Web 2.0 is more than just a buzz word anymore and to be successful in the world of Web 2.0 you'll need your own Google profile. Creating a Google profile is easy, the more information you add when you create your Google profile, the more willing the person reading your Google profile will be to connect with you. Your Google profile is one more tool you have to network and connect online.
Google Profiles will allow you to include all your important links. If you have a personal website, blogs that you write, social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, you can include all of them in your Google profile. Including links to your other sites on your Google profile will be good for the other sites because it'll give them a search engine boost.
Before You Get Started
- Photo - Make sure you have a good photo. The key to a good profile is a good photo of yourself so people know who they're reading about when they get to your profile.
- Keywords - What do you like to do and who are you? Those are your keywords. Are you a doctor? That will be one of your keywords.
- Links - As I mentioned above, link to your blogs, Facebook profile, Twitter page, websites and whatever else you have.
- Service you Offer - Do you have a home based or personal business? If you offer some sort of product or service, your Google profile is a good place to advertise it.
- Profile URL - You can choose your own URL for your Google profile. Choose carefully one that suits you. This will be what people see at the top of your browser bar, but also what they see in search engines.
- Bio - Make your bio interesting. Something fun will go further than something boring.
Create a Google Profile Step by Step
- Go to Google Profiles and click 'Create my profile'.
- If you already have a Google username, sign in. If not, you'll need to create one before you can go any further.
- Enter information like your name, where you grew up, where you live, where you work, where you went to school.
- Add a photo of yourself. Everyone wants to see a photo when they're reading a profile.
- Create a short bio about yourself, Make it fun and whitty, yet professional. Remember, potential employers may look at this profile. Use bullet points to make important points about yourself stand out. Use bold titles to separate separate parts of your bio.
- To the right of the bio is something fun. If there's something you can't find on Google, list it here. Then mention what your superpower is. Then tell people what your interests are.
- Add links to any of your personal Web pages, blogs or social networking sites. This way everyone can click through and see what you're all about.
- Click on "Create a Google profile".
- Copy your Google profile's URL and add a link to it from your websites so people can come and read all about you.