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7 July 2010

Getting Noticed in the Web Industry

By Keir Whitaker

Christian Heillmann recently published a great post on Smashing Magazine about how you can make your mark on the web industry.

In it he outlines 9 proven strategies for getting yourself known and respected in the web industry.

1. Use social networking tools – This is where the people are.
2. Write a (micro) blog – Even if it’s just a scratch pad for your thoughts. This is how mine started.
3. Attend unconferences – Everyone who goes is already a presenter, which makes it easy to begin.
4. Attend and speak at conferences – Even if it means just asking questions. Conferences are where people find you.
5. Partner and build alliances – If you can’t do everything on your own, find someone who completes the set of skills needed.
6. Comment on other people’s work – People will find you inspiring if you ask the right questions.
7. Build on other people’s work – Can something do almost exactly what you need but not quite? And it’s open source? Fix it for your specific purposes and release it for others who have the same needs.
8. Release free code, designs or templates – Nothing gets you noticed more than giving out goodies.
9. Listen and prioritize – We already have information overload on the Web; you can be a curator.

Read the full article in which he expands on each point. Also check out Christian’s invaluable advise over at his Developer Evangelism web site.

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Keir Whitaker

After a number of years working on web projects for the NHS Keir spent a few years freelancing before joining Carsonified in February 2008. Having helped out across all areas of the company he now focuses on Think Vitamin. You can follow him on Twitter

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5 Comments

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  TheGeekFairy

  # July 7, 2010 - 12:42 pm

  Good tips! I don’t think there’s enough resources
  out there on how marketers can brand themselves!

  Reply
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  Espo

  # July 7, 2010 - 4:13 pm

  anyone notice me yet?

  Reply
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  Shikeb Ali

  # July 7, 2010 - 9:49 pm

  Very good article but actually I want to draw your focus on one point thats here in Indian subcontinent specially Pakistan, we don’t have similar opportunities available like Europe & America, almost no conferences/ unconferences.

  Its a drawback of this region.

  Reply
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  searchlackey

  # July 12, 2010 - 3:48 pm

  Very good information. Social bookmarking is very beneficial.

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  Moxy Park

  # August 27, 2010 - 7:54 pm

  Shikeb, why don’t you organise one yourself? A friend of mine setup West by West Midlands (the West Midlands is the region I live in) last year, as a response to the South by South West festival, as there were some people from our community going over there. We had a barcamp-style meetup with a few speakers, then hooked up with our friends in Texas via Skype. A few months later, the WxWM organiser setup the Birmingham Barcamp, which I spoke at (I’d never done public speaking before; it’s here if you want to see it: http://bit.ly/9pgUkL).

  I’d never organised anything before I setup Hackitude in December last year, because I got so tired of all the industry backslapping meetings we have in the UK. It went really well, and has spawned another project called Speed Data, and got interest from Spain and New York.

  If you can’t find an event that you’d like to attend, start your own :)

  Reply