Creating a website is a great way
to self promote yourself. The website I created for myself shows my creativity,
examples of previous works and writing samples. In addition by having links to
social media sites, others can connect with you in different ways.
My website
is used to self promote myself in many ways. A simple biography lets readers
learn a bit about me, and some things I have accomplished. A resume page is
also on my website which lets readers or future employer’s see my actual
resume. A portfolio page is also on my
website. This gives examples of my actual work and projects I have completed
throughout my college career. This page includes InDesign projects, Photoshop
projects and public relations writing samples. The portfolio page lets viewers
see what I am can do and the skills I can contribute to a possible job. Last is a contact page on my website. This
page lets viewers get my personal contact information. This page is important
to have so it is easy for viewers or future employers to get ahold of me in a professional
way.
My website also has links to my
Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger profile so employer’s can see my pages. By
having my social media sites linked to my website also shows that I am up-to-date
on social networking. On each page at
the bottom are links to my social media sites. This makes it convenient for
people to look at my social media sites because the icons link you directly to
the site in a new page.
It is
necessary to tie in social media sites to my website to further self promote
myself. By making it easy for anyone
looking at my website to learn more about me or connect with me I linked my
social media sites. The icons at the bottom will take you directly to my
Facebook, Twitter, and Blogger site. This will give anyone who is interested an
inside look at my life. It was also important for me to have my social media
sites clean and appropriate in case employers want to look at them. If these
social media sites are not clean it can make employers forget about even
considering me for a job opportunity. By
providing these links to employers can either make or break someone’s career. This is another easy way for me to self
promote myself.
My overall
experience with making my website was positive. The Dreamweaver program was
very foreign to me. When I actually
started using the program I quickly caught on. Before I even started creating my website I
researched different websites that I thought looked and worked well. I knew I wanted to make my website very
simple and easy to navigate through. I
choose a simple white background and images that went along with my public
relations major or directly related to that specific page. Making every page clean and concise was very
important to me. Making different pages and putting the codes in the right
place were confusing at first. After I got the hang of it though I flew through
creating my website. It is also important with using Dreamweaver that coding is
in the proper place and material used within the website is in a proper folder.
I didn’t have any trouble with this part of the project. Learning the basics of
this program was extremely helpful. In the future if I have to make another
website for myself I will have the knowledge to do so. In addition if a future
employer is looking to redo or make a website I will be able to
contribute. Overall I am very happy with
the outcome of my website. I believe my personality shows through my website
without being too messy or confusing. It is easy to navigate through with links
at the top to each page and links to my social media sites at the bottom. The
images are also very clean and simple. Also on my portfolio page I decided to
show examples of my work through smaller images. When you click on the image
however they turn into PDF’s and you can view my work in a new page and larger
image.
This
website project was a bit rushed and I would have liked to learn more about the
Dreamweaver program. I do feel like I am comfortable enough to create a basic
website. Before using this program I was very foreign to the idea of making a
website. After diving in though I see now that it isn’t as intimidating as it
seems. My website promotes me in a positive way with a basic layout and clean
pages.
