After creating my personal page on About.me, I decided to share some of the reasons I like it so much, and why you should create an About.me page as your social “calling card” to showcase your talents.
1. Back Links
If your super conscious about “page rankings” you can add all of your social media buttons from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram (Apple App), Linkedin, Google + and many others. If you don’t see the icon in their list of services to add, you can always add your custom link.
Sonia Winland About.me
2. Directory
Once you’re account is created and completed, your profile will be added to their directory immediately. You can choose how you want to be searched either via your name or your email address of choice. In your dashboard, you’re able to change your name or email contact information with no restrictions.
3. Customization
If you have Adobe Photoshop or the Gimp (Free Photoshop Software) this is a fun way to customize and create a page that showcases your personality. Create a collage for Photographers to showcase your work, or show pictures of your family. Add the background or picture and go!
4. Analytics
If you are into statistics, look no further because is already built into your profile. About.me allows you to track visitors, and you’re able to “fav” your favorite profiles in your account and get ideas or further inspiration to change and update your own profile.
Nadine Beiler About.me
5. Easy Set Up
You can create a profile page in 5 minutes. If your photo savvy, you can create a beautiful picture that symbolizes who you are. There are many different fonts and colors to choose from so you can use the background images they provide or upload your own.
6. Promote Your Business
Don’t have business cards? Send them you’re page to showcase your work, skills and talent. You can also use this to point visitors to your resume or website. You can get a Free pack of Business cards with you’re profile creation in color. All you have to pay is $5.50 shipping from moo.com. To get this deal, once you’re logged into About.me, click on “offers” in your dashboard to take advantage of this offer.
Best of all: It’s FREE!
Need some Inspiration?
Check out these cool profiles: Steve Jang, Bertrand Besse, Neil Buchan Grant, Lee Steichen and create your masterpiece.
Go create you’re About.me Page and send me a link so I can check it out! Do you have a page? Share it here with my readers!
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Oooh! How cool! Now this is something I could really look forward to creating. The only problem is I don’t have a clue as to what I want my About.Me page to be about – me? My blog? Is it going to be used to promote myself as a blogger/writer? So many decisions to make!
Thanks for introducing the site, though. Otherwise, I would never have even known it existed… and wouldn’t now be obsessed with ways to design it! LOL!
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August 5, 2011 at 3:30 pm -
Hey Jennifer, you can make it about whatever you want, but I think it should be about you. You can list your blog and other social media links on there too. Look at the other examples for inspiration and share your link back on this post later so everyone can see it. I can’t wait to see what you create. If you need help with it let me know.
Did you see mine? http://about.me/SoniaWinland
I have an About.me page – but, like Jennifer, am not really sure what to do with it. For the time being, all I have is my name, a small photo, and a blog link.
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October 18, 2011 at 4:17 pm -
I thought about that too, but I love how I was able to show my personality with it and what is near and dear to my heart. I think self expression is awesome and use it as a calling card.
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August 5, 2011 at 5:16 am -
Hi Sonia,
That is really cool. I am checking the site right now . I think it is a good idea to put such a profile as it enhance the visibility on internet and does great of course for SEO.
I think Facebook has more to fear from such small sites than bigger competitor. Niche companies always get to the leadership and threaten the existing order.
thanks for sharing this valuable piece of information.
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August 5, 2011 at 3:27 pm -
Ash, I know isn’t it so cool. I don’t think many people know about it, but I thought what an awesome idea and I just had to share this with everyone! I added your website at the bottom of my link if you didn’t notice!
Huge! Got me motivated to go change my about.me profile!
Good points, especially how easy it is!
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August 5, 2011 at 3:26 pm -
Hey Ryan, did you see that I added your website link on the bottom of my page?
Hey Sonia. I’m headed to check out the site now. Great find! I always love small tools that have HUGE built-in advantages. I think I am going to like the metrics part the best. BTW, your page looks great and thanks for adding the PS link at the bottom
You rock!
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August 5, 2011 at 5:40 pm -
What an awesome way to showcase who you are. I love seeing all the other profiles that showcase who they are and their hidden talents. Some of the profiles are out of this world awesome. I thought you like that link, you, JK, Q, and Ryan are my inspiration in blogging and I couldn’t forget you guys! I can’t wait to see what you create!
