, job seekers, start-ups, and small businesses can make use of one. If you can afford one, please do get one right away. 2 Likes |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by leedigital: 6:40pm On Feb 22, 2019 |
Cc: Lalasticlala mynd44 [img]https://1.bp..com/-bzXkOg_Q8TY/XHAwYVDMALI/AAAAAAAACnQ/meHDCn0GkJMoKBnKEidLdg-8Bf-TvIK2ACLcBGAs/s1600/Personal%2BWebsite.%2BIs%2Bit%2Breally%2Bworth%2Bit.jpg[/img] 1 Like |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by hahn(m): 7:10pm On Feb 22, 2019 |
Nice concept. Is that you in the picture? 1 Like |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by Ogsaintgfx: 8:40pm On Feb 22, 2019 |
Really nice piece... Front page kinda content 1 Like |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by leedigital: 11:46pm On Feb 22, 2019 |
hahn: Thank you. No, that's a cover picture. A professional portrait of me is just below the header. You can check it out at https://adedolapo.leedigital.net/ 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by hahn(m): 8:02am On Feb 23, 2019 |
leedigital: But it beats the purpose of the site. Having a personal site with someone else's picture is like having a contact page with someone else's email address. Ogbeni change that thing. I plan to get my own personal website soon. Still building my profile though 1 Like |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by leedigital: 12:25am On Feb 24, 2019 |
hahn:Thank you for the observation . A professional portrait of me sits right below the header and the image was not intended to misinform the public. I will, however, replace the header picture to a different one that will not contain any controversial images. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by hahn(m): 9:06am On Feb 24, 2019 |
leedigital:
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Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by Focusmind: 11:12am On Feb 24, 2019 |
To concur with what others said, put your own pictures. Dress corporate and look successful. Use other pictures that you taken, may be in the office, vacation, training, while studying or delivering presentations and create a moving slide on the home page. I don't advise people to copy online pictures, themes or plug-ins in their website. Somebody else may have used the same pictures. Make them original. |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by robinsin(m): 12:59pm On Feb 24, 2019 |
You can actually create your own website on bigiwebs.com. It's a new platform in Nigeria and it an extension of wordpress. Having familiar with WordPress is a plus and if you are newbie you can actually get your handwet as creating a website is currently free. |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by LegitBoyy: 7:01pm On Feb 24, 2019 |
leedigital: Your page is actually nice. Please kindly take a minute to check mine here https://solomonogunbodede. and my issue is I'm really bad at keeping up with it but you just rekindled my interest. I will actually like any professional advice too since I only opened it on a phone. |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by leedigital: 3:23pm On Apr 20, 2019 |
Focusmind: Thank you for the feedback. |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by leedigital: 3:23pm On Apr 20, 2019 |
robinsin: Thanks for sharing. |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by leedigital: 3:24pm On Apr 20, 2019 |
[quote author=hahn post=76060820][/quote] Nice meme |
Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by hahn(m): 5:16pm On Apr 20, 2019 |
leedigital: Na now you dey see am abi?
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Re: A Personal Website (is It Really Worth It) by leedigital: 7:50pm On Apr 20, 2019 |
hahn: Yeah. |
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