So you searched yourself and now what do you do?

So now that you have searched yourself on the internet and found out about your online brand, what can you do if you are not happy with what you have discovered?

If you found pictures or postings about you that you do not like, check out your privacy settings on social websites.  Are you getting tagged when you do not want to be tagged?  Are you in a picture that is not flattering?  You may not be able to clear it all up, but you can do a couple things to help.

First, change your settings to control what is posted about you and who can search for you.

Second, ask people to remove unflattering items. This does not mean that they completely gone but it will make it harder to find.

Third, start writing reviews of products and books that you like (or do not like) as these things will show up in a search as well.

Fourth, blog or post about things you like.  These are all searchable and the more positive items you have the better.

Do you have other ideas that work in cleaning up your online brand image?

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