These days it seems more people than not, young or old, almost everybody is using social sites and communities like Facebook, Linkedin & Twitter. Because of this, it’s not uncommon for human resource managers to use search engines to screen potential employees. That's just one reason people are seeking help with their online reputation.
If they've stacked up, its hard to hide those pictures, videos, comments or old stories even if your personal profile pages are set to private. Often what ever you type, add or attached while logged in to a website becomes property of that website. Including Twitter and Facebook.
Outside of staying out of trouble and being a good human being, the more you plan ahead, the more you take time to create a good reputation for yourself online, the less time and money you’ll need to spend in the future to combat negative information. Combining that with simply realizing that the information you put out on the internet can always find a way back to you will go a long way with most people’s online reputations.
Online Reputation Management {ORM} helps people with online reputation issues such as negative journalism, bad reviews, untruths, ripoff reports, complaint boards and forums. Disgruntled ex-employees, partners, significant others and often competitors try to damage another person’s representation on the web. Unfortunately very few companies have strategies related to managing their online reputation.
If used properly there is a method to internet reputation management that can be applied to protect a persons name or a companies brand from being slandered on the world wide web. Outside of social networking websites like MySpace and FaceBook, a few other problem sites that often include negative information are: Yelp.com, RipOffReport.com, Complaints.com, ConsumerAffairs.com, ComplaintsBoard.com and newspapers that get published online.
If you need help defending your online reputation, or for search engine reputation consulting call 503-896-2209 or click here to contact me.
Internet Reputation Management by Greg Beddor
