Web Site
Create a web site. It doesn’t have to be more than one page. Purchase a decent domain name, one that ends in a .net or .com (not .org!) or start a web site on a third party site such as NetVibes (www.netvibes.com). Put your web site link on your Face Book and Linked In accounts. Add Google Analytics to the page so you can track how many hits you got. Here is the minimum information to put on it:
1. About You – a short professional biography but keep it interesting, even funny
2. Your resume- always keep an up-to-date resume handy
3. Your grand professional vision- how you see your role in planning make a difference
4. Links to your profiles on LinkedIn, etc.
5. A Mini portfolio- at least 4 or 5 projects you worked on, the problem you were addressing, and the outcomes.
6. A professional picture of you
7. Books you have read both fiction and non-fiction
8. Some famous quotes, your favorite period in history, etc. Something that suits your personality
9. Travel and document the places you went and how what you saw there is relevant to your field in planning. Document thoughts, ideas, feelings from our experiences in cities.
