Month: June 2008

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Pay $4.99 to Stand Out in the Online Dating Scene

Most people who use online dating sites try and stand out amongst the rest of the user base. Some try this by uploading multiple pictures, especially an eye-catching one, and others are specific when filling out their profile information. Males and females conduct searches and those who stand out tend to get messages from the …

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Darren Rowse Interview: Brand Yourself Like a ProBlogger

Darren Rowse is the guy behind ProBlogger.net, which has become one of the leading places on the web for information about making money from blogs. He is a full-time blogger himself, making a six-figure income from blogging now since 2005. In addition to his blogging at ProBlogger, Darren also edits the popular Digital Photography School …

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The Blogosphere is Like High School All Over Again

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What high school was like

High School is a segregated playground of individuals who stick to their own petri dishes and wrap barb wire all around them. It’s a place where clicks have been previously formed and alliances are hard to escape. The only parachute in High School is your best friend that’s waiting …

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The Future of Your Personal eBrand is a URL

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The future

I’m still holding onto my future prediction that instead of a resume, video resume, cover letter, portfolio, paper business card, and references document, your personal eBrand will exist as a single URL. You won’t be able to toss 10 different URL’s to hiring managers because they don’t …

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Complete Guide to Pitching Bloggers Using Your Personal Brand

Today, anyone can become a member of the media. PR practitioners care wholeheartedly about the blogger population these days, but they tend to treat them like traditional journalists. We shouldn’t be surprised with the sheer amount of press releases that cross wire services, and PR people who flock to bloggers for extra coverage (this especially …

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Sarah Lacy’s Personal Branding Confessions

Sarah Lacy has reported on startups and venture capital in Silicon Valley for nearly a decade. She writes Valley Girl, a biweekly column for BusinessWeek and co-hosts Tech Ticker on Yahoo! Finance. Sarah is an award winning journalist and author of a brand new book called “Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good: The Rebirth of …

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Every Company Needs a Director of First Impressions

Since people are the face of the company, there must be an emphasis on each person who represents the corporate brand. Sure everyone needs to understand the corporate message and culture in order to be successful at their job, but what about the receptionist? When a customer, potential customer, partner or stockholder ventures to the …

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Even the Receptionist Needs to Be a Corporate Marketing Maven

The corporate view of personal branding is very different than from an individuals point of view, which I’ve previously discussed. Companies need to understand the importance of personal branding within the corporate culture. If only the executives have a grasp on the corporate message, then the company will fail. I believe that you have to …