Students and ex-students: Why not share your work online?

September 10, 2010 · 6 comments

If you’ve produced a piece of work that you’re proud of and you think is still valuable, then why are you not sharing it online with others? Some of the benefits include:

  • Displaying expertise
  • Improving credability
  • Sharing knowledge
  • Engaging with people who share similar interests
  • Developing thoughts and discussions with others

Here are some of the free websites you can use (yes, there are many more)

  • For reports and essays, you can share using Scribd
  • For presentations and seminars, you can share using SlideShare
  • For images and photos, you can share using Flickr
  • For videos and short films, you can share using YouTube
  • For music and tracks, you can share using Spotify

After this, it’s up to you to decide how much effort you put into allowing other people to discover it. There are tons of marketing methods to consider. The first step is getting it online though.

If your college or university prohibits you from doing this or if there are other confidentiality rules in place, then best not to take my advice. If not though, then why are you not taking advantage of the benefits?

Do you share your past or current work online?
What other benefits do you think there are?

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  • http://twitter.com/ShinyShoeClaire Claire Bryden

    Do you share your work online? I'd be worried about people copying it!

  • http://www.robertpickstone.com Robert Pickstone

    That's a fair point! You could maybe use a statement asking that you be referenced correctly if your work was to be used? With just about everything on the internet, an element of control is lost.

  • http://www.juusmedia.com/ Jason Stanley

    As a graphic designer I always share my work on-line where I feel it is appropriate. The web is an ideal source for finding, communicating and showcasing work and it shouldn't be ignored.

    From a designer's point of view it gives me a place to get feedback from what I'm creating. It's also a great marketing tool to showcase my design skills and to keep me better connected to the design community.

    A great benefit to putting your work on-line is that it's an easy one stop source all in one place. I can always go back, look at older pieces of work, gain inspiration from them or see how I approached a project at that time.

    I currently use my personal website to showcase work but I'm also frequently updating my Flickr page with more experimental work and photographs.

  • http://www.robertpickstone.com Robert Pickstone

    Thanks for adding some more benefits to the mix Jason: marketing tool, showcase tool, allows feedback, allows re-visits/inspiration and is a one stop source. Great to see you benefiting in all these ways. What is the link to your Flickr page?

  • http://www.juusmedia.com/ Jason Stanley

    My Flickr photostream can be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92215392@N00/

  • Anonymous

    I post my work online! It shows people what I can do and what I’m capable of. I have it in my portfolio section via my blog!

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