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OutsideMyBrain's 7 Quick Tips for Branding Yourself Through Social Networking

Posted by thegoodknife • 6/17/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blogcatalog blog, Branding, Identity, outsidemybrain, social networking

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the new post on The BlogCatalog Blog written by our very own OutsideMyBrain about building your identity and connections on social networks. A must read for any starting blogger.

blog.blogcatalog.com/guest-blogger/7-quick-tips-for-branding-yourself-throu...

Do you have any branding tips that didn't make the list?

User Comments

6/17/08

Shiley

Awesome tips!

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6/17/08

crkian

Great tips and something everyone should do.

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6/17/08

BennyGreenberg

very cool - great job

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6/17/08

timethief

Well done - perfect for beginners.

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6/17/08

EavesdropWriter

Useful article. I'm still newly submerged in social networking and starting to learn how to best use it. A branding tool I enjoy using are services that engage readers for feedback, like rateitall.com and skribit.com . Two-way communication is important to me for my branding.

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6/17/08

RTBjr73

Reading right now

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6/17/08

jan4insight

Great info. I don't have time right now, but I'll come back and read it later.

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6/17/08

ThriftShopRomantic

Some good tips there! Screen names are certainly a challenge, and for folks with multiple blogs, I think it becomes more so.

I'd actually be interested in hearing from other folks who have added blogs later, but their screen name reflects only ONE of their blogs. Do you feel it's an issue for your newer brands?

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1. 6/17/08
  
  timethief
  
  @romantic
  It hasn't been an issue for mine because I slowly accustomed my personal readers to the fact that I had two handles. Now I will gradually stop using the second one.
2. 6/17/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Okay-- I think I noticed that on one of your blogs-- but you do use the Eye avatar consistently, correct?
3. 6/17/08
  
  OutsideMyBrain
  
  @ThriftShopRomantic: Are you interested in starting another blog?
4. 6/17/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  Nope- I already have two, which are keeping me merrily busy.
  
  The topic comes up because I found, when I started creating the second blog, that my username wasn't going to work for the non-thrifting humor blog...
  
  I was using that name on my Blogger profile, and all that was tailored to the thrift blog too. So it caused me to have to register under an entirely different Blogger profile for the second blog.
  
  I think if I'd known when I started that I'd eventually be blogging in two very separate niches, I'd have chosen a more universal username.
5. 6/18/08
  
  barryfromtexas
  
  You mean like the HumorusThrifshopromantic?
6/17/08

Manictastic

Wohoo, I got mentioned
Love you OutsideBrain!!!

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6/17/08

Lucyvp

Excellent tips which I'm going to use - thank you.

Okay, so can you all be honest and let me know if my name and avatar are forgettable? Lucyvp stands for Lucy Van Pelt, my favourite character.

If I'm forgettable I'll have to think about changing me into the whole new me

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1. 6/17/08
  
  OutsideMyBrain
  
  @Lucyvp: Your avatar is very unique and memorable. My wife (Truthoughts) and I really like it and you've got a good thing going there. However, whenever we think of your avatar, the name Lucy sticks, but sometimes we forget the "vp".
  
  Having said that, as long as you continue to use "Lucyvp" across every social network and bookmark site, you will have success. The important thing is that if someone, from BC let's say, tries to find you at another location, will they be able to pull you up there by "Lucyvp"?
2. 6/17/08
  
  Lucyvp
  
  There's probably more than one Lucyvp about. I googled it a while ago and more than just me came up. I don't know whether they're on blogging sites or not. Thanks for the advice. I guess I'll continue to use it as I forget all my other monikers I've tried before.
6/17/08

praning5254

That is a very informative post. It is of great help to bloggers who want to be recognized and remembered in the blogosphere.

I'm thankful that my avatar was included...LOL

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6/17/08

DrowseyMonkey

Yes, good advice there. Who knew my name was unique hmmmm

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1. 6/17/08
  
  thegoodknife
  
  your username does leave quite an impression. if you had an avatar to match you would be unstoppable.
2. 6/17/08
  
  DrowseyMonkey
  
  I've had several avatars ... don't really like any of them to be honest. My original avatar did match the name ... it was Drowsey & Monkey, but kinda boring, not that the one I have now is exciting or anything. Someday I'll have one I like
6/17/08

OutsideMyBrain

@thegoodknife: Thank you for the promotion. I am glad that everyone is getting some good tips here.

Thanks to all, so far, for the kind words.

Thank you to RobertStevenson for submitting this to Reddit. May the blessings of the Golden Rule shine brightly upon you my friend.

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1. 6/17/08
  
  thegoodknife
  
  Thanks for contributing the post, hopefully it will also inspire another batch of bloggers to join our community blog.
6/17/08

kdawg68

very well done outsidemybrain! Was happy to see some of my favorite avatars referenced.

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6/18/08

OutsideMyBrain

@kdawg68: Why thank you kind sir! Glad it made you happy. Probably not as happy as when Big Brown wins though, huh?

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6/18/08

barryfromtexas

Dang, I missed this thread - must be that time-difference thing. Yeah the post was great and I even got a little plug "woo hoo" - I did the Google test and barryfromtexas is all me except for some guy on Facebook -

I never even thought of "branding before"

(edited) I didn't even know BC had a blog - yes I just now saw the little link at the bottom of the page!

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1. 11/23/08
  
  OutsideMyBrain
  
  @barryfromtexas: Glad you found out that BC has a blog. I think there are a lot of people here at BC that don't know about it, that is why I am resurecting this thread!
1/28/09

cmgamble

This is a great read for me as I am new to blogging.

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