Naturally I would of thought out my article/guides before posting, but this one comes straight from my thoughts. After visiting a site for so long, and seeing people miss the most important section of the site, and in my opinion other then posting, this one thing should be worked on.
So be easy on me : On to the Guide/Article It's not very long which is a good thing !! Just a statement somewhat.
Thinking back now, how many of you have when finished signing up, or during sign-up, actually filled in the profile input boxes? Age,Gender, About Me, etc and so forth?
As I think back I tend to remember clearly not filling them in, and even after signing up, I didn't because back then I did not tend to care about what people knew about me, and instead just getting my site out there, and posting, and having a good time. I lost alot of hopeful new members I could of received in my new site. Because I didn't tell them anything about myself or what I did.
Many sites you go to has an "About Us Page", explaining their origin, and upbringing, and who runs the site, and all sorts of goodies. A Forums that you visit has this same thing. A Profile page, that display everything you would need your members to know about you and what you do, and who you are.
By Filling this information in, you open a gate for the member to see. Posting quality information on a forums, and quality feedback, can almost guarantee a person visit your profile page, just to see if they can find anything else about you. So by offering them your website page, you may gain a new valuable member, by telling them your past, present and future status, you can let them know your experiences, and if they may come up with a job for you (whether paid or not).
This also gets you back-links to yours site, which is apart of the SEO factor. One simple thing, whether inside your site or outside, can gain you valuable members, future jobs (paid or not), and a better experience.
So be easy on me : On to the Guide/Article It's not very long which is a good thing !! Just a statement somewhat.
Thinking back now, how many of you have when finished signing up, or during sign-up, actually filled in the profile input boxes? Age,Gender, About Me, etc and so forth?
As I think back I tend to remember clearly not filling them in, and even after signing up, I didn't because back then I did not tend to care about what people knew about me, and instead just getting my site out there, and posting, and having a good time. I lost alot of hopeful new members I could of received in my new site. Because I didn't tell them anything about myself or what I did.
Many sites you go to has an "About Us Page", explaining their origin, and upbringing, and who runs the site, and all sorts of goodies. A Forums that you visit has this same thing. A Profile page, that display everything you would need your members to know about you and what you do, and who you are.
By Filling this information in, you open a gate for the member to see. Posting quality information on a forums, and quality feedback, can almost guarantee a person visit your profile page, just to see if they can find anything else about you. So by offering them your website page, you may gain a new valuable member, by telling them your past, present and future status, you can let them know your experiences, and if they may come up with a job for you (whether paid or not).
This also gets you back-links to yours site, which is apart of the SEO factor. One simple thing, whether inside your site or outside, can gain you valuable members, future jobs (paid or not), and a better experience.
