Have you googled your name recently? You might be in for a nasty surprise. Whenever Google - or any search engine - is finding some unpleasant information about you, there are 2 options: 1. Remove it at the source 2. Bury it with newer, positive information
The most-visited blog posts of 2010 by top job bloggers from around the world. The list isn't ranked, I simply added the links as the bloggers sent them to me. Enjoy!
How to leave blog comments like a pro and build your personal brand all at once. Respect the blogger My rule of thumb is to consider blog commenters as potential guests in my home. As a commenter, the blogger is inviting you in by giving you the chance to continue a conversation they started, so don't barge in with the sole purpose of selling yourself. Instead, add value and make the blogger (and other readers) wish you'd come around more often. Now let's take a look at the standard blog comment form fields, using the ones here below as an example. Use, Not Abuse, The Comment Form Fields Another rule of thumb is to fill in the form fields in the most obvious way possible. If the blogger wanted your job title or your branding statement, there would be form fields for them.
Every blogger - including me - will appreciate you more if you leave these kinds of comments. And I don't just mean during comment contests. 1. Respond As a blogger, I know first-hand how frustrating it can be to have an audience that doesn't respond when you ask them a specific question (no, not you... I'm referring to my other readers... right...). Leverage this frustration by being the first or among the first to react in the comments. 2. Give honest feedback Except in very specific situations, leaving a 'loved this' or 'thanks for this' comment is the blogging equivalent of poking someone on Facebook; the 2 seconds you took to do it is the same 2 seconds of thought the blogger will give to it before forgetting it. Instead, tell the blogger what you liked about their article or better yet, how it could be improved if the blogger decided to do a followup.
Over 2 dozen comments later, we have 5 winners. Thank yous Before I announce the winners, thank you to everyone who participated. Although leaving a comment is easy, this contest required a burst of creativity. More than a few people took up the challenge, and one - Yonatan Silver - took it up more than once. Thank you all. Thank you also to Scott Gerber for sponsoring the contest on the occasion of the launch of his new book Never Get a "Real" Job, which is getting some great reviews, so the winners really have something to look forward to. And now...