5 Types of People Who Should Have Their Own Website
August 27, 2008
Every day it becomes less of a chore to begin a website. Should you consider doing so?
If any of the following describes you:
Owner of an existing business,
You are planning to start a business,
Employee,
Have a hobby,
Or have strong opinions about anything
Then you should have your own website. Let’s start from the top:
Owners of a business: more people are coming online all the time, and therefore you are leaving money on the table if you are not online too.
You are setting up a business: do it correctly and include a website as part of your overall strategy right from the beginning.
Employee: yes you read that right. Perhaps some explanation would be helpful. As an employee, there are at least two kinds of sites that would be helpful to you.
First, as an employee you should start a personal site in which you demonstrate your expertise. It doesn’t matter what field: accounting, plumbing, remodeling; almost any field would work. A blog is perfect for this kind of site. When you go looking for another job in the future, you can point to your site as proof that you know your stuff.
Second, if your are employed by a firm of any size at all, you can start a site that addresses some aspect of that firm. You work on this project on your own time. At some strategic point in the future, you casually mention to your supervisor that you are working on this personal project. This will show you are serious about your work and will likely keep you off the chopping block if layoffs or “restructuring” occur in the near future.
Hobbyists: if you are excited about the hobby which engages your time, a website is the perfect way to tell others about what you are doing.
Social commentator: if you feel strongly for or against some topic, a website can help spread the word far and wide.