Personal Branding Adds New Angst to Getting Married
It’s that time of year again. Spring is in the air and the wedding invites are in the mailbox. And, I don’t know about you, but my friends are dropping like flies.
All this wedding mania has made me think though: how does getting married affect your personal brand.
Right now, there are a lot …
3 Username Checking Tools to Help Promote Your Personal Brand
One way of quickly checking out the reach of a personal brand name is by scanning the Web to find where it’s used as a username. Here are username checking tools that do just that.
History of Username Checking ToolsAll of these tools are based on a free tool called Usernamecheck. It became so …
How to Measure Your Personal Brand
Today I was going to write a post about different ways to measure your personal brand. Then I realized, there is only one way that we all measure our own personal brands: through how we stack up to competitors.
Don’t believe me? See for yourself.How do you measure your personal brand on twitter? Through …
10 Ways to Brand Yourself with AllTop
Guy Kawasaki’s AllTop RSS feed aggregator continues to grow in popularity. Let’s take a look at how you can leverage AllTop’s popularity for your personal brand.
If you’re on social media, are you on AllTop?You should be. AllTop has pages that are dedicated to member feeds on social media such as Twitter, Squidoo, Etsy …
30-Minute Brand Building for Twitter
We all know that in order to use Twitter as an effective branding tool for yourself or your company, you must“engage the community” and “join the conversation.” But when you’re learning how to use a new technology platform, it’s probably not clear how exactly to go about “engaging” people.
Here’s a 5-step guide that walks …
Personal Branding Interview: Ehud Furman
Today, I spoke with Ehud Furman, who is the CEO and Founder of LookupPage and a proud sponsor of Personal Branding Magazine. LookupPage, as a company, is extremely relevant to what we’re trying to accomplish here on this blog. You really need to be able to own your Google results because that is your new …
Your Brand Influence is NOT a Metric
Inbound links tell a story. But they don’t tell your brand story.
Brand value is more than a series of data points. Your brand value is equal to your level of influence. But is influence quantifiable?
Real influence is illustrated in the following scenarios The boardroom is in disarray with dozens of voices and opinions…10 Step Advanced Guide to Blogging Your Personal Brand
This is the third post in a series about blogging your personal brand. I’ve written a post for beginners and one for intermediate users. Please review those posts before indulging in this one.
1) Host your own blogInstead of borrowing someone else’s space and redirecting your domain name to that space, you have the …
How to Master Search Engines for Personal Branding Prosperity
Today, I spoke with Mike Moran, who is a SEO/SEM expert, author, speaker and employee. As many of you know, through my posts on Google being the centerpiece for your personal brand, this topic is extremely important. In the interview, we go over some basic fundamentals, key terms, and strategies for success, so that you …
Paid Advertising For Your Personal Brand Using Google, Facebook and Blogs
I’ve been seeing a lot of personal branding creativity out there lately. People have started to experiment with using Google AdWords and Facebook Social Ads, as a way of advertising their personal brand. I think it’s not only creative, but since most people have never thought of using these strategies, they stand out BIG TIME. …