A walkthrough of 9Sharp, a new platform for personal branding [SPONSOR]
I met Safwan Hak, founder of 9Sharp when chairing a panel at BETT earlier this year. As part of the session, I asked the panellists, “who inspires you?”
Safwan, by his own admission, struggled to answer the question. However, a few days later this post popped up on my radar. It ends like this:
Doug, it took me 3 days and your question was “the name of someone who inspires me?” I don’t have a name of one person but I have their job title:
“Teachers”
Read the post, it’s great. I was very impressed with Safwan, and we kept in touch afterwards. When it came to me asking for sponsors for Thought Shrapnel, my weekly newsletter, 9Sharp grabbed three months’ worth!
The following video is a demo of 9Sharp as it currently stands in May 2016. It’s come a long way since Safwan first showed me in January. It’s very slick and seems more focused on the kind of profile I want to show the world. As I say in the screencast, if you’ve ever found LinkedIn a little stifling, this might be a good option for you.
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Overview
00:00 – Why Safwan built 9Sharp (audio only)
02:20 – Demo of what 9Sharp looks like
05:05 – Premium plans, advertising, custom domains
06:55 – Editing your 9Sharp profile
08:00 – Automatic translation
09:20 – Discussion of main audiences
10:45 – List of social integrations
12:50 – Where the name ‘9Sharp’ comes from
13:45 – What’s on the roadmap?
15:45 – How to get started with 9Sharp (and suggest new features!)
Check out my brief 9Sharp profile I created in double-quick time!
