Personal Branding for Developers

By knowing your personal brand (and communicating that message to others) you can help advance your career as a software developer. If your personal brand communicates value and is recognized easily, people will turn to you to work on more exciting projects. This will result in more exposure at your organization and within your industry to help you advance your career or initiate new business opportunities. Learn about how you can position your skills to really communicate what you do.

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1. Personal Branding for Developers By @SueVarty Director of Digital Strategy
2. Be your own advocate so people know why they should turn to you. (Not necessarily because of the technology or languages you use.)
3. 1. Know your strengths. Know how to position your skills. http://www.flickr.com/photos/28362968@N07/3985114039/
4. 2. What is your expertise? What problems does it solve? http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/06/the_cn_tower_turns_35-years-old/
5. 3. Establish your credibility. Why should we listen? http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html
6. 4. Build valuable, long‐term relationships. http://xkcd.com/352/
7. Developer Social Media Ecosystem You http://www.awwwards.com/10-social-networks-for-developers.html
8. 5. Refine yourself online – and participate. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mafic/94607051/
9. Your personal brand online is an extension of yourself offline, amplified.
10. Stand out from the crowd and create milestone opportunities throughout your life.
11. Thank you! Questions? Discussion? @SueVarty sue.varty@headstartsol.com www.headstartsol.com/keep‐me‐posted