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Your "About Me" page is one of the most visited pages on your website. When was the last time you looked at it?
In this episode, Camille discusses the different functions and "About Me" page can serve and reflects on the different ways we come to know each other. Your "About Me" page can be a place to list facts: degrees, certifications, etc. It can also be a place to share your perspective, to show people who you are on a deeper level.
If you're ready to give your "About Me" page an update or simply want to engage in reflective thinking, join Camille's upcoming workshop on updating your "About Me" page. Tune in for insights that spark creativity and connection in the digital space.
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Hi there. Welcome to In the Clinic with Camille. My name is Camille Freeman.
00:00:03.917 --> 00:00:06.757
I'm a clinical herbalist and nutritionist, and in this podcast,
00:00:06.897 --> 00:00:09.737
I share little tips and tidbits that might be helpful for other practitioners.
00:00:10.557 --> 00:00:13.637
Today, I want to talk to you about the About page on your website.
00:00:13.997 --> 00:00:15.417
Hopefully, you have one of those.
00:00:15.977 --> 00:00:19.697
I'm leading a workshop later this week on how to update your About Me page,
00:00:19.697 --> 00:00:20.997
so I've been thinking a lot about them.
00:00:21.477 --> 00:00:25.097
And one of the things that I'm realizingâI think I probably knew this,
00:00:25.157 --> 00:00:29.237
but I'm coming to realize it in a different way, is that the About Me page is
00:00:29.237 --> 00:00:32.077
the way that you introduce yourself to your reader.
00:00:32.197 --> 00:00:35.197
It's that moment when you say, hey, this is me.
00:00:35.697 --> 00:00:40.357
Who are you? It's like a moment in a conversation, except, of course, it's asynchronous.
00:00:41.037 --> 00:00:44.577
So there's a number of different functions that an About Me page can serve.
00:00:44.677 --> 00:00:48.057
But I really want to focus in right now for the purposes of this episode on
00:00:48.057 --> 00:00:52.197
the function of introducing yourself and how do you get to know each other.
00:00:52.537 --> 00:00:57.437
I think Most of us, when we go to write an about page, we think it's about the facts.
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You know, like, where did you go to school? How long have you been doing this?
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Do you know what you're doing? Where do you live? That sort of thing.
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Just the bits and pieces.
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And that is one way to introduce yourself.
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There's other ways to introduce yourself. And that's what I want to explore a little bit today.
00:01:12.857 --> 00:01:17.057
And I want to give you an example from something that happened in my life recently.
00:01:18.257 --> 00:01:23.717
I, over the summer, I decided for fun to sign up for a creative writing class
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through Firefly Creative Writing.
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I've taken lots of classes with them in the past. Really great.
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Love them. Highly recommend. Not related to business at all,
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but I will put the link in the show notes in case anybody else is interested in this sort of thing.
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So anyway, I'm taking this creative writing class. I haven't done something
00:01:38.377 --> 00:01:39.457
like that quite some time.
00:01:39.817 --> 00:01:43.717
You know, you're a little nervous going into a new class. It's an online class via Zoom.
00:01:44.609 --> 00:01:50.389
And the first day was last week. And what we did, we, in order to get to know
00:01:50.389 --> 00:01:55.129
everybody, we went around and we did one little round of just your name,
00:01:55.389 --> 00:01:58.309
pronouns, and where you're from. That's it.
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Nothing else about why you signed up for this class, what you do, anything like that.
00:02:03.949 --> 00:02:07.529
Just, just essentially, where are you in time and space?
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And what would you like to be called? That's it. And so that was the introduction.
00:02:13.549 --> 00:02:16.669
And then we went into our first activity, which was essentially,
00:02:16.669 --> 00:02:20.829
we did a little bit of a guided free write just for a few minutes,
00:02:20.829 --> 00:02:26.089
and then read it to each other, and people gave some specific types of feedback on the writing.
