The Personal Brander’s Guide to Blog Comments
The Do’s and Don’ts of building your personal brand through blog comments.
Respect the bloggerMy rule of thumb is to consider blog commenters as potential guests in my home. As a commenter, the blogger is inviting you in by giving you the chance to continue a conversation they started, so don’t barge in with …
7 Types of Personal Brand-Boosting Blog Comments
Make a mark when leaving comments on other people’s blog posts or your own.
1. RespondAs a blogger, I know first-hand how frustrating it can be to have an audience that doesn’t respond when you ask them a specific question (and I don’t mean the usual ‘what do you think?’). Leverage this frustration by …
Ask the Experts: What’s Your Favorite Personal Branding Tip?
In this edition of the Personal Branding Experts’ roundtable, I asked every Personal Branding Blog contributor to share their favorite personal branding tip.
Roger C. ParkerBe consistent. Always be present. To achieve constant visibility, identify topics ahead of time, and – to eliminate deadline madness – try to work a week ahead of time.…
Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #9
Answers to some of the latest questions people are asking on Twitter about personal branding.
Rochelle, @_Rochelle, twittered: Question: does ur personality / personal brand remain constant when blogging on a community vs own blog?
Jacob Share, @jacobshare: If you feel the need to manage multiple personal brands, it’s easier and better to focus all …
What To Do When Google Shows Negative Results About You
Whenever Google – or any search engine – is finding some unpleasant information about you, there are 2 options:
Remove it at the source Bury it with newer, positive information Remove it at the sourceIf the troublesome search result is something you created yourself, like a blog post or Facebook page, you could remove …
33 Blog Post Ideas for the Personal Brand-Building Blogger
Here are some blog post suggestions to help you successfully build your blog and your personal brand.
For simplicity, I’m assuming that your personal brand is related to your profession.
Tell an unusual personal story that exposes not-so-obvious insight about your work Make a short slideshow video about a trendy topic Critique a new tool…Let A Personal Branding Accessory Boost Your Brand
A personal branding accessory can make you more memorable, without being the only memorable thing about you.
Back storyI recently attended WordCamp Jerusalem, the local edition of an event about bloggers and WordPress. A nice surprise that was announced a few days before the event was that Matt Mullenweg, the founder of WordPress, would …
7 Memorable Out of the Box Ways To Stand Out
Personal branding inspiration you won’t likely forget any time soon.
1) Do something amazing with a basic, everyday object
Most people’s yoyo skills are limited to making one go up and down, if they can even do that, which makes Jensen Kimmitt all the more impressive.
One of the things I love about this clip …
Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #8
Answers to some of the latest questions people are asking on Twitter about personal branding.
Chris Gillis, @thechrisgillis, twittered: Do you recommend that a personal account be used to communicate on behalf of a brand on a FB page? Or just the official page?
Jacob Share, @jacobshare: The best scenario, both for a company and …
Twitter for Sports Stars: 5 Simple Rules To Follow
“Saying something stupid on Twitter is like making embarrassing remarks when your microphone’s still on – you only do it once.” Emma John
“…Players need to realize saying something on Twitter is the same as saying it to a reporter…” Gregg Rosenthal
If you follow any major sport, you know of at least one incident …