Comments on: What makes a professional bio? http://aboutsongwriting.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/what-makes-a-professional-bio/ A blog about songwriting and about the songwriter Luigi Cappel Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:31:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: VirginiaSlim http://aboutsongwriting.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/what-makes-a-professional-bio/#comment-109 VirginiaSlim Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:03:06 +0000 http://aboutsongwriting.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-109 Thank you very much for being informative. I'm a songwriter, who swims in this type of information. Thank you very much for being informative. I’m a songwriter, who swims in this type of information.

]]> By: Barbra, Bio Writer http://aboutsongwriting.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/what-makes-a-professional-bio/#comment-91 Barbra, Bio Writer Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:32:39 +0000 http://aboutsongwriting.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-91 You make a good point about writing a professional bio. I think for most people the hardest part of writing a professional bio is choosing what to put in and what to leave out. Because after all, a bio is supposed to be short. But most of us have done lots of different things in our work careers. How do you decide what to focus on? There's a simple answer: focus on what's going to be most relevant and impressive to your target reader! You see, a bio is not a resume. You don't have to list everything you've ever done. Just focus on the parts that are going to "sell" you to your reader. For example, when I wrote my bio for my site http://www.HowToWriteBio.com, I focused on my technical writing and business coaching background - which is the information that shows that I know what I'm talking about when it comes to writing bios. Because that's what potential clients want to know about me in this context. They don't really care about all the other types of jobs I have held. A bio is a little advertisement for you. So think about who will be reading your bio and what you want them to know about you. Then advertise your best and most relevant features! You make a good point about writing a professional bio. I think for most people the hardest part of writing a professional bio is choosing what to put in and what to leave out. Because after all, a bio is supposed to be short. But most of us have done lots of different things in our work careers. How do you decide what to focus on?

There’s a simple answer: focus on what’s going to be most relevant and impressive to your target reader!

You see, a bio is not a resume. You don’t have to list everything you’ve ever done. Just focus on the parts that are going to “sell” you to your reader.

For example, when I wrote my bio for my site http://www.HowToWriteBio.com, I focused on my technical writing and business coaching background – which is the information that shows that I know what I’m talking about when it comes to writing bios.

Because that’s what potential clients want to know about me in this context. They don’t really care about all the other types of jobs I have held.

A bio is a little advertisement for you. So think about who will be reading your bio and what you want them to know about you. Then advertise your best and most relevant features!

]]> By: Luigi Cappel http://aboutsongwriting.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/what-makes-a-professional-bio/#comment-9 Luigi Cappel Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:45:49 +0000 http://aboutsongwriting.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-9 I almost let you build an unprofesional bio! Don't forget to add your contact details, postal, email, phone (I use mobile for security and accessibility)and your personal web site, or the closest one to being that, such as MySpace, or perhaps WordPress which many artists use to create their personal website. I almost let you build an unprofesional bio! Don’t forget to add your contact details, postal, email, phone (I use mobile for security and accessibility)and your personal web site, or the closest one to being that, such as MySpace, or perhaps WordPress which many artists use to create their personal website.

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