00:02:27.129 --> 00:02:33.969
And just the practice of hearing what somebody had written and also hearing
00:02:33.969 --> 00:02:38.829
the types of feedback and you know the things that they said about other people's
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writing provided so much information,
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it feels like you know somebody really well and at least in certain aspects
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just from doing that and if you were to ask me for many of these folks what
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is their last name what do they do for a living.
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Are they married? Do they have children? Do they have a partner?
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What do they do for fun? I would not know any of that, really,
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for most of them, unless maybe it was alluded to in the writing.
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And still, I went away from that class feeling like I knew these folks pretty well. As.
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One-time meeting them. But it was a much deeper feeling of knowing than if we
00:03:20.869 --> 00:03:26.309
had started off with a five-minute list of, like, here's where I went to school, and here's my job,
00:03:26.529 --> 00:03:29.169
and here's my relationship situation, and that sort of thing.
00:03:29.389 --> 00:03:31.189
There's different ways of knowing people.
00:03:31.589 --> 00:03:35.169
And I think about this in relationship to our About Me page,
00:03:35.229 --> 00:03:39.609
especially for those of us who have a one-on-one practice, where our intention
00:03:39.609 --> 00:03:44.069
with our website is, how do we help people get to know us to the point where
00:03:44.069 --> 00:03:45.889
they might want to come and work with us.
00:03:46.329 --> 00:03:49.509
Really, the intention of a website for most of us is not just to be out there
00:03:49.509 --> 00:03:53.949
sharing facts about ourselves. It is to create a presence and a place where
00:03:53.949 --> 00:03:58.929
people can connect and to draw people into our practice if they are a good fit.
00:03:59.349 --> 00:04:02.669
So when I'm thinking about an About Me page and what do we want to do there,
00:04:03.209 --> 00:04:09.269
we can absolutely take the approach of let me just list the relevant details about myself.
00:04:09.829 --> 00:04:13.129
And I'll tell you where I was born and where I lived and where I went to school
00:04:13.129 --> 00:04:16.349
and how long I've been doing this and that sort of thing.
00:04:16.529 --> 00:04:22.329
But is there a way to write an About Me page that still shares information about
00:04:22.329 --> 00:04:26.389
you, but that also conveys something more, something more about,
00:04:26.929 --> 00:04:30.489
the way you approach the world, the way you show up, the way you interact with
00:04:30.489 --> 00:04:32.589
people, the way you welcome people into your space?
00:04:32.929 --> 00:04:36.989
I think that all of that can be in your About Me page if you want it to be.
00:04:37.989 --> 00:04:43.689
And I've been thinking a lot about how do we do that? How do we show rather than tell?
00:04:43.909 --> 00:04:51.369
How do we become our values on the page and create an introductory experience
00:04:51.369 --> 00:04:57.429
for people that really demonstrates what we care about and how we interact with the world?
00:04:58.569 --> 00:05:02.789
So one thing I invite you to do, whether you decide to come to this workshop or not,
00:05:02.789 --> 00:05:09.389
is really go to your About Me page with a fresh set of eyes and experience it
00:05:09.389 --> 00:05:13.949
as if you are somebody who maybe just met you or is just becoming familiar with your work.
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What do you take away? Are you taking away facts? Are you like,
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okay, this person went to school here, or they have this degree,
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they have this credential, or what other information is in there as well?
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Is there any other information?
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Information conveyed about what you care about, the way you interact,
00:05:31.691 --> 00:05:35.891
the way you communicate, the feel and tone of your practice,
00:05:36.311 --> 00:05:38.211
the starting of a conversation.
00:05:38.711 --> 00:05:41.351
Again, not all of these have to be there, but are they there?
00:05:41.651 --> 00:05:45.651
I'm wondering, I think for a lot of us, myself included, there may be things
00:05:45.651 --> 00:05:47.031
there that I don't intend to be there.
00:05:47.491 --> 00:05:51.531
And there may be ways that I want to update my About Me page in order to make
00:05:51.531 --> 00:05:59.011
it more clear, to make my tone and my perspective more clear as people are starting to get to know me.
00:05:59.591 --> 00:06:02.911
So anyway, have a look at your About Me page. See what you think.
