Thousands of people are trying to brand themselves every day, but the majority seem to be making critical mistakes within the first week of their own personal branding campaign. If you haven’t thought about personal branding much and are looking to start branding yourself, here is what you should do in the next 7 days: [click to continue…]
If you work in the corporate world, you probably end up going to at least one conference or industry event per year. The great thing about these conferences is that they are usually industry specific so people that you need to be brand yourself with will be there. Whether you are a speaker, press, or just a regular attendee there are always things you can do brand yourself at a conference.
You maybe a firm believer that there is no such thing as bad PR but there actually is. You could try and become famous by creating negative press but be ready for the side effects. From the perspective of personal branding, here is why bad PR isn’t good for you:
Let’s face it, we all make mistakes. Some of the mistakes we make are small while others are quite large. There is nothing wrong with making mistakes, in fact if you aren’t making mistakes then you aren’t trying or learning. However, if you make one of these personal branding mistakes you better fix it fast or you’ll pay later. [click to continue…]
One of the most important pages on a blog is the about me page. When someone comes to your website for the first time the chances are they are going to check out the about me page and learn all about you.
So in order for you to create the right image, you need to create a compelling about me page that includes the following elements: [click to continue…]
Neil Patel is the co-founder of 2 Internet companies: Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics. Through his entrepreneurial career Neil has helped large corporations such as Amazon, AOL, GM, HP and Viacom make more money from the web. By the age of 21 not only was Neil named a top 100 blogger by Technorati, but he was also one of the top influencers on the web according to the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading