Talking about oneself isn't always easy, especially in a promotional setting. Selling yourself is even harder. The old standby, “My name is xxxx and this is what I do” is boring, but talking about how awesome you are comes off as egostatisical. Somewhere between all that is a fine line that just works, and I imagine it's different for everyone.

So what to do? The safe but boring route? Maybe take a risk and really heap on the self praise? In a poll of nine friends and acquaintances, I asked the question, “if you could describe me in one word, what would it be?” Most offered a joke or non-serious replies that I won't repeat here, but I did get four hits on “creative”, and two for “fun”. With that in mind, let me try this again.

Hi, my name is Andy, and I'm a creative and fun webdesigner. Nice to meet you! As long as you're here, take a look at my portfolio.

Me, a long time ago.