Alright, here is what I have so far. I’m sure there will be some updates, but I am a BIG fan of simple. http://about.me/SalVilardo Let me know what you think!
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August 5, 2011 at 6:37 pm -
This came out perfect. Just what I was hoping you would post: your family. That’s the Sal I know. Beautiful and totally “YOU”. Thank you Sal for sharing this!
Sonia,thank you for such a great and informative article:)I’ve really liked it very much. It’s a nice way to represent yourself and to express your personality, & at the same time, to get profit from this creation in the internet.I also have my page on this resource..http://about.me/stats/thebluebutterfly
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August 5, 2011 at 10:05 pm -
Hi Tatyana your page is absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this with me and taking the time to visit my site. I love this stuff.
Sonia, they don’t get any better than you. Once again, you’ve helped me find a way to reinvent my blog. I almost feel like I should be paying you for this information. Almost. LOL! I’m thinking of relaunching a new look in a month or two, so I’ll see how I can incorporate this. Thanks!
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August 6, 2011 at 4:07 am -
Hey Q, did you catch that your link was on my page? How are you doing! When I found this site, I knew I just had to share it. I can’t wait to see what you do with your website and if you need any help, let me know!
Yes, I spotted the link down there! Much appreciated, of course! I’ll definitely hit you up if I need suggestions. I have a WordPress version of my blog, too (kind of a backup) that I’ve been working on.
Hey Sonia!
Crazy thing is that I was just thinking about this. I recall someone pointing me to their aboutme page not too long ago and I couldn’t remember what the platform was….but I did remember how much I liked it.
Perfect timing and my goal is to get one set up in the very near future.
Thank you!
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August 8, 2011 at 2:58 pm -
Hi JK, yeah it’s a pretty unique way to advertise you. I think what’s great about it is the ability to really be creative and showcase who you really are and what is most important to you. We get to see each other’s personality and showcase what is cool to us. Thanks for stopping by my friend. How is the family doing? Did you “eye-spy” your website link on my profile?
I like that dude’s Golden Gate Bridge pic.
I want to go there and visit my brother and get my picture taken in that same spot. But before I do, I want to cruise over to the Wharf and have one of those street performers draw a nerded out caricature picture of me and hold that over my face to protect my secret identity.
I’d think I’d also bribe one of those silver painted break dancers with a $20 and have him come down and be in the pic with me. What would be awesome is to have all the weirdest/most memorable performers/homeless people I can find surrounding me. Hehehe
Love this aboutme idea Sonia and I’m so glad I dropped by so you could show it me!
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August 15, 2011 at 1:23 am -
Hey Lewis, it’s pretty cool to see all the neat ideas and images used to showcase your personality. I can’t wait to see yours. Once you create it send it over!
What The What!!! Your commenting platform left something out of my comment that I placed symbols around. So Weird?
After, “draw a nerded out caricature picture of me and hold that over my face to,” I had, ‘Insert Damon Wayans Blank Man voice here’ to protect my secret identity”
Needed to insert that. Sounded like I take myself too serious the other way.
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August 15, 2011 at 1:23 am -
No worries, sorry about that. You are so funny. Thanks for stopping by!
Good stuff. It took me a while to put an about page on my main blog. I just had the site rebuild and I’ms still tweaking it so it can capture the readers attention.
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September 14, 2011 at 1:45 pm -
Welcome Ralph! I know I had to retweek mine allot too. Why don’t you share with my readers so we can all take a peak at it as well. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave this comment.
Thanks for the article. I guess it was happenstance that I found your site. I just finished completing the “look” of my site and I had been thinking about whether to add an About page or not. After reading this, I guess I will after all. Thanks again. And stop by and critique my site any time.
So interesting! I was just thinking about this! Time to go find a great pic!!!
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September 30, 2011 at 4:37 pm -
Hey Ameena, when you create one, send me the link. My boyfriend’s daughter was competing to be the “face of about me”, so we are waiting to see if she won or not. Thanks for stopping by girl!
Wow, Sonia thanks for this post. Shame on me I didn’t know about “About me” seems real cool! Here goes another thing on my to do NOW list
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December 12, 2011 at 12:11 am -
LOL! It’s really a great tool and could be used as a self-resume too! When you create one, send me the link so I can check it out!