Ask The Readers: What is the Main Hub of Your Personal Brand Online?
Your main personal branding hub should be:
The most impressive website about you The url you give out when asked about your web presence On your business card and/or resume Where you spend the most effort to build your brand onlineIn short, the main hub of your personal brand online should be the one …
The Surprising Personal Branding Power of Pen Names
At first glance, building the personal brand of a fake person doesn’t make a lot of sense.
After all, the best personal brands are authentic, based on real people letting their personalities show their uniqueness.
Fake personal brands tend to lose all credibility once they’re exposed as fake, because no one likes to be fooled.…
Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #7
Responses to recent tweets by people about personal branding and Gen-Y, Twitter, presentations and lack of focus.
Rene LeMerle, @ReneLeMerle, twittered: do Gen Y care about their personal brand? the more i delve, the more i feel this building of personal brands is a gen x and older phenomenon
Jacob Share, @jacobshare: I don’t have …
The 2010 Top LinkedIn Groups for Personal Branding
Where to go on LinkedIn to learn and discuss personal branding.
How I compiled this listMy goal was to find the groups that truly are the best destinations on LinkedIn for personal branding.
First, I ran a search in the Groups Directory on the keywords “personal branding.” Glancing at the results, you can immediately …
30 Dangerous Personal Branding Habits
Which of these bad personal branding habits have you struggled with?
Of the list that follows, here are a few that have bitten me in the past, and occasionally come back to haunt:
Over-staying in your comfort zoneBreak this habit by replacing it with a good one: once you start feeling comfortable with where …
5 Good Personal Branding Habits For Bloggers
The best habits lead to effective results while becoming second nature so that you don’t even notice yourself doing them. Here are 5 worth making part of your blogging routine.
A word of warningBy taking on new habits, you build expectations of what you can do. Although you should try out all of these …
Vouching: The Triple-Win Personal Branding Tactic
Which of the following 2 scenarios is more powerful?
1) You meet someone at a networking event, and introduce yourself and what you do.
2) You meet someone at a networking event, and while you’re talking, an unexpected 3rd person joins the conversation if only to say how much they appreciate yourself and what you …
It’s Official: Google is Better At Searching Twitter Than Twitter
Has this ever happened to you?
You discover a website you like but something’s nagging you about it. You finally realize what it is- it’s missing an important feature. Something that would make this good website GREAT. You could tell the website creators about it, and they might even listen, but your message will probably …
Twitter Personal Branding Q + A #6
Responses to recent tweets by people about personal branding.
jay singh, @jaysingh, remarked: instead of personal brand, why not get a personality?
Jacob Share, @jacobshare: I had to smile when I read this, it definitely rings true.
Jay, you sound like someone who’s either fed up with people talking about personal branding or people building …
10 Ideas To Kickstart A Personal Brand That’s Gone Stale
Here are some ideas to get your creative branding juices flowing.
Join a new communityFind a new forum or niche social network and become an active member of the community, participating for at least 15 minutes every single day until you are a recognized expert on the basis of your participation alone.
Create a…