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Branding Your Friendship: The Hidden Power Of Your Personal Network. How to Build Your Personal Brand: 10 Steps. Edit Article Changing Your ImageCommunicating with PeopleSucceeding Long-Term Edited by Skelliewag.org, Teresa, Krystle, Jack Herrick and 18 others A ‘personal brand’ is in many ways synonymous with your reputation. It refers to the way other people see you as a business owner or representative of an idea, organization, or activity. Are you a genius? When you have a personal brand, people recognize and care about your name, what you’re working on, what you offer, and what you’re about. Ad Steps Part 1 of 3: Changing Your Image 1Stop reaching for any and every bit of publicity. 4Market your personality. Part 2 of 3: Communicating with People 1Communicate with people openly and constantly. 5Let people see you.

Part 3 of 3: Succeeding Long-Term 1Create your content. 5Play the long game. Video Great Tips You don’t need to be big to be big. Warnings Never be hypocritical. Sources and Citations Skelliewag.org - Original source, shared with permission. Personal Branding 101: How to Discover and Create Your Brand. Dan Schawbel is the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog.

In the past few years personal branding has been discussed exhaustively throughout the Net. The difference between today and over ten years ago when it was first mentioned by Tom Peters, is the rise of social technologies that have made branding not only more personal, but within reach. From the corporate brand (BMW), to the product brand (BMW M3 Coupe) and down to the personal brand (car salesman), branding is a critical component to a customer’s purchasing decision. These days, customer complaints and opinions are online and viewable through a simple search, on either Google or through social networks. There is no hiding anymore and transparency and authenticity are the only means to survive and thrive in this new digital kingdom. We can also have just as much presence as most startups and mid-size companies and products. 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Twenty-something Perspective: 5 Keys to Building a Personal Network. In the past, the only real way to network with folks outside your daily circle was to attend formal networking events and meet people in person. Now, while formal networking events still have importance, they are supplemented with the Internet and social media. On a daily basis, from my desk, I can interact and “network” with people anywhere in the world; people whom I probably never would have come across otherwise. No doubt: the Internet and social media has fundamentally changed the way we communicate and network. On the other hand, networking has become almost too casual online.

For example, anyone can “endorse” your skills on LinkedIn. From my perspective, here are five lessons to keep in mind when first building your network: 1. Just because you can find someone’s email address, Twitter handle, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube channel, blog comment card, etc. does not mean you should contact them on every channel. 2. 3. I hate the lines “please respond” and “please get back to me.” 4. 5.

Twenty-something Perspective: 5 Keys to Building a Personal Network - Ben Heyman. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! I also encourage you to follow me on Twitter The Internet and social media has fundamentally changed the way we communicate and network. It used to be the only real way to network with folks outside of your daily circle was to go to formal networking events and meet people in person. Networking has almost gotten too casual online. [ideabox]“Social media is a helpful way to enhance serendipity, but there’s no replacement for face-to-face.”

Here are some lessons to keep in mind: 1. Just because you can find someone’s email address, Twitter handle, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube channel, blog comment card, etc. does not mean you should be contacting them on every channel. 2. Do not send a long email or social media message explaining why you want to connect. 3. I hate the lines “please respond” and “please get back to me.” 4. 5. I wouldn’t ask someone to marry me on the first date, would I? Reach - Personal Branding - William Arruda - Miscellany - Ten Ways to Build and Maintain Your Professional Network. Having a strong personal Brand requires being connected to a network of resources for mutual development and growth. We achieve our greatest success through our relationships with others. That's why it is critical to build and maintain your network.

But approach is everything. If you build your network with the goal of supporting others, you will be far more successful than if your objectives are solely to satisfy your own objectives. Your network is a valuable component of your personal Brand; here are five ways to build and a strong network. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. To be truly successful at networking, you need to be continuously making new connections while at the same time nurturing the relationships you have. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

> learn about the Exude Phase of the Reach 1-2-3 Success! > take our networking quiz and see just how good a networker you are. > join the club - the Reach Branding Club - and start networking with like-minded professionals and entrepreneurs. Use Your Personal Network Successfully. This is the golden rule in networking: Give more than you get. Some people have the misconception that networking is something you do in order to get something.

That attitude usually isn’t too successful. A skilled networker gives to her network by sharing information and introducing people to each other. To be a savvy networker, you need to genuinely enjoy learning about the people you interact with. Your goal is to build two-way relationships with people you want to be part of your circle. Here's how. Nurture your contacts As you build your network, you need to nurture your contacts so that you can be a valuable network resource. Stay in touch. Plan to connect with the people in your network on a regular basis, but keep in mind that not all contacts are equal. Whatever you do, don’t let yourself disappear. Choose a networking group If you look, you’re bound to find lots of opportunities for professional networking in your community.

Building a Strong Personal Network | Personal networks In this week’s Positive Networking® Tip+ we talked about the importance of building your Personal network—those people with whom you share a common interest. “These are the contacts that allow you to continue to develop professionally, to benchmark yourself with peers outside, to remain a bit on the cutting edge of your profession. These are the networks that people often use when they want to make a career move,” says Herminia Ibarra in her INSEAD Knowledge article, Networking is vital for successful managers. Identify the people who fit into your Personal network category. Go though your database of connections and then make a note of how you met them. This will trigger new ideas of how to build your Personal network, but it will also remind you to reconnect with these people.

For some it might be simply sending them an article. About Judy Thomson Author of networking book Work the Pond!