All About Me, About Me, About Us…These are just some of the page title names for when writing an ‘About Me Page’ on your blog.
Chance are if you are a blogger or a website owner, then you have an ‘About Me Page’ and if you are just starting out or not sure, let me be the first to share that you should indeed have an ‘About Me Page’.
But why should your blog have an ‘About Me Page’?
Because this page is so very essential to a blog and what helps those potential new readers hang around and essentially become new and hopefully faithful followers, which is just another way to increase your blog views.
And what should an ‘About Me Page‘ include, especially a killer one that gets noticed and is functional, too?
I myself, when I first started blogging wasn’t truly sure myself, but very quickly I found my voice as a blogger and came up with a cute concept that mixed the sheer fact that I did once upon a time ago work in corporate, but also matched my sarcastic humor, too.
To check out my tongue in cheek approach for my personal blog ‘About Me Page’, click here.
But again this was just my take and ideally your page should weave personality throughout and will get back to this momentarily.
So, what essentially should a Killer ‘About Me Page’ for most blogs include?
Here are some ‘About Me Page’ tips…
1. Your Voice on Your ‘About Me Page’ –
Yes, as I previously mentioned your ‘About Me Page’ should include your own voice. In this blogging day and age, you, as a writer and blogger, should always try your best to use your own voice when posting new articles and it is even more important when doing an ‘About Me Page’, because this is where your readers may very well go to when they first find your blog to get a better sense of who you are and what you blog about. So, making sure to speak as though they were conversing with you is of utmost important and gains the reader a better idea of who you are. This page should sum up what your new or perspective reader will gain for sticking around and hopefully becoming your newest and latest follower.
2. Include Interlinking On Your ‘About Me Page’ –
In this end, you want to make sure that once readers land on this ‘About Me Page’ they can be led to other articles by you that showcase you as a writer and again show them why they are here and why they should stick around for more of you and your blog. Use interlinking so they can have further opportunities to explore your little piece of the internet.
3. Tell a Story/Paint a Picture Using Images On Your ‘About Me Page‘ –
Now that you have used your own voice and thought about what you would like to interlink back to on your ‘About Me Page’, make sure that you try to share about yourself in a bit of a story form with as much creativity and imagery as possible with images that are current, but also reflective of your blog with what you may want your readers to know about you and what it is about you and your blog that makes you/your blog special or unique.
Since, I shared the above 3 tips for setting the stage for a killer ‘About Me Page’ on your blog, the next step is to get cracking on your own ‘About Me Page’ to include on your own blog menu bar.
And also please feel free check out J9 Design’s ‘About Me Page’ here or to share your ‘About Me Page’ links in the comments below. Would love to check out a few new ones today, as well.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
These are all great tips. I think I need to edit mine a little bit.
J9 Designs says
Thanks Robin and I know I have updated a bit over the two plus years myself now every so often 😉
Echo says
I thought mine was ok, now I may need a revamp!
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J9 Designs says
I can take a look if you want, but sure with your voice if it isn’t will be perfectly Echo!! 😉
Diane Roark says
Janine,
It has been a very long time since I even looked at my about me page. I am sure I could update it and share a little more about me.
You always have great ideas for improving blogs. What would we do without you?
Have a great week!
Diane Roark
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J9 Designs says
Aww, thanks so much Diane and I got to tell you I love sharing my thoughts here, but sometimes I am wondering who may be reading and listening, so always nice to get positive feedback. Hugs to you today for that and so much more 🙂
Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says
I’ve been thinking of redoing my about me page – just not sure how to spiff it up. I think I might need to do a small popular posts gallery or something like that.
I like the idea of having links on the page.
I have a long list of quirky/odd facts about myself but I think I may have to pare it down.
Thanks for sharing these suggestions. Pinning!
xoxo
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J9 Designs says
Aww, totally my pleasure and I thin so much does go for an About Me page, as long as you showcase you and your own voice, I think it totally speaks volumes. I also love the link backs, because this is definitely a great place to have others find out exactly why they should be following and reading your blog for all the awesome posts you have indeed written, so they can see for themselves for the very first time. Thank you so much for pinning, too 🙂
Carrie Groneman says
Janine, you really have a firm grasp about this blogging thing and I’m so grateful I get to see your posts. I need to look at mine, as I’m sure it needs a ton of work, and I do like the idea of linking to other articles. Thank you for sharing this valuable information. Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow
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J9 Designs says
So happy to always share with you, Carrie and I know the interlinking concept really is a great way to showcase all your best articles in one place 😉
Jhanis says
I am not sure if I have a killer about me page LOL but I definitely need these tips! I never thought about interlinking! And after checking you about me page, I realized that I really need to work on mine! Thanks for the tips Janine!
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J9 Designs says
Jhanis, happy to share these tips and if you need anything let me know 😉
Pure Grace Farms says
Great tips Janine. I never thought about interlinking. Putting that on my list of to do’s to spruce up my About Me page.
Thanks.
Shari
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J9 Designs says
Yay and so happy to give you that tip and thank you again for sharing for me 😉
Antionette Blake says
These are great tips, I need to review my About Me Page. #KatherinesCorner
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J9 Designs says
Aww,thanks Antionette and so hope this did help you 🙂
Susan Zutautas says
I need to write one but I hate writing about myself. I’ll try though.
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J9 Designs says
Susan, I knew that feeling well when I first started to write too but somehow I have gotten a bit less self conscious writing about me, but still have my moments. Thank you by the way for tweeting this for me, too 😉
Ana Lynn says
Aside from the pictures, we have everything you mentioned. Neither my husband nor I like to take pictures of ourselves and we don’t have many. I guess we are just going to have to bite the bullet and take a few “selfies” 🙂
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J9 Designs says
Ana, in the beginning I had photos we totally took candidly so trust me works fine. I think readers just like to have faced with names when they are reading. I know I do and am just visuals like that 😉
Brita Long says
These are some great tips! I’m happy with my About page for now, but if I were to add one tip, I’d suggest revamping it regularly. It’s supposed to give a little peek into your current life and blogging topics, right? Well, life changes (and so do blogs), and so should your About page!
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J9 Designs says
Thanks Brita and love your addition. Definitely agree 😉
Jayleen Zotti says
Here is my about page: http://wp.me/P4lLuQ-16 I need to work on doing some interlinking for sure!
J9 Designs says
I just checked your About Me Page and love it Jayleen. Seriously made me smile and if you do add some interlinking, I think you would totally benefit, when people do land there to take them some of your more popular articles. Wonderful blog and seriously your voice came shining through perfectly on your About Me page (great job!).
Jayleen Zotti says
Ah! Thank you … that’s such an encouragement! I will be working on that interlinking shortly!
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J9 Designs says
Seriously my pleasure to say that. Like I said I have seen more then my fair share of About Me Pages and yours is set up very nicely, flowing quite beautifully 😉