Networking 101

My research of social and professional networking has increased my awareness of what to do and what not to do. The most important thing is to be positive. Never post anything negative. Getting out there on networking sites is all about making positive connections. Connect with friends and business contacts. Do not air your personal gripes. It will tarnish the reputation you are trying to build. Checking your privacy settings is important and will ensure your personal information stays personal. Expect anything you post to become public even on your personal network so make sure you know who is seeing what.

Being selective is also a good idea. This means you should stick to a few networks and use them regularly. Keep your information up to date. Plan ahead how much time you are going to spend on your networks. The last thing you want to do is defeat your purpose by spending too much time.

Online Identity

Cyber Resume Building Your Online Presence For Job Search Success

The idea of this article is that having an online identity is important because of lack of job security. Here are a few of the suggestions given to brand yourself.

·        Purchase your own domain if your name has already been used try a variation

·        Limit yourself to a few sites.

·        Be consistent with the information you put on all of your sites including your photograph.

http://www.fins.com/Finance/Articles/SB124706407168111717/Cyber-Resume-Building-Your-Online-Presence

Managing Your Online Identity for a better branding

Manage Your Online Identity for a Better Branding is all about having a good online reputation this is what it suggests

• Know what is out there and try to fix it if it is negative.
• Be discrete with personal information
• Keep business and pleasure separate pages and manage privacy settings
• Stay professional when you post be informative and positive

http://www.articlesalley.com/article.detail.php/100955/185/Network_Marketing/Business/1/Agents%3A_Manage_Your_Online_Identity_for_a_Better_Branding

Measuring Your Online Brand

Reiterates the idea online identity is important and defines five online personalities

• Disguised - no identity
• Dissed - small amount of information, or information that is negative
• Disastrous - results not relevant to you someone else has your name and their information stands out
• Dabbling - some good and relevant information about yourself
• Distinct - good information that shows your value

http://www.job-hunt.org/personal-branding/measure-online-brand.shtml