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What should I put in my profile?
We're proud of NowPublic's contributors and want a click from your byline to showcase your qualifications. This is no time to hide your light under a barrel - tell us everything you've published - ok maybe top 5 - brag about awards, contests you've won, boards you sit on, relevant work experience (with regard to what you're writing about) and anything else that polishes your pedigree. Boast about what makes you the expert worth trusting above and beyond the mass of other impostors (too harsh?).
So, not that we want to tell you what to do, but we'd both look better if you included:
- your industry and subject-specific experience;
- the names of publications you've written for;
- the years you've worked in the field
- your academic degrees or certificates;
- relevant credentials, awards, and associations
- and sites on the Web where your work is on view.
Don't discuss private details - your marital status, names of children, where you live, secret dreams and ambitions - this is Facebook material and while we know you have a life outside the site, we're more interested in your career profile than your social one. Think of this page as a version of LinkedIn for freelance journalists of every stripe.
at 07:14 on February 6th, 2010
at 00:24 on February 10th, 2010
It will be easy to find out u. Mostly updation can be infrom to u by viewing the profile
at 19:23 on August 2nd, 2010
is there a linking policy at nowpublic? Is it acceptable to put links to outbound sites in your profile page? I know there's a space for them but do they need to be internal links to nowpublic pages?
at 13:28 on August 23rd, 2010
I don't know if it is an email I haven't activated or just haven't been using nowpublic long enough but it says my profile has not been approved yet. Admittedly I done anything to my profile yet, do I have to fill it all out to first get it approved?
at 02:21 on October 29th, 2010
My profile has not been accepted yet, is there a reason why???
at 11:23 on November 5th, 2010
Quote from #5: spectrecom at 02:21 on October 29th, 2010
Have you tried posting a story so that can be approved? Once your first story is approved then your profile will become approved at the same time.
at 03:05 on November 8th, 2010
Do not write a Profile until you completely read, understand and are able to follow the rules. If you do not understand them, read them over and over until you do. If you still do not understand them you may ask questions. :-)
at 19:51 on December 14th, 2010
is there a linking policy at nowpublic? Is it acceptable to put links to outbound sites in your profile page? I know there's a space for them but do they need to be internal links to nowpublic pages?
at 02:18 on December 28th, 2010
at 22:29 on March 15th, 2011
at 06:26 on May 6th, 2011
Ah ok thank you for this post. I am new here so Im not sure yet on what profile or how will I put my profile in a right way. So the status, names of children if ever have, addresses and goals will not be discussed. Ok. Thanks.
at 02:47 on October 1st, 2011