When planning to grow a blog, profile pictures have a much greater importance than we give credit. It provides potential readers and brands with an instant connection to who you are, what your site is about, and whether they will return a second time. In short, it can be an instant online elevator pitch.
Read MoreFinding a Signature Style: Business Cards
We have been talking a lot about finding your signature style that makes it easy for followers to recognize your work and identify with your consistent style. Just as you should create a style guide for a photo shoot or your web design, you should carry that guide over into your business card as well.
But first, here are three great articles and a video from Alt that explain the importance and need for business cards, especially if you are attending a conference, event, or business meeting.
Read MoreThe Six C’s of an Effective Bio
First impressions are often made before you ever extend your hand to another person in real life. How are they being made? Your online presence, specifically what you say about yourself in your bios.
Here are six characteristics for a bio that leaves a good first impression.
Read MoreAlt Chat Wednesday: Talking About Yourself with Confidence
Want to collaborate with your favorite brand? Get invited to local blogger events? Get the job you’ve always dreamed of? None of these scenarios can happen if you don’t speak up.
By crafting an elevator pitch, two to three short sentences that describe what we do and why we’re driven, and practicing with our friends, we gain confidence and start reaching for the opportunities we’ve been dreaming of. Join us Wednesday October 7th on Twitter for an #AltChat focused on honing our elevator pitches and try these seven steps for saying what you do with confidence.
Read MorecoLAB Collaborative Project
Are you ready for the next coLAB? coLAB is a collaborative project between three communities. We’ve been teaming up since early summer to cross connect our communities. If you followed along the first time, you know it was a fun success, and we can’t wait to do it again.
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