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- 5OP may be more ambitious than wanting to “not stand out in a negative manner”. For example, he may wish to stand out in a positive manner, and I’d think that would be extremely difficult to do with a google site. In any case, different people care about different things. Just because some successful mathematicians use a gmail address or have a google site doesn’t mean it‘s unreasonable to not want to follow their example.Dan Romik– Dan Romik2019-08-26 17:59:23 +00:00Commented Aug 26, 2019 at 17:59
- 2@DanRomik - My comment about "not stand out in a negative manner" was in merely in response to the OP's worry that having a google site would look unprofessional. Perhaps I could have worded it better, but I honestly believe that there is nothing that one can do website-wise that will make them stand out in a positive manner. It's simply too subjective. For example some people strongly prefer very bare bones, old school html pages (white background, black text, photo at the top, list of classes taught and publications down the page, etc) over more looking modern sites.user109454– user1094542019-08-26 18:08:09 +00:00Commented Aug 26, 2019 at 18:08
- @DanRomik (cont'd) - I don't disagree with you at all about it not being unreasonable to not want to follow the lead of the examples I mentioned. My point was simply that none of this was likely to have a negative impact on the OP's professional appearance.user109454– user1094542019-08-26 18:08:33 +00:00Commented Aug 26, 2019 at 18:08
- 8As an alternative to a Google Site page, github.com offers the possibility to host personal web sites for free. The indirect connection to potential public software and research results, possibly aiming at reproducible research, is a big plus in my opinion.applesoup– applesoup2019-08-27 12:03:49 +00:00Commented Aug 27, 2019 at 12:03
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