30 Cool New Tools for Personal Brand Building
Every so often, you need to take a look around and discover if there are better tools than those you’re already using.
Here are some categorized suggestions to get you started.
ProductivityClick.to – copy any text and send it anywhere with just one click. Instant fave.
TubGet – download almost any video from YouTube …
15 Conversation Starters for Your Next Networking Event
Some ideas on how to break the ice at your next networking event or just on the street.
For some people, reaching out to strangers comes naturally. For others like me, it took practice and time to build up confidence to the point where I now enjoy it instead of getting anxious about it.
Things …
3 Traits of the Ideal Personal Brand Accessory
The right personal branding accessory for you is the one that best builds your personal brand. So which one is right for you?
In Let a Personal Branding Accessory Boost Your Brand, I told the story of how I discovered the benefits of having a personal brand accessory as a tool to make yourself more …
10 Steps to Make Your Own Personal Infographic
A creative way online to describe and brand yourself in just a few minutes.
Start by visiting the online infographic wizard created by ionz.
Don’t speak Brazilian Portuguese? Me neither, so click the UK flag in the upper right hand corner of the screen to have the text translate before your eyes.
Do it yourself…Enhance Your Brand Identity by Attending Conferences
While having an online presence is definitely important today, there’s still something about face-to-face connections that the Internet is lacking. That’s why attending conferences or professional development events can enhance your brand and awareness in a new way than social networking can.
In addition to meeting new people and growing your network, you can also:…
Ask the Readers: Can Bloggers Call Themselves Journalists?
Are the terms ‘blogger’ and ‘journalist’ interchangeable? The answer today may be different than it was just 5 years ago.
Back storyThe Montreal Canadians’ hockey team held a recent press conference to announce the new contract of their top goaltender. As is usually the case in Montreal, many journalists attended the event but, to …
The Personal Branding Email Signature Formula
How to get the most out of that often-seen personal branding space: your email signature.
Create your well-branded email signature according to this formula. Required elements are bolded, the rest are recommended when relevant:
Salutation,
Name Tagline Title(s), Organization Association Membership Phone numbers (mobile/land/fax) Website/Social media profiles Image
Where:Salutation – using your email signoff …
10 Reasons Why A Blog Must Be Your Main Personal Branding Hub
A few weeks ago, I asked you What is the Main Hub of Your Personal Brand Online?
Real people, real blogs2 people took up the cause:
Steve Campbell of the Social Branding Blog had this to say:
“My blog is my main hub. It’s the site that all of my social profiles link to …
5 Ways Guest Blog Posts Build Your Personal Brand
If you wanted to grow a new blog quickly, or give a boost to an existing blog, one of the best ways would be to guest post on relevant, popular blogs that are read by people who will probably want to read your blog too.
For example, Darren Rowse’s Problogger is one of the most …
Do People Like Your Personal Brand?
How much people like you will have a direct impact on your career and almost everything you do, but being liked is a relative thing.
True storyAt a former company of mine, there was an engineer who was overwhelmed with work. We’ll call him Tom. This 8-year veteran of the IT department – his …