Top 3 Free Websites you need to use to build your professional online profile
Top 3 Free Websites you need to use to build your professional online profile
We live in a space where the initial point of research for anyone curious to know more about your professional background is the internet, Thus it’s very important to create online presence to help you market yourself . Think of your professional online profile as your Curriculum Vitae with all the info about you that a prospective employer might need to know or a potential business partner can use to know a little more about your business.
Below we have compiled our top 3 professional online profile websites you must be on..
About Me
About.me is a personal web hosting service co-founded by Ryan Freitas, Tony Conrad and Tim Young in October 2009. The site offers registered users a simple platform from which to link multiple online identities, relevant external sites, and popular social networking websites such as Facebook, Flickr, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, Tumblr, and YouTube. It is characterized by its one-page user profiles, each with a large, often-artistic background image and abbreviated biography.
LinkedIn is a social networking website for people in professional occupations. Founded in December 2002 and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. As of June 2013, LinkedIn reports more than 225 million acquired users in more than 200 countries and territories. One purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people with whom they have some level of relationship, called Connections. Users can invite anyone (whether a site user or not) to become a connection. However, if the invitee selects “I don’t know” or “Spam”, this counts against the inviter. If the inviter gets too many of such responses, the account may be restricted or closed.
Who’s who
Who’s Who of Southern Africa is an online platform that assists professionals in creating, managing and growing their personal brand and reputation. The established brand with a track record spanning more than 100 years is the quintessential source of information for the media, researchers and the general public about individuals of influence in the region.
The site boasts an extensive database containing thousands of professional biographies and has become a powerful networking and business tool for individuals and companies alike. The Who’s Who ranking system profiles a user’s progress against other professionals, based on information captured in their professional profile, and enables them to earn badges as they progress up the ranks and, ultimately, achieve the “Who’s Who” status.
