Be aware that your profile page can be extra revealing in it's entirety - So, you wrote an article about how to handle multiple breakups in one year, who cares? Well, you might. Months later, when you realize that your profile page lists all of your articles in chronological order, you are going to realize quickly that it wouldn't take much for a reader to piece together a series of events occurring in your personal life. If one month you write an article featuring, Things You Should Never Say to a New Girlfriend, and then the following month you write another article titled, The Worst Gifts Men Give to Women, and finally, three weeks later, add to your unintentional series with, How to Handle Your Third Breakup In as Many Months, you have essentially given anyone looking at your library of articles a rather revealing look into your personal life.
For safety reasons, be careful about what information you put out there - It probably isn't the wisest choice to write articles that together, convey the profile of someone who is particularly vulnerable to crime. Criminals who want to locate the best victims are not necessarily stupid, and plenty of them have mastered using the Internet to help them accomplish seedy tasks. For instance, if a reader was to view your AC profile, you don't want them to see a slew of articles with titles like, Best Things About Being a Woman Living Alone in Seattle; Why I Never Lock My Doors; Great Secret Places to Hide Money in Your Home; and, 3 Reasons Why I Would Never Own a Firearm. Someone scary could easily then glance up to the top of your profile page and obtain your full name, along with a nice color photo of you to go along with it.
Finding article topics to write about can definitely be a challenge at times, but reconsider before you resort to telling the world everything there is to know about your personal life just to get a few more articles written.
Published by Maggie Blake
I m a homeschooling Mom of four. As a result, most of my articles focus on parenting, homeschooling issues, and educational travel with children. View profile
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8 Comments
Post a CommentThank you for this insightful article.
Great topic!! Nicely done!
Some very good points.
Very good points about keeping our personal lives personal. Can't be too careful!
Great advice Brandy- Thanks =)
Great points to consider. I don't have to worry as much about the weirdos because I use a pseudonym. I personally like my readers to know certain things about me and I don't have much to hide. lol. But there are definitely things you shouldn't say, whether you use a pen name or not.
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You have some good points which I think should be common sense but you never know what you'll write when you get desperate for ideas. These should be good reminders for all writers.