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3 Ways to develop your reputation online

By Nicole Mcafee | December 28, 2007

By: Nicole McAfee

Let’s assume that you do not have an online reputation and you’re just like every other John or Jane Doe in the world. Maybe you have never had any negative comments made about you or had the press slander your good name on the internet. However, you need to establish yourself. You would like to have an online presence so that the world knows who you are, your values, principles, and what you stand for. On second thought maybe your looking for a new job and you would like prospective employers and head hunters to learn about you online. While everyone’s situation is unique, here are some basic ways to improve your online reputation (if you need more help look into Reputation Builder and let the pro’s do it for you):

Join several social media / networking sites. Top recommendations include: LinkedIn, Twitter, Naymz, Delicious, Technorati, and Magnolia. When you are trying to build search engine results for your name, each site you join must be joined under your real name. Use nicknames and handles for those sites or profiles meant just for your personal enjoyment. Create each profile for reputation management under your first and last name and be sure to add background and professional information when possible. Other sites you should consider joining include: Digg, Reddit, Propeller, and Facebook (1).
Read other people’s blogs and write comments. Most blogs require you to enter your name and email address before you can post a comment. This is another chance for you to write intelligent responses to what you read, and to earn some low level rankings for your name as well. Go ahead and enter your blog URL in the field available. This gives you the added benefit of sending a few blog comment readers to your site (1).
Join several free article publisher websites. I recommend Buzzle, Amazines, Content Articles, Helium, and Ezine Articles. These are listed in order of importance and current search engine authority. Join each of these publishers and post at least one article on each that you write. Pick a subject that you are somewhat of an expert on and keep it simple and informative. Remember that any headhunter or interviewer may review these words prior to your interview, so you’ll want to make sure you’ve posted well written pieces (1).

Each one of these options is free to register and participate. They take a little time, but establishing an online reputation is well worth it. If you don’t have the means or time you can still take advantage of Reputation Guardians “Reputation Builder.” Reputation Builder has developed several key in-house proprietary techniques that will return a positive online reputation for you; without all the headache and leg work on your end. Let our pro’s establish your online presence today.

References

D.Dessinger.(November 20, 2007). 6 Easy Steps to Personal. Retrieved on December 25, 2007, from http://www.reputationadvisor.com/6-easy-steps-to-personal-reputation-management/