Tell people what action you want them to take next. Or they won't take any action.
If you do not have a call to action, (a CTA in Marketing parlance) then people will not take that action, will not contact you, and you can't make friends or do business.
Tell people what you want them to do next after they have read your profile - and not just in text at the end of your 'intro' section. You can repeat yourself for emphasis in your experience sections.
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You get the idea. Call for the action.
If you do not have a call to action, then people do not take action. Online, you can't make connections or do business if people don't take action.
Explain why it is a good idea. Then, they just might take that action.
Top Tip: Keep it simple by adding a link to your contact mechanism on Polywork. The URL for this will be https://poly.work/contact/petherick where petherick is replaced by your username.
Make sure you make it easy - don't say 'email me' without providing the address right there, or 'call me' without putting the number or the booking link right there.
At the very least, ask people to follow you — and why not tell them what they'll get from following you. 'Follow me for updates on my Open Source contributions, ridiculously cute cat Schrödinger, and Barbecue Tips'.
Don't make people search for the next step, make them scroll without seeing another call to action, or click off Polywork down a rabbit hole you don't own. Don't point them to some place elsewhere when you can put what you want right there. Get on with it. Pronto.
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