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If you have read my blog for a while, you know that I’m a big fan of the visual mode: using things like doodling, drawing, mind mapping to get ideas across quickly and release the creative side of me. My friend Ralph Dopping from The View from Here blog also wrote an outstanding post on the topic.
Through my better half, Bob Dunn (AKA @bobwp), I ran across a fun, visually popping tool not just for writing your bio, but for managing your entire online profile.
It’s called Vizify.
Their message is, “”…looking good online matters.” Vizify is a unified bio that pulls all your stuff together from across the web, summarizes it and puts it into a cool, at-a-glance form that is easy to digest. We writers are fond of the mantra, “Show, don’t tell.” This tool does just that.
To show you what I mean, I’m including some screen shots below from Bob’s Vizify profile. The first one shows an at-a-glance picture of the important stuff: where he works, how many years he’s been in business, an icon for his WordPress services, how much he has talked about WordPress-related topics on the web, number of workshops and conference speaking gigs he has under his belt—things like that:
Then, you can click through to get more details for areas you are interested in. For instance, WORDS gives you a picture of the things he talks about most on Twitter:
And LINKS show where else you will find him on the web.
So, really, it’s his digital footprint, all in one place. Pretty cool, huh? Now he just puts his Vizify link on his Twitter profile (and other places he wants to).
That’s it. Visit Bob’s full profile to see the other features and sign up for your own free account.
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So. Do you use Vizify?
Do you have other tools to share that make creating an online bio easier?
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Hey Judy,
Thanks for clueing me into Vizify. After checking out Bob’s profile I had to scan through all the big peeps on their landing page too. Very cool and like you, I like the visual mode and the idea of a unified bio.
By the way, I really like the updates you’ve made. Love the blue/gray combo and you know me, I’m a fan of a minimalist look. You Dunn’s are busy
Sweet …
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Craig,
Great to see you here. I had a feeling that a talented design guy like you would appreciate the visual elements of Vizify. The thing about it is that you can tailor it to your own skills and experience. And people can click for more detail in the area they are most interested in.
Glad you approve of the blog redesign. I got to choose the colors and Bob did all the rest. : )
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This looks cool! I just went and signed up… I love the way it looks. Thanks for sharing!
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Kim,
Happy to help. I don’t even have my own Vizify bio yet, but Bob is going to help me with that this weekend. Thanks for stopping by!
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Hi, I love this idea. I went to sign up but they ask for an invite code. Since I don’t have one, I have to wait until they give me one. Thanks for the info.
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Hey Natasha,
I think Vizify may still be in beta and that’s why the invite is required. When Bob requested his, he got a response right away. Hope you have yours by now!
Judy Lee Dunn recently posted..When Words Kill
That looks like good fun, and potentially quite useful as well! Doesn’t look like you need an invite code to sign up now.
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That’s good to know. Thanks.
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