http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/05/04/tips-for-managing-your-online-identity/ Finding the path that's right for you Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:19:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/2008/05/04/tips-for-managing-your-online-identity/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Julia Bradley Tue, 13 May 2008 16:17:27 +0000 http://www.careersolvers.com/blog/?p=199#comment-216 The above are great tips for manaing your online identity. In particular, having a professional headshot included in your online profile is extremely important today. If you think about your online profiles at Ziggs and LinkedIn as an online business card, then your professional photo is the equivalent of your personal logo. And with the google image search growing in popularity, you should be aware that people will both google your name for web links and for image results. So by including your photo in your online profiles, this increases the chances that google images will display your photo in image search results for your name. Ziggs even allows you to include up to six photos of yourself in your profile...such as your current professional photo, plus you could include a photo of you receiving an award, or a college graduation photo. When deciding which photos to include, think about what will help the viewer connect with you more easily and leave with a professional impression of you...and go from there. The above are great tips for manaing your online identity. In particular, having a professional headshot included in your online profile is extremely important today. If you think about your online profiles at Ziggs and LinkedIn as an online business card, then your professional photo is the equivalent of your personal logo. And with the google image search growing in popularity, you should be aware that people will both google your name for web links and for image results. So by including your photo in your online profiles, this increases the chances that google images will display your photo in image search results for your name. Ziggs even allows you to include up to six photos of yourself in your profile…such as your current professional photo, plus you could include a photo of you receiving an award, or a college graduation photo. When deciding which photos to include, think about what will help the viewer connect with you more easily and leave with a professional impression of you…and go from there.

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