Building a personal brand in the developer community - Codementor Office Hours - 2015-01-29

Building  a  Personal  Brand  in  the  Developer  Community  

Frédéric Harper

@fharper

http://outofcomfortzone.net

Head of Developer Relations @ Mashape

Codementor Office Hours – 2015-01-29

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can you recognize this brand?

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and this one?

what

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the goal is the same

Paul Irish, Google Chrome advocate

personal branding

[Personal branding is] the art of consistently

presenting, online and offline, the essence of

how you stand out from the crowd.

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it’s about you

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who you are

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who you wants to be

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how you wants to be seen

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what you know

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what you are doing

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what you did

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your tribe

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what you like

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it‘s about everything that defines you

why

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is personal branding important?

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it’s critical

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it‘s not about being that rock star

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it‘s for everyone

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a personal story

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you aren’t indispensable

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new opportunities ahead

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better paycheck

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recognition

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you deserve to be successful

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my precious…

how

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define your goal

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define your brand

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who are you

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who do you want to be

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be authentic

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how do you want people to define you

HOW

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do epic shit

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do what you love

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make it art

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make your own rules

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the secret ingredient

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get visibility

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if you aren’t on Google…

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start a blog

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be on social media

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speak at conferences

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start an user group

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create something

help others

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write some doc or report bugs

show your design skills

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do a certification

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get industry recognition

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network, network, and network

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now is too late

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you can start with your actual job

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you are the expert

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leave your mark on everything you do

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we scratched the surface

Frédéric Harper

[email protected]

@fharper

http://outofcomfortzone.net

http://j.mp/personalbrandingbook