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left: -1px; top: 0px; width: 73px;\" width\u003d\"73\"\u003e\u003c/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003evariety \u003c/cufontext\u003e\u003c/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt\u003d\"of \" class\u003d\"cufon cufon-canvas\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; width: 21px;\"\u003e\u003ccanvas height\u003d\"18\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; left: -1px; top: 0px; width: 35px;\" width\u003d\"35\"\u003e\u003c/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003eof \u003c/cufontext\u003e\u003c/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt\u003d\"activities \" class\u003d\"cufon cufon-canvas\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; width: 75px;\"\u003e\u003ccanvas height\u003d\"18\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; left: -1px; top: 0px; width: 89px;\" width\u003d\"89\"\u003e\u003c/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003eactivities \u003c/cufontext\u003e\u003c/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt\u003d\"shows \" class\u003d\"cufon cufon-canvas\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; width: 57px;\"\u003e\u003ccanvas height\u003d\"18\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; left: -1px; top: 0px; width: 71px;\" width\u003d\"71\"\u003e\u003c/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003eshows \u003c/cufontext\u003e\u003c/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt\u003d\"that:\" class\u003d\"cufon cufon-canvas\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; width: 36px;\"\u003e\u003ccanvas height\u003d\"18\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; left: -1px; top: 0px; width: 50px;\" width\u003d\"50\"\u003e\u003c/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003ethat:\u003c/cufontext\u003e\u003c/cufon\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eYour company is professionally active in the publicity of its profile and business.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eYour company has a serious presence on the web.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eYour company is active in many areas.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eYour company has a planned publicity campaign in place and is professional about its products and services.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003ccufon alt\u003d\"In \" class\u003d\"cufon cufon-canvas\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; width: 21px;\"\u003e\u003ccanvas height\u003d\"18\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; left: -1px; top: 0px; width: 35px;\" width\u003d\"35\"\u003e\u003c/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003eIn \u003c/cufontext\u003e\u003c/cufon\u003e\u003ccufon alt\u003d\"addition:\" class\u003d\"cufon cufon-canvas\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; width: 69px;\"\u003e\u003ccanvas height\u003d\"18\" style\u003d\"height: 18px; left: -1px; top: 0px; width: 83px;\" width\u003d\"83\"\u003e\u003c/canvas\u003e\u003ccufontext\u003eaddition:\u003c/cufontext\u003e\u003c/cufon\u003e\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePlanned online publicity helps your company profile rise above the level of noise that’s on the web.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOnline publicity becomes an important aspect of your company’s \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.webdirectstudio.com/lang-en/seo-services/reputation-control\" title\u003d\"Reputation management\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereputation management\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOnline publicity becomes a vital aspect of your online marketing strategy.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOur online publicity services employ a wide variety of search engine metrics designed to allow your company name to appear in as many slots as possible on Google and other major search engines. You can use Online Publicity to promote your company name or you can use it to create momentum behind the launch of a new service or product. Either way what you are achieving is higher online visibility for your company and greater brand awareness, both of which should be part of your strategy for gaining greater market share.\u003c/blockquote\u003eWe package Individuals who are Business, Music and even Intellectual icons online too.\u003cbr /\u003eOne of our Clients is Arome Adaji (Visit his website at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.aromeadaji.com/\"\u003ehttp://www.aromeadaji.com/\u003c/a\u003e). You can google out his name to see his brand visibilty online. You are the next online.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eContact us for your Personal Branding\u0026nbsp; or Corporate Publicity today!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cscript src\u003d\"http://static.ak.connect.facebook.com/connect.php/en_US\" type\u003d\"text/javascript\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\u003cscript type\u003d\"text/javascript\"\u003eFB.init(\"fdfe3f465e788cc79ea2c4871cb1f4a6\");\u003c/script\u003e\u003ccomments\u003e\u003c/comments\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e3892-geniusplanet2007@gmail.com\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/407191977307416260-5716610093158480686?l\u003dwww.geniusplanetnigeria.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.geniusplanetnigeria.com/feeds/5716610093158480686/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.geniusplanetnigeria.com/2010/03/online-publicity.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/407191977307416260/posts/default/5716610093158480686"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/407191977307416260/posts/default/5716610093158480686"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.geniusplanetnigeria.com/2010/03/online-publicity.html","title":"Online Publicity"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"ADAMA J.ADAMA"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03507938683873261232"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"01219756135729062288"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IC5upHpV7t0/S6Tj2H43lfI/AAAAAAAAAIY/HBgDVznKLRQ/s72-c/seo_icons_publicity.