Have a personal web site
I don&#x27;t want a personal web site. I&#x27;ve had a handful of them in the past, and I&#x27;ve thrown together a couple shitty blogs over the years, but there are three big reasons why I don&#x27;t anymore: I&#x27;m not that interesting; I don&#x27;t have anything to show off; and inevitably it&#x27;ll either become a chore or go out of date.<p>Like everyone, I harbor fantasies about how interesting I am, and if I run into you at the pub, I&#x27;ll talk your ear off about the places I&#x27;ve been and the things I&#x27;ve done, but if I&#x27;m objective about it, none of it is particularly praiseworthy, and it&#x27;s hardly going to make me stand out to a potential employer. Any attempt to dramatize my life or skills is going to reek of pomposity, even the rare bits that are somewhat unique.<p>I&#x27;m not a designer. I&#x27;m not a visual person. Any attempt to fashionably describe myself is going to backfire. My resume is a good overview of my skills and experience, but if I try to turn that into an online portfolio, it&#x27;s not going to be any more impressive. If I don&#x27;t keep it up to date, and remodel it constantly to keep up with contemporary fashions, it&#x27;s going to make me look old and out of touch.<p>I have an exceedingly common first and last name, so I&#x27;m hard for employers to find online. I&#x27;m happy about this. I don&#x27;t want employers scrutinizing my social media presence, as benign as it is. I would never give a potential employer any of my online IDs if they asked.<p>If you&#x27;ve got something to say or show and you want your own home page, go for it. I don&#x27;t think most people actually have enough interesting content to warrant it, though, and I&#x27;m pretty sure that I don&#x27;t.