There's some great advice from cpd23's blog post on personal branding. Having worked in Marketing before, I did consider how I presented myself via this blog. But I thought more about choosing a name and design that would attract people to it (no followers yet though...come on, you know you want to!). I hadn't really thought about making my blog identity consistent with my other professional network identities though.
I am on Linked In and Twitter and currently use my full name on both. Maybe I'll get over it but right now I don't feel comfortable using it for my blog. As way of compromise, I have added a photo that I also use on my Twitter account. Hmm, maybe it's time to do it on Linked In too...I do agree a photo of yourself is a good thing to have on a professional profile.
As for visual brand, the way that Twitter seems to be used makes me think that not many people go to a profile page. But I could probably make some tweaks on the design of both to make them consistent with each other.
As I have quite an unusual name and - as far as I know - am the only person in the world with my first name and surname combined, I do get quite paranoid about what can be found on me online. Therefore, I have done the google your name activity many a time and changed my privacy settings on some sites before. I would hate a potential employer to find out about my sordid past life (just joking!).
If you searched for me on google now; you would find my social media pages, discover which social groups and societies I have participated in, charities I have donated to, the school I went to, and even a group presentation from my Masters course. It is a bit scary but I don't think you can fully hide yourself from searches on the web.
What do other people think? Has anyone got any first impressions of my blog? Also, feel free to find me on Linked In or Twitter (my surname is Rebello - there goes my anonymity!).
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