Social Networking and Success

Guest post by: Bud Bilanich
Become an Author

Free PDF Download
Do What Scares You the Most - By Bud Bilanich

If you want to create positive personal impact, you need to do three things. 1) Create and nurture your unique personal brand. 2) Be impeccable in your presentation of self -- in person and on line. 3) Know and follow the basic rules of etiquette. Even if you're not in business for yourself, you need to have a personal brand and a web presence to create positive personal impact. These days, I hear the question, "If you don't exist on line, do you really exist?" That's a good question. Prospective employers will Google you. You'll be better off, if they like what they see. It's much better than if they find unfavorable results or nothing at all. Today when people want to learn about you most of their answers usually come from Google.

This can be pretty scary -- if you don't take the time to make sure that you have an internet presence that reflects well on you. The best place to begin is with your unique personal brand. Your personal brand highlights what is special and unique about you -- why you are not a commodity.

For my money, the best book on personal branding is Career Distinction by William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson. They stress the importance of the "Three C's" -- Clarity, Consistency and Constancy. You can use the internet to help you with all three C's.

I'm a big believer in social networking sites to help you build your brand online. LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace are great places to build relationships with like-minded people. I believe that LinkedIn is best for building professional relationships. Choose the social network where you have the greatest affinity with the people who are on it.

Leaving comments on targeted blogs is another good way to build your brand on line. This means that you read blogs that are tied to your field or area of expertise and comment on posts that interest you. I used to be bad about this. I read quite a few blogs, but commented very infrequently. I set a goal to leave at least five comments on blogs per day. That's 25 comments a week. I've stuck to it, and it has paid off. I have raised my web presence by commenting on other people's blogs. Of course, I am in business for myself, and my web presence is very important to me.

You don't have to do 25 comments a week. Start small, one comment a day is reasonable. I think that if you have limited time, you are better off starting your own blog and posting two or three times a week. This will also boost your web presence and enhance your personal brand. This assumes, of course, that you have something to say. And, in my opinion, everyone has something to say.

On line book reviews are another way to build your brand. Do you read a lot? If so, take a few minutes and review books that you like on Amazon. Because I blog about books quite a bit, I have started to receive review copies from major publishing houses. A while back, I decided to post only positive reviews. If I don't like a book, I don't do a negative review. I do this because there are enough interesting, well written books out there. I choose to focus on them instead of bashing those books (however few) I don't like. If you begin writing reviews, you too, may start receiving free books to review.

The common sense point here is simple. Use the internet to build your personal brand by paying attention to your internet presence. Focus on the "three C's" -- clarity, Consistency, and Constancy when building your brand -- both on line and off line. Make sure your web presence reflects the person you want others -- especially those who don't know you -- to see. Besides presenting yourself well, you can do a number of things to amp up your web presence. Write a blog, comment on other people's blogs. Review books on Amazon.com. Having a lot of hits come up when someone Google's you is a good thing.

Social Networking Your Way To Work At Home Business Success

Are You Confused About Social Networking?

Home Business Expert: Importance Of Social Networking

Home Business Expert: Importance Of Video Social Networking

Using Social Networking Websites to Promote Your Business

Social Networking Tips to Blow Your Competitors Outdated Marketing Techniques Out of the Water!

Social Networking Landing Pages -- How to Turn Your Social Networking Friends Into Customers

Using Social Networking Sites to Build Your List of Followers in Three Simple Steps

How to get business from social networking

How to Find the Right Social Networking Marketing Video Course to Meet Your Marketing Needs

How to Make Social Networking in Business and Asset to an Online Home Business

Intro to Social Networking

How to Make the Most Out of Your Social Networking Marketing Video Vault

Earn Money With A Social Networking Script

Social Networking: A prime location for advertising

Social networking is an important part of franchise success

To Give Your Internet Marketing Business Greater Exposure Combine Social Networking and Blogging

Social Networks... are they for you?

Ways Pintrest can boost SEO

Your Relationahip Bank

Home > Business-Coach > Bud Bilanich > Social Networking and Success > Google +

Referred by: http://www.jimbouchard.org

Free PDF Download
Do What Scares You the Most - By Bud Bilanich

About the Author: Bud Bilanich

RSS for Bud's articles - Visit Bud's website
Bud Bilanich, The Common Sense Guy, is an executive coach, motivational speaker, author and blogger. He is the Official Executive Coaching Guide at SelfGrowth.com. He helps his coaching clients succeed by applying their common sense. Dr. Bilanich is Harvard educated but has a no nonsense approach to his work to goes back to his roots in the steel country of Western Pennsylvania. His approach to career and life success is a result of over 35 years of business experience, 10 years of research and study of successful people and the application of common sense. He is the author of seven books, including Straight Talk for Success: Common Sense Ideas That Won’t Let You Down, where he presents his blueprint for career and life success: • Develop your self confidence. • Create positive personal impact. • Become an outstanding performer. • Become a dynamic communicator. • Become interpersonally competent. His clients include Pfizer, Glaxo SmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, Abbot Laboratories, PepsiCo, AT&T, Chase Manhattan Bank, Citigroup, General Motors, UBS, AXA Advisors, Cabot Corporation, The Aetna, PECO Energy, Olin Corporation, Minerals Technologies, The Boys and Girls Clubs of America and a number of small and family owned businesses. Bud is a cancer survivor and lives in Denver Colorado with his wife Cathy. He is a retired rugby player and an avid cyclist. He likes movies, live theatre and crime fiction.
Click here to visit Bud's website.

More from Bud Bilanich
Create Your Success by Acting on Your Vision
Successful People Focus on Their Goals
Social Networking and Success
Tiger Woods Personal Branding and Success
Trust Abundance and Success

Share this article. Fund someone's dream.

Share this post and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Social Networking and Success

Related Articles

Related Forum Posts

Share this article. Fund someone's dream.


Name:
Email: