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Creating Your Personal Website Loren Doppelt Job Search Circle October 27-28, 2015 he Magical Mystery of Cyberspa

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Creating Your Personal Website

Loren DoppeltJob Search Circle

October 27-28, 2015

The Magical Mystery of Cyberspace

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What makes you – YOU? Education Background Additional training Unique skills Previous companies you worked for Your key accomplishments

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How do YOU keep organized and share your information? Resume Hand Bill LinkedIn Profile Twitter Facebook Business Cards Job Boards Profiles and information on applications, recruiter sites

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There is just ONE thing missing that could pull everything together….

YOUR OWN PERSONALIZED WEBSITE

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…and it could/should be your NUMBER ONE Networking tool!

Resumes are boring. It is difficult to differentiate yourself Websites are DYNAMIC – easily changeable as you need to update or

add more information in real time. Makes you searchable and findable by a wider audience. Shows you are staying current with technology and Social Media. Further reinforces your Brand! Helps you STAND out.

Here is why…

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Best of all… What you only need to know :

How to use the internet Basic Microsoft Office Skills

Cut and paste Insert functions Writing and editing

What you don’t need to know : HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, XML, XSLT, Ruby, Zend, Python, Flash, MySQL,

Nginx, Apache, or any other language Photoshop, Dreamweaver, or any other program – these can be very useful for

customizing things later down the road, but to get up and running all you’ll need is a web browser.

Time to create a site – 2-3 hours

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VISUALIZE

Magic Break

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It’s easy to do and here are the basic steps

• Get Domain Name

• Find a Hosting Company

Step 1

• WordPress or Hosting Website builder

• Kick Ass Theme

Step 2 • Add Copy, Content, Videos

• Add Plugins and widgets

Step 3

• Publish• Promote

Step 4

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Domain Names and Host Companies

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Domain Names Pick out a domain name that sounds professional

Use your first name and last name as your first choice - www.marysmith.com If it is already taken, add a middle initial, name, or hyphen if you have to. –

www.mary-smith.com Avoid names such as Rockstaraccountant.com,

dowecheatemandhowattorney.com Pick most common suffix such as .com, .net, .org, .me Don’t use .biz or .info

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is the address of a web page. This is how your computer locates the web page that you are trying to find

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Host Companies Find a web hosting

company You can register

your domain name and host your website at the same company.

There are a number of companies to choose from.

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Right Tools

Magic Break

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Tools you can use for the artistic challenged!

Or you can use the website template builder on most sites!

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Hosting CompanyFor this demonstration, I will be using Wix.com

Other sites are very similar in function.

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Content Add key accomplishments Sample Projects Resume Contact Information Recommendations and Endorsements Social Media Links Presentations

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Promote your new Website• Make some eye catching business cards and be sure to include your URL on them• Put your URL in your Twitter bio• Add your URL to other social networks – Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, etc.• Add your URL to the top of your resume• Add your URL to your signature in all emails and communications• Share your website when you are in an interview or include it in a portfolio

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A Personal Website…..YOU CAN DO IT!!

Questions or Comments?

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Magic and Job Search

A lot in common!

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NetworkingFriends

Magic Break

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Interview

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Got Cut?

Magic Break

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Frustrated?

Magic Break

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With your hard work, persistence,and a little bit of Magic…

You will find your Dream Job!

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