Practicum 2 - Personal Homepage Content

Ok so I'm WAY behind on practicum posts so I'm gonna bust out a few now.

The content of my website is key in getting people to visit it. One of my friends has a blog where he posts poems or interesting, deep thoughts he has but since this isn't a blog, I was at a bit of a loss for what to post on it. I think a personal homepage in the current market would work best for actors, models, groups of people trying to tell THEMSELVES as a brand of their own, of something worth something of a specific artistic type, especially because high-end websites are not cheap. I've thought about doing acting so I thought why not post credentials, photos, video, and samples of writing (also thinking of journalism of some kind) to try to prove my abilities. Of course, the website is rudimentary and temporary at best but the idea is there.

I think the main thing that will get people to visit your personal homepage is making it a place that your thoughts are organized, or disorganized, depending on what you're going for. Outside of artisits, for those who have specific skills and knowledge sets, a personal website might be a well put-together, organized place to teach about cooking, nature, etc. The website also doesn't have a website attached to it (like Facebook). It's your own URL and choice of design. The disorganized type might be good for people who want their website centered around their random thoughts, behaviors, or personality. Like the "Shit My Dad Says" Twitter, a personal homepage may be somewhere that friends and strangers around the world can hear whatever you want to say with no website formalities or censors like the ones Facebook mandates.

All in all, I don't think personal homepages are that useful in today's social networking era. But who knows how long that will last? Perhaps people will become nostalgic and go back to calling their friends instead of writing on their walls. In that case, a personal webpage may be a good way to keep in friends on a daily basis and read their "diary" while eliminating useless conversation that is much more appropriate over the phone or face-to-face.