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Getting Started on Under30CEO.com

Want to get off on the right foot here on Under30CEO.com? Well then there are some simple but essential things to consider.

Complete Your Profile!
A full profile is essential to be taken seriously on any social network and its no different in here. Everybody is here to network and learn and the more detail you give about yourself the better chance you will meet people who can really help you. Also don't forget to put up a pic!

Contribute
When you make your profile don't just make it one huge self-promotion page. There's plenty of room for that in the proper forum categories. Provide content on your profile page that contributes to the overall content of the site. Show people that you are here to help them and you will receive help back.

Participate
Take part in the forums, join groups, comment on user pages, add events. This all increases your visibility in the network and helps establish you as a valuable member of the community.

Most of all simply be active and courteous. If you use the network consistently and in the proper ways you will find that Under30CEO.com has a lot to offer.

Best of luck!

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Permalink Reply by Matt Wilson on September 24, 2008 at 1:57am: Be friendly and be open to networking! Check out the groups and start discussions within them. Promote your business, but don't SPAM. Get ready for upcoming events, meet people beforehand and stay in contact afterward!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt Wilson on October 4, 2008 at 4:59pm: To really customize your profile, under your picture select your THEME. We really want to make this network yours!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Robert Calise on October 4, 2008 at 5:12pm: If anyone wants to put a "Get In Touch" widget on their Under30CEO profile (see my profile for an example), let me know and I'll hack one up if there's demand :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt Wilson on October 4, 2008 at 7:35pm: Hey Bob, thanks--i tried to make the widget on Jared O'toole's profile, but it didn't work right--the widget didn't follow the links correctly. Where can I get the widget you have? It would look way better than just listing the exposed URL's on my profile now.

Robert Calise said:
If anyone wants to put a "Get In Touch" widget on their Under30CEO profile (see my profile for an example), let me know and I'll hack one up if there's demand :); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jared O'Toole on October 6, 2008 at 4:56pm: So for now if you don't upload a photo to your profile your stuck with Stewie as your pic. So if you see someone with Stewie we encourage you to ask them to get a picture of themselves up!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matt Wilson on October 20, 2008 at 9:02am: Networking online is all about providing content. Check out some tips here; ▶ Reply to This