Author: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel is the Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research and consulting firm. He is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success (St. Martin’s Press) and the #1 international bestselling book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future (Kaplan Publishing), which combined have been translated into 15 languages.
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Brand Yourself and Your Business Simultaneously

I get a lot of questions around the difference between branding a person, relative to a business. The main idea, especially with entrepreneurs, is to BE THE BUSINESS. When this occurs, you are both the corporate spokesperson, as well as the credibility and reputation behind the actual product or service. Customers will be purchasing based …

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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 …