This week’s episode of Critique My Profile features Desirai Labrada (@Desirai), a Digital Media Designer, artist and all around cool chick who’s looking to land more freelance clients by using Twitter… Check out the video and my tips for her below:
Some actionable tasks for Desirai:
Bio/Background
- It’s good in that it tells us who you are and what you do, but it’s a little cluttered. Also keep in mind that most of us won’t know what those acronyms mean.
- Pair down your bio a little bit so that the important bits are obvious and we’re not overwhelmed with too much info.
- Gorgeous background! It’s so smart for artists and designers to show off their skills with a customized Twitter background.
Tweets:
- You obviously know what you’re doing and have a good amount of designer-relevant links and tweets. Keep it up!
- Instead of using the retweet button, spend 60 seconds following these guidelines:
- Include the name of the original author as well as the person you’re RTing (only if the names are different obviously). You want to give credit where it’s due.
- Include a comment or question with the RT. This piques curiosity and invites people to participate in the discussion.
- Get followers involved in your work. Show us designs your working on, ask our opinion on tiny details to help you work better and make us feel like we’re useful :)
- Remember people are visual and your career perfect for including links to Twitpic images – anything from art that inspires you or designs you’d like to replicate. You have so many options!
What do you guys think? Do you have more tips for Desirai? Leave your comments below! And if you want me to critique your profile, leave your Twitter handle in the comments.
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