Internet Personal Reputation Management
Posted on January 25th, 2007 under Social Media MarketingHow important is internet reputation management to you? Have you ever searched Google for your name and seen what comes up? You may be surprised at the results. Most people neglect to think about personal reputation management until it is too late. The fact is you never really know what is being said about you until you take the initiative to check. Potential employers could be searching, so are you confident with what is out there?
Here are a couple of ways to do your own personal reputation management:
- Search Google and other major search engines to see what is out there.
- Address any negative results by replying with either an answer or solution.
- Create a blog and make sure your name is prominent on it.
- Take advantage of social media and networking sites such as LinkedIn.com.
- Continue to monitor search results every month and repeat the above steps.
For the majority of us, the suggested steps will work just fine. However, there are cases in which you may want to acquire professional internet reputation management. Politicians and other authority figures would especially benefit from professional services.
If you have any questions regarding internet personal reputation management, please feel free to contact me.



I’m a search marketing, social media and web development professional from St. Louis, MO. Aside from the aforementioned, I enjoy home brewing, charity work, studying history and anything related to technology.