Im also one of 'those' people, i like my own.. https://www.filmitright.co.uk/
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#12You can create a short video with highlights of your work, people seem to digest that easily:
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#13I like Drew Wilson's:
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#14Something useful, indeed.
Perhaps a teaching-focused site that explicates all the tips and tricks you've gleaned about atomic microscopy. Maybe featuring a WebGL microscope simulator. And extensive Youtube tutorials for beginners.
Or a data bank. Resources that would appeal to researchers rather than students. Modelled after something like the Electron Microscopy Data Bank:
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/emdb/
Your goal is simply to convey that when it comes to this particular characterization technique, you're the world's #1 expert. Not so different than the inbound-style, content-rich influencer marketing all of us are seeking to master here ;)
Good luck!
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#15Im also one of 'those' people, i like my own.. https://www.filmitright.co.uk/
Dan, your project sounds cool and interesting. Feedback on the site:
-Don't make us wait so long (so far down on the page) to find out what you're doing. I'd like to see this immediately: "Film it Right is a new and exciting tool created for amateur and independent filmmakers".
-You could move your own pictures and names to the bottom. People tend to first look for a reason to care, then lastly look at who did it.
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#17I like Drew Wilson's: http://drewwilson.com/
This is truly beautiful! I am definitely using this as inspiration for my next website update!
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#18I like Drew Wilson's: http://drewwilson.com/
I get severe scroll stutter in Chrome on my MBP.
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#19I like Drew Wilson's: http://drewwilson.com/
Very nice.
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#20Sara Soueidan's is pretty great - https://sarasoueidan.com/ - especially the speaking section. She's amazing generally though, so it's quite a high bar! I had some good feedback on mine as well - https://tim.fyi - and I'm pretty happy with it (love to hear what other people think too though). After the intro though, it's more about highlighting recent specific projects and talks and articles, rather than acting as a…
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