Capture the Conversation Internet Marketing Tag Feed for 'serp' http://www.capturetheconversation.com Internet Marketing Insight for Integrating the Web into Marketing Communications and Public Relations en-us Room 214, Inc 2006 - 08 http://www.capturetheconversation.com/template/ctc/images/rss-image.gif Capture the Conversation Internet Marketing Tag Feed for 'serp' http://www.capturetheconversation.com Internet Marketing Insight for Integrating the Web into Marketing Communications and Public Relations http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html PostZinger/r.191 Two Tips To Help You Rank Well for Your Own Name http://www.capturetheconversation.com/rss-read/two-tips-to-help-you-rank-well-for-your-own-name Society & Culture I am one of the lucky people that does no have a common name, and as such I can easily rank well for my own name. That page links to 6 different websites that contain the way to contact me. My linked in, facebook, this blog (twice), site of our... Stepan Mazurov I am one of the lucky people that does no have a common name, and as such I can easily rank well for my own name. That page links to 6 different websites that contain the way to contact me. My linked in, facebook, this blog (twice), site of our good friend Kris Smith, my very unfinished personal website and even twitter status updates all show up on first page of Google. Here is the tips that should help you achieve the same success.

While people with more common names will have a harder time ranking for your own name as the first result, the tips below are helpful to everyone. First and foremost it is important to not be afraid to use your name on social websites. As Gary Vaynerchuk pointed out, your legacy, which starts with the name, is more important than money (currency) you currently make. You are your own brand in Social Media and New Media Marketing, so to rank high for your name on search engines you must not be afraid to use your name.

There is 2 main ways to get this accomplished. First goal is to get your profile and your name on as many high trust sites as possible, here is a list of must-haves:

The big thing about these sites is they all allow you to link 1 or more sites, Pownce, Digg and LinkedIn being the best about cross linking your websites.

Second way to get the site ranked for your name is to simply comment on blog posts you find interesting. Best way to provide an insightful comment is to ask a question related to the post to initiate conversation. Check our our tutorial on how to post a blog comment. If you have troubles finding interesting blog posts, I suggest you check out reddit, digg or stumbleUpon, across those 3 sites, you have unlimited amount of fresh interesting content to read and ultimately comment on.

Keeping those 2 tips in mind, you should have no problem getting even the toughest names ranked well on search engines. If you have any other suggestions, please let us know in the comments. We would love to hear how those tips help you rank well for your own name.


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