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"},"georss$point":{"$t":"9.081999 8.675277"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-407191977307416260.post-3320851611482814715"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-23T10:57:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-24T02:26:29.592-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jobs.Personal branding.Social Networking"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Social Media. Personal Development.Blogging.Strategies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Looking for a job? A personal branding strategy to stand out from the crowd"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The traditional job-hunting approach advocated by human resources pundits (make a one-page résumé, don’t talk about personal stuff, make your experience look “broad” to appeal to many different industries, etc.) is basically flawed: by making your résumé look “standard”, and by rounding off the edges to try to be all things to all people, you are basically commoditizing yourself and making it more difficult for you to stand out from the crowd.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePosting a standard résumé on a job clearinghouse site such as monster.com will only put you on a pile with millions of other people trying to get the same thing using the same ineffective strategy. I suggest that you concentrate instead in building your personal brand online using all the tools at your disposal, the most important of which are a blog and your different social media profiles.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere’s how I recommend that you start:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. Register your name as a URL:\u003cbr /\u003eUnless your name is very original, it is most likely taken. If you get lucky and it’s still available, register a combination of your first name and last name with a .com extension: for example, johnsmith.com (from now on I will use johnsmith.com as a proxy for your name).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf it is already taken, throw in your middle initial (johntsmith.com),use a hyphen (john-smith.com) or register the .org version (johnsmith.org). You can register your name online for less than $10/year by going to an accredited domain registrar (I use Godaddy for all my domains).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOnce you register your name, create a branded email address, like john@johnsmith.com and start using it immediately.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. Set up your personal site:\u003cbr /\u003eStart by creating a very simple home page (update: or use a service like Nombray to do it for you), perhaps showing a good picture of you and a few links to four or five main sections, like:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1.Your Blog (this is a must, and the cornerstone of your personal brand online).\u003cbr /\u003e2.About Me (a summary of your background, skills, talents, goals, areas of interest, hobbies, etc. You can post a link to your résumé in this section.)\u003cbr /\u003e3.Contact Me (brief paragraph indicating how to contact you).\u003cbr /\u003e4.My Social Media Profiles (links to your profiles in sites like Linkedin, Facebook, Delicious, Stumbleupon, Flickr, etc.).\u003cbr /\u003e5.Multimedia (videos of presentations you have made, interviews you have given, etc.).\u003cbr /\u003eAnother popular option is to set your personal blog as your home page, and link to your other sections from a menu or from links on your sidebar (if you chose this option, please follow our suggestions on paragraph 3, below).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e3. Create a special URL for your blog:\u003cbr /\u003eHost your blog in its own sub-directory or folder (johnsmith.com/blog) or in its own sub-domain (blog.johnsmith.com). It is generally easier to follow the sub-directory route (less technical details). If you want your blog to pop up automatically when somebody types johnsmith.com, link johnsmith.com to johnsmith.com/blog through a 301 redirect.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe reason I’m asking you to go through the trouble of doing this is as opposed to just publishing your blog at johnsmith.com is because one day, as your brand grows, you may want to use your home page to showcase the different dimensions of your personal brand (your different products or the different ways your value is “packaged”).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMoving your blog to johnsmith.com/blog at this late stage may cause different URL problems, and will confuse users and search engines. It is better to give your blog its own sub-domain or sub-directory from day one. (Matt Cutts, one of Google’s most outspoken authorities, advocates hosting your blog in its own sub-directory, citing some additional search engine benefits).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e4. Make your blog personal:\u003cbr /\u003eAs you write about your professional areas of interest, don’t be afraid to voice your personal opinions on the topics you cover. Your blog shouldn’t be only factual, but it should reflect your own “editorial review” of the topics that shape your area of expertise.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis is the stuff that will make you truly different to your competitors. Coming across as a real person in this low trust world can be your best competitive advantage.What do you think? Do you have any other tips? Please leave us your comments.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e3892-geniusplanet2007@gmail.com\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/407191977307416260-3320851611482814715?l\u003dwww.geniusplanetnigeria.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.geniusplanetnigeria.com/feeds/3320851611482814715/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.geniusplanetnigeria.com/2010/01/looking-for-job-personal-branding.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/407191977307416260/posts/default/3320851611482814715"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/407191977307416260/posts/default/3320851611482814715"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.geniusplanetnigeria.com/2010/01/looking-for-job-personal-branding.html","title":"Looking for a job? 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