00:06:03.071 --> 00:06:07.711
Maybe you want to make just a couple of small updates based on what we just talked about.
00:06:07.711 --> 00:06:12.531
So if you want to go through some of this together, this is not meant to be
00:06:12.531 --> 00:06:16.611
a definitive guide, but more of a reflection, thoughts, some examples,
00:06:16.831 --> 00:06:20.311
some ideas of what you might do with your About Me page, I would love to have
00:06:20.311 --> 00:06:22.191
you join us for this workshop.
00:06:22.191 --> 00:06:27.111
It is on Wednesday, which I think is the 23rd.
00:06:27.451 --> 00:06:31.871
Again, I should have checked this before we got on here. It is the 23rd. The 23rd.
00:06:32.431 --> 00:06:36.571
It's Wednesday the 23rd from 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
00:06:37.131 --> 00:06:40.811
If you would like to come to the workshop, you can go to my website.
00:06:41.331 --> 00:06:47.151
I'll put a link in the show notes. It's $25, or if you will share it with your
00:06:47.151 --> 00:06:51.111
social media friends or invite somebody else, it's free.
00:06:51.791 --> 00:06:57.671
So please come on and join me for the workshop if you're around if not this
00:06:57.671 --> 00:07:02.211
is your friendly nudge to check out your about me page and update it if you
00:07:02.211 --> 00:07:04.691
like otherwise have a really great week
00:07:05.131 --> 00:07:08.411
if you want to stay in touch and we're not already connected you can sign up
00:07:08.411 --> 00:07:13.691
for my practitioner newsletter at camillefreeman.com and i'd love to love to
00:07:13.691 --> 00:07:15.991
stay in touch all right i'll talk to you soon bye.
00:00:00.017 --> 00:00:03.637
Hi there. Welcome to In the Clinic with Camille. My name is Camille Freeman.
00:00:03.917 --> 00:00:06.757
I'm a clinical herbalist and nutritionist, and in this podcast,
00:00:06.897 --> 00:00:09.737
I share little tips and tidbits that might be helpful for other practitioners.
00:00:10.557 --> 00:00:13.637
Today, I want to talk to you about the About page on your website.
00:00:13.997 --> 00:00:15.417
Hopefully, you have one of those.
00:00:15.977 --> 00:00:19.697
I'm leading a workshop later this week on how to update your About Me page,
00:00:19.697 --> 00:00:20.997
so I've been thinking a lot about them.
00:00:21.477 --> 00:00:25.097
And one of the things that I'm realizingâI think I probably knew this,
00:00:25.157 --> 00:00:29.237
but I'm coming to realize it in a different way, is that the About Me page is
00:00:29.237 --> 00:00:32.077
the way that you introduce yourself to your reader.
00:00:32.197 --> 00:00:35.197
It's that moment when you say, hey, this is me.
00:00:35.697 --> 00:00:40.357
Who are you? It's like a moment in a conversation, except, of course, it's asynchronous.
00:00:41.037 --> 00:00:44.577
So there's a number of different functions that an About Me page can serve.
00:00:44.677 --> 00:00:48.057
But I really want to focus in right now for the purposes of this episode on
00:00:48.057 --> 00:00:52.197
the function of introducing yourself and how do you get to know each other.
00:00:52.537 --> 00:00:57.437
I think Most of us, when we go to write an about page, we think it's about the facts.
00:00:57.817 --> 00:01:00.537
You know, like, where did you go to school? How long have you been doing this?
00:01:00.637 --> 00:01:03.597
Do you know what you're doing? Where do you live? That sort of thing.
00:01:03.697 --> 00:01:05.137
Just the bits and pieces.
00:01:05.477 --> 00:01:07.957
And that is one way to introduce yourself.
00:01:08.597 --> 00:01:12.357
There's other ways to introduce yourself. And that's what I want to explore a little bit today.
00:01:12.857 --> 00:01:17.057
And I want to give you an example from something that happened in my life recently.
00:01:18.257 --> 00:01:23.717
I, over the summer, I decided for fun to sign up for a creative writing class
00:01:23.717 --> 00:01:25.257
through Firefly Creative Writing.
00:01:25.397 --> 00:01:27.537
I've taken lots of classes with them in the past. Really great.
00:01:27.837 --> 00:01:30.777
Love them. Highly recommend. Not related to business at all,
00:01:30.857 --> 00:01:34.737
but I will put the link in the show notes in case anybody else is interested in this sort of thing.
00:01:35.277 --> 00:01:38.377
So anyway, I'm taking this creative writing class. I haven't done something
00:01:38.377 --> 00:01:39.457
like that quite some time.
00:01:39.817 --> 00:01:43.717
You know, you're a little nervous going into a new class. It's an online class via Zoom.
00:01:44.609 --> 00:01:50.389
And the first day was last week. And what we did, we, in order to get to know
00:01:50.389 --> 00:01:55.129
everybody, we went around and we did one little round of just your name,
00:01:55.389 --> 00:01:58.309
pronouns, and where you're from. That's it.
00:01:58.429 --> 00:02:03.849
Nothing else about why you signed up for this class, what you do, anything like that.
00:02:03.949 --> 00:02:07.529
Just, just essentially, where are you in time and space?
00:02:08.269 --> 00:02:12.729
And what would you like to be called? That's it. And so that was the introduction.
00:02:13.549 --> 00:02:16.669
And then we went into our first activity, which was essentially,
00:02:16.669 --> 00:02:20.829
we did a little bit of a guided free write just for a few minutes,
00:02:20.829 --> 00:02:26.089
and then read it to each other, and people gave some specific types of feedback on the writing.
00:02:27.129 --> 00:02:33.969
And just the practice of hearing what somebody had written and also hearing
00:02:33.969 --> 00:02:38.829
the types of feedback and you know the things that they said about other people's
00:02:38.829 --> 00:02:41.809
writing provided so much information,
00:02:42.409 --> 00:02:46.849
it feels like you know somebody really well and at least in certain aspects
00:02:46.849 --> 00:02:51.609
just from doing that and if you were to ask me for many of these folks what
00:02:51.609 --> 00:02:53.989
is their last name what do they do for a living.
00:02:54.149 --> 00:02:57.349
Are they married? Do they have children? Do they have a partner?
00:02:58.749 --> 00:03:01.109
What do they do for fun? I would not know any of that, really,
00:03:01.229 --> 00:03:03.949
for most of them, unless maybe it was alluded to in the writing.
00:03:04.389 --> 00:03:12.549
And still, I went away from that class feeling like I knew these folks pretty well. As.
00:03:14.569 --> 00:03:20.869
One-time meeting them. But it was a much deeper feeling of knowing than if we
00:03:20.869 --> 00:03:26.309
had started off with a five-minute list of, like, here's where I went to school, and here's my job,
00:03:26.529 --> 00:03:29.169
and here's my relationship situation, and that sort of thing.
00:03:29.389 --> 00:03:31.189
There's different ways of knowing people.
00:03:31.589 --> 00:03:35.169
And I think about this in relationship to our About Me page,
00:03:35.229 --> 00:03:39.609
especially for those of us who have a one-on-one practice, where our intention
00:03:39.609 --> 00:03:44.069
with our website is, how do we help people get to know us to the point where
00:03:44.069 --> 00:03:45.889
they might want to come and work with us.
00:03:46.329 --> 00:03:49.509
Really, the intention of a website for most of us is not just to be out there
00:03:49.509 --> 00:03:53.949
sharing facts about ourselves. It is to create a presence and a place where
00:03:53.949 --> 00:03:58.929
people can connect and to draw people into our practice if they are a good fit.
00:03:59.349 --> 00:04:02.669
So when I'm thinking about an About Me page and what do we want to do there,
00:04:03.209 --> 00:04:09.269
we can absolutely take the approach of let me just list the relevant details about myself.
00:04:09.829 --> 00:04:13.129
And I'll tell you where I was born and where I lived and where I went to school
00:04:13.129 --> 00:04:16.349
and how long I've been doing this and that sort of thing.
00:04:16.529 --> 00:04:22.329
But is there a way to write an About Me page that still shares information about
00:04:22.329 --> 00:04:26.389
you, but that also conveys something more, something more about,
00:04:26.929 --> 00:04:30.489
the way you approach the world, the way you show up, the way you interact with
00:04:30.489 --> 00:04:32.589
people, the way you welcome people into your space?
00:04:32.929 --> 00:04:36.989
I think that all of that can be in your About Me page if you want it to be.
00:04:37.989 --> 00:04:43.689
And I've been thinking a lot about how do we do that? How do we show rather than tell?
00:04:43.909 --> 00:04:51.369
How do we become our values on the page and create an introductory experience
00:04:51.369 --> 00:04:57.429
for people that really demonstrates what we care about and how we interact with the world?
00:04:58.569 --> 00:05:02.789
So one thing I invite you to do, whether you decide to come to this workshop or not,
00:05:02.789 --> 00:05:09.389
is really go to your About Me page with a fresh set of eyes and experience it
00:05:09.389 --> 00:05:13.949
as if you are somebody who maybe just met you or is just becoming familiar with your work.
00:05:14.329 --> 00:05:17.409
What do you take away? Are you taking away facts? Are you like,
00:05:17.509 --> 00:05:20.569
okay, this person went to school here, or they have this degree,
00:05:20.729 --> 00:05:24.589
they have this credential, or what other information is in there as well?
00:05:24.869 --> 00:05:26.409
Is there any other information?
00:05:27.091 --> 00:05:31.331
Information conveyed about what you care about, the way you interact,
00:05:31.691 --> 00:05:35.891
the way you communicate, the feel and tone of your practice,
00:05:36.311 --> 00:05:38.211
the starting of a conversation.
00:05:38.711 --> 00:05:41.351
Again, not all of these have to be there, but are they there?
00:05:41.651 --> 00:05:45.651
I'm wondering, I think for a lot of us, myself included, there may be things
00:05:45.651 --> 00:05:47.031
there that I don't intend to be there.
00:05:47.491 --> 00:05:51.531
And there may be ways that I want to update my About Me page in order to make
00:05:51.531 --> 00:05:59.011
it more clear, to make my tone and my perspective more clear as people are starting to get to know me.
00:05:59.591 --> 00:06:02.911
So anyway, have a look at your About Me page. See what you think.
00:06:03.071 --> 00:06:07.711
Maybe you want to make just a couple of small updates based on what we just talked about.
00:06:07.711 --> 00:06:12.531
So if you want to go through some of this together, this is not meant to be
00:06:12.531 --> 00:06:16.611
a definitive guide, but more of a reflection, thoughts, some examples,
00:06:16.831 --> 00:06:20.311
some ideas of what you might do with your About Me page, I would love to have
00:06:20.311 --> 00:06:22.191
you join us for this workshop.
00:06:22.191 --> 00:06:27.111
It is on Wednesday, which I think is the 23rd.
00:06:27.451 --> 00:06:31.871
Again, I should have checked this before we got on here. It is the 23rd. The 23rd.
00:06:32.431 --> 00:06:36.571
It's Wednesday the 23rd from 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
00:06:37.131 --> 00:06:40.811
If you would like to come to the workshop, you can go to my website.
00:06:41.331 --> 00:06:47.151
I'll put a link in the show notes. It's $25, or if you will share it with your
00:06:47.151 --> 00:06:51.111
social media friends or invite somebody else, it's free.
00:06:51.791 --> 00:06:57.671
So please come on and join me for the workshop if you're around if not this
00:06:57.671 --> 00:07:02.211
is your friendly nudge to check out your about me page and update it if you
00:07:02.211 --> 00:07:04.691
like otherwise have a really great week
00:07:05.131 --> 00:07:08.411
if you want to stay in touch and we're not already connected you can sign up
00:07:08.411 --> 00:07:13.691
for my practitioner newsletter at camillefreeman.com and i'd love to love to
00:07:13.691 --> 00:07:15.991
stay in touch all right i'll talk to you soon bye.