It is becoming increasingly important to create personal brands for ourselves online. This helps us become more hire-able to companies. An updated LinkedIn profile isn’t enough anymore. With the amount of content being published online every day, you need to take control of what companies find when they Google your name.
In fact, take a few seconds, and Google yourself. It is very eye-opening!
Domain.ME recently conducted a survey of 1,000 adults who frequently use social media and the Internet. Following are ideas based on that study that can help you monitor and foster positive online reputation management.
Online Resume
Turn a website with a .ME domain into an online portfolio or resume. I’m a freelance writer, so keeping all my published content in one place is fantastic. You can also jazz up your resume with photos and videos to showcase how forward thinking you are.
And talk about forward thinking – only 8 percent of those surveyed have created online content to improve their search results or reputation! Jump way ahead of your professional competition and show how innovative and ambitious you are.
Your portfolio is one of the most important parts of your resume. Keep it updated! Don’t waste too much time designing it. Instead, use Webflow portfolio templates. They are already pre-designed and easy to use.
Relationship Building
42% of Americans surveyed actually have changed their opinion about someone else based on content they saw online.
So if you are trying to network and build relationships, having a website ending in .ME can help foster these relationships by producing positive and factual content with a personal touch.
Maintaining Personal Branding
Yes – branding isn’t only for companies. A personal brand is basically how you present yourself to others around you, and online information counts! With the rise of social media and online communication, your personal brand is more important than ever before. That’s why Branding services can be so helpful.
More than half (53%) of Americans report that they have not monitored online information about themselves.
Your digital reputation is very important – are you monitoring it? One tip is to set up a Google alert for your name so you can be aware if anyone posts anything about you online.
It is extremely important to monitor your digital reputation, bottom line. And what easier way to do it than with a safe, secure, highly personalized domain name from .ME. I recommend getting one today!
I’ll check this out. In my line of work it’s essential to have a clean social media/web reputation because it is exactly what we do for a living. My husband thinks I need to research this further so snaps for Annie for helping me find the way.
Lee
It’s so important to have control of your online life. Building a personal brand is important to me and this seems like it would help make that easy. I need a .me !
I just went and Googled myself and luckily it leads to my blog. It’s funny how many people also share my name.
I like the idea of having an online resume. That would definitely make an applicant stand out!
I think I need to google myself and see what come up.
But can I actually get rid of stuff that I don’t want?
These are all great tips for personal branding! I don’t think most people think about brand gin themselves and this is a great reminder!!
Interesting topic, I’ll have to check out .ME and make sure I have a good reputation… it is important!
I haven’t really google myself in quite some time. I can just imagine what’s on there. I will have to check this out some more to see if it’s worth it to me.
I frequently Google my name so that I know what is out there. I haven’t found anything negative thankfully. Thank you for the tips.
I think everyone can benefit from an online resume. These are great ways to establish yourself online
Everyone should take the time to find out what their life online says about them. Especially before you need to worry about it… like if you suddenly find yourself job hunting. Eek! Potential employers (and employees) will search you out online!
This sounds great. I haven’t heard of anything like this before – sounds like it could benefit just about everyone, especially those of us who rely on the online world for everything.
I never really thought about this type ofthing until I got a blog! Now I realize how important it really is! Great post 🙂
I’ve always been afraid to google myself, but I just did, and nothing came up except my Usborne FB site! This post was very helpful as you cannot be too careful about your online image nowadays!
Building a personal brand is so important and these are all great tips to establish yourself online!! Thanks!
I think that having and maintaining a personal brand is really important when you’re online, especially when you are representing a blog or business.
I love this! Personal branding is so important and we should all focus on it as business owners!