With so many social networking accounts, clients to talk to, and sites to update, it's no wonder many web developers are running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Take control of your online identity with a free chi.mp account. Read on to find out more.
Chi.mp is a service that helps you manage your online identity. As a web developer or business person, it is very important to keep your online identity in high regard, because chances are, many of your clients will never meet with you face to face. This is especially true if you conduct a lot of your business through telecommute, to enjoy the flexibility it offers. The service offers plenty of wonderful features to help you manage your online identity through several networks and websites in one place.
Chi.mp features your own domain, for free, with the .mp extension. For the purpose of this article, and my own online identity management, I created lucindawatrous.mp. Setting up the profile is easy; you can connect your Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr accounts right away, and fill out your name, phone, address, and IM contact information. This information can be set to public, work, or friends, to prevent the information from getting into the wrong hands. You can also add any blogs, or websites you work on or for. Add employment and education credentials. Fill in the About Me section, and choose the design. Your very own .mp domain account is ready to go.
The account functions as an open ID, helps you manage contacts, lets you important content from other sites, publish and promote your own content to your site, and you can even export the contacts and site content whenever you want. It's all free, too!
Chi.mp makes it easy to take care of everything in one place. You can network with people, market your business and articles, and keep track of all your content at the same time. In the fast paced business world, simple is better. Having an .mp domain to control and centralize several elements of your online identity will definitely make marketing and promotion efforts easy. When I can say, "Hey check me out at LucindaWatrous.mp" where clients will be able to find everything about me (that I choose to share publicly) at once, I don't have to spend quite as much time with preliminary contacts. Save yourself some time and take control of your online identity with a chi.mp account today.