I find many people asking me if I have a website when discussion careers. This has happened enough times to make me think it is an important step to take. What is the difference between a professional site and a commercial site? It would be very important to avoid any look of a profit making motive on this type of site.

Any thoughts, how to's, or other information is welcome.

Things that would be included on this type of site could be:

resume
writing samples
portfolio
online copy of thesis
artist statement
displays of artwork
biography
photo
current research or artistic pursuits
contact info
Appropriate color schemes, layouts, fonts, and graphics
anything else you could suggest.

A professional web site is pretty much your portfolio. A commercial web site more than likely has something on it that you make money from. It's hard to say how much money you have to be making to consider it totally commercial. For example I have ads and/or links to amazon on most of my sites which I make money from. I don't know if I would truely conider my sites commercial sites though.

I reccomend speaking to an internet consultant. A great blog that I have learned a lot from is http://www.flyteblog.com

The key point I meant to make in my previous post is this, a professional website would present a very positive first impression to a potential employer. Samples of work posted on the site would show the employer your capabilities and the quality of your work. There would be no intrusion, I hate this term, but I can't think a better word, of the any negative aspect of ADD and a first meeting of this type. People with other disabilities would not stay with those disabilities are on a professional website, because you're competing based on your knowledge, skills and abilities in that particular occupational area.

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I noticed a lot of these posts that many of us interview very well, but then some ADD problems come along making some bosses think that the person they hired may not be capable of handling all the requirements of the position. The advantage of a website would be that your employer would have already have made the decision that you could handle those requirements. This could possibly make it much easier to discuss and receive accommodations that will increase your productivity and ability to perform the job.

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In fact you could use the website as a way to positively state the type of environment in which you are most productive. In fact, the website with the state these qualities as positive reasons to hire you.

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I see the professional website as a tool to sell your knowledge, skills, and abilities as an asset to the company or if you're an entrepreneur or freelancer as a reason you are the best hire for

that job.

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Share your thoughts,

Becky.

<o:p> </o:p>PS-for those of us who don't know how to do websites, where would we begin?