Increasing your online presence: Do you exist?
Do you exist in the ether of the Internet? Having a presence in the Internet environment is especially important, especially in light of the current highly competitive job market. Having an Internet presence means that you can find in a search, and be able to find a search gives you a certain amount of credibility over someone who does not have an Internet presence.
When you put your name into a search engine can find? If the answer to that question is "No" prepared from the information that follows will change forever the answer to "Yes."
Today, many human resources department's Internet search for profiles, photos and other information, good or bad, to hear and decide any new employees.
Therefore, it is especially important to think about what his position as current or future job search could be affected accordingly. I'm sure most of us have heard of someone in the news who have lost their jobs as a result of any information or unflattering photos appearing in the network. So think about your Internet presence as your resume online. Information would not adversely himself on his resume, do not put unflattering information about you out on the Internet!
With this in mind, let us first see what I call "Safety Tips" before move to increase its presence on the Internet.
Probably the most important thing you should know, if you do not already, it is never to publish any information about you I do not want the whole world know, the information only after you are comfortable with others seeing and knowing. Never send your social security number, bank account or credit card numbers anywhere in a public Internet area, unless you want your identity stolen. If you have any reason, feel threatened or uncomfortable with anything on the Internet, report it to the police or FBI immediately.
Remember, once you post information online, you can not recover. Even if information is deleted, the previous versions exist somewhere in either a server or other equipment.
Seriously in my own very narrow, biased and distorted view, I recommend not even considering posting her photo. You have no idea how it can be altered. His face could be photoshopped some other body in an unfavorable position adjustments or appear in a form that can not be happy and have no control. And if you're like me, dynamic and charismatic in person, but look horrible in print, people can judge for your photo and you could lose a job interview or simply because someone does not like the way you look.
Moreover, many companies are doing Internet searches to supplement their background checks and the reduction candidates based on what they find, and what they are finding is quite revealing. As the candidates lying about their qualifications, undisclosed criminal conduct, publish gossip bit flattering on a former employer, boasting of drinking and drug use, revealing confidential information compromising competitive advantage of a previous employer, photographs provocative, and even non-professional user names that reveal personal preferences weekend that are better left behind closed doors.
Therefore, we will try to define an Internet presence. I define have a presence on the internet as when in a search. So, how is this done? You can do this in several ways and my favorites are listed on yourself networking sites, becoming an author on the Internet, creating a personal website, journal and a blog.
You can start making a list of yourself on networking sites like LinkedIn, Facebook or MySpace. There are other sites available out there, but these are the most popular. LinkedIn positions itself as a network professionals of any age. You can post your resume, linked with past and present colleagues and partners, and probably will not find any pictures drunken party.
Facebook, positioned more as a social network for professionals, usually attracts the over 30 crowd. Here you can also write a resume and link with the past and present colleagues and associates. My research on the subject indicated that you might find some drunken party photos here.
MySpace the other part is probably the most popular social networking site on the net and is primarily aimed at people under 30. It has a large monitor and is used by individuals and groups who wish to broaden their appeal, and others with unique talents who want a broad exposure. With a wink and a nudge say this site is also a resource when looking for photos of young people having a great time. But as I said before, human resource departments search the Internet for profiles, photos and other information to hear and decide any new employees. Therefore, it is especially important to think about what you post your current or future job search could be affected accordingly. Remember, once you post information online, can not be recovered. One of my fears is that many of today's youth come to regret in later years that have been published in their younger years.
Then take a look at becoming an author on the Internet. In my opinion, this is a of the most important activities you can undertake to increase their Internet presence. With the publication of what are called "documents" authority configure and set up as an expert in your topic or subject and you become what is called "SME" or skilled in the art.
The easy part of becoming an author of the Internet is that there are many free sites online publications to choose from where you can publish your article. Just do a search using keywords Free Internet publication and was presented with a cornucopia of sites waiting eagerly to their work. You will find these sites are intuitive and easy writer use, and his articles appear in search engines a few days after acceptance and publication. Keep your eyes open, like me to read the content on the Internet. You will find other sites listed that have not been realized that it could publish their work.
So how go about doing this? I do it this way:
Choose a topic you know something about it. Research the subject on the web at the news and in your local library. Write a draft article and check the spelling of it. After reading. Rewrite article and the spell checker. Read the article again. Rewrite Rule and check the spelling again doing this as many times as you feel is necessary until the item arrives to flow as you wish. Then publish the article.
My advice to aspiring writers is to follow the steps above. Unless you are a writer, teacher, a first attempt of any item should be considered always the first of several drafts. The last thing you want to happen to her fledgling career web authoring will be banned from a self publishing site the poor quality of writing.
Creating a personal website is another great way to increase your Internet presence. As suggested earlier in Internet publication, do a search using keywords free web hosting and you are presented with many web hosting sites free. In the early days Internet, one must be educated in the likes of HTML, a computer program designed to make your site does not appear a certain way. Today, free web sites housed are very easy to configure, select their format, point, click, write, paste and create a very professional site that appears in the search engines a few days after of creation.
You can also increase their sites' search by submitting to search engine crawlers main. Go to sites' Explorer web page and enter your website URL in the box. This will tell the search engine that your site is there and is available for others to search rather than waiting for web crawlers to trip over it.
You can also increase its online presence by creating of and a daily blog. It has been estimated that more than 1.6 million blogs are created every day and I read that the search engines to find blogs with ease. With this in mind, one might suppose that a daily blog is a great way to increase their Internet presence.
Let's start with the definition of a blog. A Blog is a noun that is short for web log, a website that is publicly accessible, the online journal were the readers are able to leave comments in an interactive format.
Blogs typically are updated daily and may even be updated almost immediately depending on the site. People who write in a blog so colloquial, and the posts are generally listed in chronological order, with the most recent additions. If you are familiar with the Internet publication from the forums you will be at home in a blog.
You will find, such as creating your personal website, a blog is also very easy to create. Again, with keyword search blog hosting and you are presented with the blog many free hosting sites that are easy to configure. Just as in the creation of his personal website, just select the format, point, click, write, paste and create a very professional blog to display in search engines few days after its creation.
Then link all the sites and objects together. The most important attribute to increase its online presence is to ensure that your name is on everything you write. Now link networking sites, articles, websites and blog, together with the inclusion of the URL of each in all sites of other items. Thus, as people read your article, they just have to click on links to go to your other messages. The idea is that every time someone puts his name on a search engine, all you have back there with your name. Now that is the presence on the Internet!
Therefore, be careful what you publish and how you say. Now go out there and post, post, post.
About the Author
As a professional seminar leader, speaker, trainer, educator and writer, Chuck Castagnolo has designed and presented innovative and motivating real estate finance, first-time homebuyer, and personal finance seminars and courses through community colleges, community centers, adult continuing education programs and Realtor sponsored events. He has also been a guest speaker on his ideas of financial management and theory before many community groups and organizations. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Finance from San Jose State University, and teaching credentials from the University of California.
Questions, schedule a seminar or speaking date? Chuck can be reached at: bestloantrainer@yahoo.com
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