Introducing Profiles 2.0
Today we're introducing 3 of our biggest ever changes to profiles on read.cv! Starting today you'll have access to a brand new writing tab, richer attachments, and more text formatting options on your profile ✨
🔔 We're also launching on Product Hunt today and would really appreciate an upvote, it really helps us out!
Publish, journal, blog…
Say hello to a new writing tab on profiles—a dedicated space to publish blog posts, case studies, journal entries, creative writing, articles, tutorials, or anything word-related!
Our motivation for this feature was to address a challenge many people had with the first version of pages on read.cv: pages were required to be attached to an experience on your profile. However, the things you want to write about don't always fit neatly into an experience on your profile.
With the introduction of the writing tab we are creating a separate space for your thoughts, making it completely optional to attach pages to experiences. This allows you to share more loosely formed thoughts, rather than just showing off past accomplishments and highlights.
Unlike other writing platforms your readers will never be subjected to paywalls or other upsells on your profile. Your audience can stay up to date with your writing by following you on read.cv or via an RSS feed of your writing.
To get started with the writing tab visit your profile on read.cv and click or tap "Edit profile", and then navigate to the pencil icon in the sidebar of the editor. From here you can create a new page, or manage existing pages.
Richer attachments, more formatting
We wanted to take this moment to improve how attachments worked on your profile. Previously you had to make a choice of attaching images, or pages — never both. As of today you can attach any mix of images, videos, and multiple pages. Attachments can be added and rearranged when editing any experience on your profile.
We've also added a rich text editor for the about and description fields on your profile that supports numbered and bulleted lists, as well as hyperlinking. About time!
What’s next?
With the addition of the writing tab, infinite attachments, and richer formatting, we are sprinting towards our goal of turning profiles on read.cv into the perfect personal website for professionals. In addition to your profile, we will be working on an API and templates that let you power your personal website with your read.cv profile. Imagine updating your profile and personal website all at once — this unlocks the discoverability and reach of our network, coupled with the expression and customization of a personal website. We can't wait to share it with you!