Comments on: Laundry List | Why You Should Create Your Personal Brand

By: Dan Baum: Lessons in Personal Branding for Journalists at PersonalBrandingBlog.com | Jaclyn Schiff

Thu, 14 May 2009 18:13:49 +0000

[...] are tons of reasons (here are some) why it’s important for everyone to give personal branding at least some [...]

By: Srinivas Rao (required)

Srinivas Rao (required) — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:43:28 +0000

Great post. I’ve been working on all of these and I have directly gotten job interviews because of the work I’m doing on building my personal brand.

By: Chad Levitt

Chad Levitt — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:27:41 +0000

@Tony- Awesome comment! I like your “just do it” attitude and I bet its helped you to create your personal brand quicker than others. It’s important to remember that the reasons for building your personal brand should be self defined because we all have different goals for ourselves. But, as you correctly point out it takes being an active and committed participant to achieve the greater goal.

By: Chad Levitt

Chad Levitt — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:22:01 +0000

@Yinka- Thanks for sharing your reason for building your personal brand! Have you been able to gain the recognition you seek from building your personal brand? Please share!

By: Frode H

Frode H — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:35:38 +0000

Interesting. The most important line her is: “What are you waiting for — go get started!” Dare to be different, and find your own path.

By: Jared O'Toole

Jared O'Toole — Sat, 09 May 2009 22:08:47 +0000

You will always have your personal brand. It doesnt matter what your business or career does. Your brand will always be with you and so will the opportunity that you have made for yourself with it. To many people don’t realize that even if you plan on working for someone else you have a personal brand that you cna develop to get ahead.

By: @MattWilsontv (required)

@MattWilsontv (required) — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:10:06 +0000

My favorite here is establishing yourself as a leader in your work.

By: Tony Faustino

Tony Faustino — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:53:51 +0000

Chad, thank you for another great post on The Personal Branding Blog. Insights like the one you cite are why the content of this blog is essential daily, reading for me.

My reason or goal for diligently building my personal brand is to establish a credible and reputable online presence. Your point about moving up in the Google Search Rankings is so important(regardless if we are gamefully employed or searching for our next professional opportunities).

I invest significant time in my personal branding profiles on Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter (and that includes the tweet content) because they comprise my Online Professional Portfolio. The only way I know to achieve the many important objectives that both you and Yinka cite is to “just do it.”

In the online world and personal branding, you have to be an active and committed participant. Otherwise, you risk losing out on the unsolicited personal and professional opportunities so clearly articulated in your post.

Thank you for your thought-provoking content.

By: yinka olaito

yinka olaito — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:50:12 +0000

Chad, your lists are very great. No one will deny that building strong personal brand does not compensate for the time investment. One of my best reason is to be helpful and gain recognition internally for it.