Author Archives: Pete Kistler

About Pete Kistler

Founder and CEO, Brand-Yourself.com

Syracuse University to Offer All Graduating Seniors an Edge in Their Job Search via Brand-Yourself.com

Job Search

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Syracuse, NY, May 5 2010 - Syracuse University has entered into an agreement with Brand-Yourself.com, an online reputation management platform that helps individuals tap the web to maximize job opportunities. Under the initiative, all students graduating in December 2009, May 2010, and August 2010, will have access to a six month free subscription

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We’re Looking for Graphic Designers for Freelance Work

News

Very soon we’ll be revamping the design of our entire site, including our homepage, our upgrade page, our blog design, sign-up buttons, and other fun stuff. We’re looking for talented graphic designers who are up to the task. Specifically, designers with expertise in user experience, usability best practices and web 2.0-style designs. If you or

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Brand-Yourself.com Back Up After Traffic Spike. Have You Signed Up Yet?

News

We’re happy to announce that we’re up and running again after a traffic spike thanks to our launch efforts this week! Have you created an account yet and started managing your online reputation? If not, start now!

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Personal Brand Audit: What’s Your Twitter Score?

How To

This is the fifth in a series of Personal Brand Audits to make sure you’re keeping your personal branding efforts fresh and effective. (See 1: LinkedIn Audit, 2: Facebook Audit, 3:Google Audit, and 4: Visibility Audit). Twitter is a powerful tool to connect with people who can advance your career, to engage your target market, to establish credibility

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Personal Brand Audit: What’s Your Online Visibility Score?

How To

This is the fourth in a series of Personal Brand Audits, where we’ll make sure you’re keeping the touch points of your personal brand effective and up to date. (See Part 1:LinkedIn Audit, Part 2: Facebook Audit, and Part 3: Google Audit). What is visibility? The hallmark of a strong personal brand online is the ability to

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Personal Brand Audit: What’s Your Google Score?

How To

This is part 3 in the “Personal Brand Audit” series. Feel free to start at the beginning with Part 1: LinkedIn Audit and Part 2: Facebook Audit. Google is today’s instant reputation check Google is how we find out more about people: first dates, business partners, celebrities, clients. It’s fast, easy, and objective. That’s why controlling search

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Personal Brand Audit: What’s Your Facebook Score?

How To

This is the second in a series of Personal Brand Audits (see Part 1: LinkedIn Audit), where we’ll make sure you’re keeping the touch points of your personal brand up to date. Facebook is a vital part of your personal branding efforts online. If you don’t have a Facebook account yet, start by reading Dan Schawbel’s How

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Personal Brand Audit: What’s Your LinkedIn Score?

How To

This is the first in a series of Personal Brand Audits, where we’ll make sure you’re keeping the touch points of your personal brand fresh and up to date. LinkedIn is an absolutely vital part of your personal branding efforts online. If you don’t have a LinkedIn account yet, start by reading Dan Schawbel’s How to

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Manage Your Online Reputation – Find Out Who is Talking About You Online With Our Tools

Online reputation management

Social media lets you easily join conversations related to you, your business, your passions and your interests. To ignore social media is to ignore the passionate people of the world who can help you get where you want to be. The first step to tap social media is understanding who is already talking about you

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Use Our Blog Recommendation Engine to Develop Your Personal Brand

How To

To build your personal brand, you should proactively comment on blogs related to your field and interact with bloggers in your industry. To help you get started, we developed a Blog Recommendation Engine that suggests what blogs you should be reading based on your field. It taps into a variety of authoritative blog sources including

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