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Creating a
Professional
Online Image	

Judy Juarez	

Career Center	

Cal Poly Pomona
First impressions last a
lifetime and an increasing
amount of those impressions
are made online.	

-Forbes Magazine
What Constitutes an Online Presence?
3 Main Components to build a
Professional Online Identity 	

Establish
Authority	

Update Often	

Develop
Personal Style
(Author)ity	

Take control of your online presence by being
intentional about what you post
Self-Google!	

Set up a Google Alert for
your name and other areas of
interests you want to stay up to
date on.
Use Social Media to positively in鍖uence your
online image	

Purchase own domain: yourname.com	

This will help you take full control of how you appear online	

Wix.com	

Weebly.com	

Webydo.com	

	

Start blogging 	

This will help you showcase your expertise and share your
voice	

Wordpress.com 	

Blogger.com
Email Etiquette	

Consider how you communicate through email	

≒ Always address contacts professionally	

≒ Do not use emoticons or text-talk	

≒ Emails are not necessarily a private source of
communication. (It can be a representation of you)	

Use an appropriate email signature	

≒ Link to your website, social media, or a place where
they can 鍖nd out more about you.
Authority	

Use nameplate websites to centralize your online
presence:	

About.me 	

Flavors.me
Update Often	

You cannot not
communicate
Update Often	

≒ If creating your own content (Blog posts, creating an
online portfolio) is too much for you right now start by
sharing information online	

≒ Share relevant articles through LinkedIn and add your
own insight on the topic	

≒ Retweet tweets from professionals and companies in
your relevant 鍖eld	

≒ Engage in dialogue through shot-outs on social
media or your own personal blog/website
Update Often	

≒ Research the top companies, professional af鍖liations,
and in鍖uential leaders in your 鍖eld.	

≒ Comment on blog posts, articles and other forms of
media.
Personal Style	

Be consistent and narrow your expertise	

≒ Is each site giving the same message you want to display?	

≒ Is your personal brand narrowed down to your areas of
expertise?	

≒ Your bio should be consistent and representative of your
online presence	

Photos	

≒ Tip: invest in professional looking pictures or action shots
doing something in your 鍖eld	

≒ Remove any pictures that might display a negative image of
you
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  • 1. Creating a Professional Online Image Judy Juarez Career Center Cal Poly Pomona
  • 2. First impressions last a lifetime and an increasing amount of those impressions are made online. -Forbes Magazine
  • 3. What Constitutes an Online Presence?
  • 4. 3 Main Components to build a Professional Online Identity Establish Authority Update Often Develop Personal Style
  • 5. (Author)ity Take control of your online presence by being intentional about what you post
  • 6. Self-Google! Set up a Google Alert for your name and other areas of interests you want to stay up to date on.
  • 7. Use Social Media to positively in鍖uence your online image Purchase own domain: yourname.com This will help you take full control of how you appear online Wix.com Weebly.com Webydo.com Start blogging This will help you showcase your expertise and share your voice Wordpress.com Blogger.com
  • 8. Email Etiquette Consider how you communicate through email ≒ Always address contacts professionally ≒ Do not use emoticons or text-talk ≒ Emails are not necessarily a private source of communication. (It can be a representation of you) Use an appropriate email signature ≒ Link to your website, social media, or a place where they can 鍖nd out more about you.
  • 9. Authority Use nameplate websites to centralize your online presence: About.me Flavors.me
  • 10. Update Often You cannot not communicate
  • 11. Update Often ≒ If creating your own content (Blog posts, creating an online portfolio) is too much for you right now start by sharing information online ≒ Share relevant articles through LinkedIn and add your own insight on the topic ≒ Retweet tweets from professionals and companies in your relevant 鍖eld ≒ Engage in dialogue through shot-outs on social media or your own personal blog/website
  • 12. Update Often ≒ Research the top companies, professional af鍖liations, and in鍖uential leaders in your 鍖eld. ≒ Comment on blog posts, articles and other forms of media.
  • 13. Personal Style Be consistent and narrow your expertise ≒ Is each site giving the same message you want to display? ≒ Is your personal brand narrowed down to your areas of expertise? ≒ Your bio should be consistent and representative of your online presence Photos ≒ Tip: invest in professional looking pictures or action shots doing something in your 鍖eld ≒ Remove any pictures that might display a negative image of you