Blogging & Managing your Personal Brand

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Guide to blogging, commenting, and managing your personal brand. Features detailed blogging instructions. Blogging how-to.

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How to blog • comment • manage your brand

Don’t hurt your reputation (or anyone else’s)

Blogging Rules:1

Google is the new resume So watch your

spelling and grammer!

Google is the new resume So watch your

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Check your factsBlogging Rules:2

Don’t say anything you wouldn’t say in person

Blogging Rules:3

Blogging Rules:4Watch your language

Disclose potential conflicts of interest

Blogging Rules:5

6Respect confidentialityBlogging Rules:

Hallmarks ofood BloggersG

• Post frequently

• Use catchy headlines

• Have developed their public voice

• Don’t ramble

• Link to other bloggers

• Cater to a niche audience

• Interact with their readers

• Actively participate in the blogosphere

commentsoodHow to writeG

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1. Disagree respectfully

commentsoodHow to writeG

1. Disagree respectfully 2. Extend the conversation

commentsoodHow to writeG

1. Disagree respectfully 2. Extend the conversation3. Go beyond “great post”, “I agree”

commentsoodHow to writeG

1. Disagree respectfully 2. Extend the conversation3. Go beyond “great post”, “I agree”4. Comment within a day or two

commentsoodHow to writeG

1. Disagree respectfully 2. Extend the conversation3. Go beyond “great post”, “I agree”4. Comment within a day or two5. Read comments before posting

commentsoodHow to writeG

1. Disagree respectfully 2. Extend the conversation3. Go beyond “great post”, “I agree”4. Comment within a day or two5. Read comments before posting6. Stay on topic

commentsoodHow to writeG

1. Disagree respectfully 2. Extend the conversation3. Go beyond “great post”, “I agree”4. Comment within a day or two5. Read comments before posting6. Stay on topic7. Link to your sources

commentsoodHow to writeG

1. Disagree respectfully 2. Extend the conversation3. Go beyond “great post”, “I agree”4. Comment within a day or two5. Read comments before posting6. Stay on topic7. Link to your sources8. Only link to yourself if relevant

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1. Disagree respectfully 2. Extend the conversation3. Go beyond “great post”, “I agree”4. Comment within a day or two5. Read comments before posting6. Stay on topic7. Link to your sources8. Only link to yourself if relevant9. USe email for private comments

Attractingblog comments

Ask readers for input

Attractingblog comments

Ask readers for input

Respond to comments

Attractingblog comments

Ask readers for input

Respond to commentsRespond quickly

Attractingblog comments

Ask readers for input

Respond to commentsRespond quickly

Return the favor

Attractingblog comments

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Link to others

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Tag for SEO

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Tag for SEO

Comment on blogs

Attractinga blog audience

Personal Brand

Managing your

Find theSkeletonsin your cyber closet

Expelthe skeletons

Expelthe skeletons

• Remove compromising pics

Expelthe skeletons

• Remove compromising pics

• Clean up Facebook & Co.

Expelthe skeletons

• Remove compromising pics

• Clean up Facebook & Co.

• Bury what you can’t remove in lower GoogleRanks

Expelthe skeletons

• Remove compromising pics

• Clean up Facebook & Co.

• Bury what you can’t remove in lower GoogleRanks

• Buy your domain name

Expelthe skeletons

• Remove compromising pics

• Clean up Facebook & Co.

• Bury what you can’t remove in lower GoogleRanks

• Buy your domain name

• Don’t use unprofessional email userids

Expelthe skeletons

• Remove compromising pics

• Clean up Facebook & Co.

• Bury what you can’t remove in lower GoogleRanks

• Buy your domain name

• Don’t use unprofessional email userids

• Monitor your digital identity

Expelthe skeletons

• Remove compromising pics

• Clean up Facebook & Co.

• Bury what you can’t remove in lower GoogleRanks

• Buy your domain name

• Don’t use unprofessional email userids

• Monitor your digital identity

• Set up a vanity Google alert

Remember:

Your actions leave a recordRemember:

Your actions leave a recordGoogle has a good memory!

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