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9 Tips for Creating Your Personal Brand and Becoming a Successful Networker

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We all know how important it is to balance the online and offline networking and connecting that we do. Yet we can’t live solely online, or offline, anymore. Each one is mutually interdependent and inter-related. They work so well in tandem. Both have their importance, purpose and value. We know that being “online” is simply

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My Online Reputation: Re-building My Personal Network After Resetting It to Zero

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Four weeks ago I wrote about resetting my online personal network back to zero. I received some interesting, but supportive responses.

Your online personal network is worth more than gold. It takes time to make good quality connections with those that can add value to your network. I used to laugh at the term “build your tribe,” however, now know the value first hand.

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Defining The Target Audience For Your Personal Brand

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Different people act and perceive things differently in different situations, and that is why you have to plan ahead for how you are going to act and communicate to send the right signals to the right people.

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What’s Your Online Reputation Network Worth To You? What If It Went Away?

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I just did something that may surprise many of you. I just set my social online personal network back to zero (yes, 0), and did it on purpose!

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Job Search Tips: Find a Mentor and Unlock Your Career Potential

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In the workplace, we’re surrounded by many types of people, from co-workers and team leaders to supervisors and managers. Some of them have an interest in your success, and others…not so much. After all, they have their own self-interests, problems, challenges and priorities too. A mentor, on the other hand, is someone who has taken a direct, unselfish interest in your success.

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Personal Brand Image: Email Networking Etiquette

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Ever send an email out to a contact in your industry and receive no response?  Are you left wondering what you may have done wrong to elicit such a reaction, or lack thereof?  Here are eight tips that will help you connect with industry professionals to receive valuable advice regarding your job, internship or career hunt.

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Job Search Tips: Thank You Notes–Not Just For Interviews!

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Get into the habit of sending hand-written thank you’s to just about anyone you interact with in your job search –not just interviewers!!! This can include people in your network who provide introductions or do favors for you, employers and colleagues who write recommendations, etc.

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Blogging Beyond Your Personal Brand

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For me, blogging it not about making money. It’s about building relationships and growing your personal and professional brand. Because I have worked hard to build my name and brand, blogging affords me a lot of benefits.

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Brand Yourself – 6 Ways to Network with Your Virtual Business Card

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When designed well, a business card can elevate your status with and make you memorable to whomever you pass it on to.

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Job Search Tips – How to Find a Job With Twitter

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If your goals for Twitter are primarily business-based, it is extremely important to selectively join and be present for key conversations among decision makers or influencers in the industry in which you are looking for work.

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