Should I post my work publicly?
The short answer
Share your work when there is a clear purpose and you have permission to show it. Posting is one way to reach people, not a requirement for every career.
Published
Choose the purpose before the platform
Do you want feedback, a useful conversation, a record of your skills, or enquiries about your services? Different aims need different examples.
Check ownership rules, client permission, and confidential details. Remove names, private numbers, and unpublished work you do not own. A public example made for practice can be safer than exposing a client project.
You can also share with a small professional group or send a relevant example directly. A public post is not automatically the best choice.
Keep your own record of what you shared and why, so your next choice follows your purpose rather than the reaction count.
An imagined example
Imagine you want to teach more workshops. A short explanation of one teaching exercise could show your approach. A conversation with someone who organises workshops would be more relevant than a high number of likes.
Try one useful post
Choose one audience, one example, and one question you want the post to answer. Explain what you did without inventing results or claiming team work as your own.
Review what happened: did the right person understand your work or ask a useful question? That is information you can use, even if the post received little attention.