http://wstr221.gearhost.us.com/luc1313/bethjbates.com/wwwroot/index.php/2008/09/08/personal-branding-its-all-about-me/ Plain English Social Media Tips, Web Tools and Marketing Strategies Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://wstr221.gearhost.us.com/luc1313/bethjbates.com/wwwroot/index.php/2008/09/08/personal-branding-its-all-about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Beth Bates Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:35:51 +0000 http://www.bethjbates.com/?p=166#comment-86 You are absolutely right, Dan. Trust is a huge factor in social media engagement. I hope that when it becomes "the norm" to have online profiles, folks will let their guards down a bit and feel better about participation. Thanks for the note! You are absolutely right, Dan. Trust is a huge factor in social media engagement. I hope that when it becomes “the norm” to have online profiles, folks will let their guards down a bit and feel better about participation. Thanks for the note!

]]> http://wstr221.gearhost.us.com/luc1313/bethjbates.com/wwwroot/index.php/2008/09/08/personal-branding-its-all-about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Dan Schawbel Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:18:03 +0000 http://www.bethjbates.com/?p=166#comment-85 I think the biggest hurdle for most people is being comfortable being "brand you" online. A lot of people are insecure or not comfortable spilling their guts online. The truth is that sooner or later, everyone will be doing it. Everything now is built on trust. From reading a blog to being involved in a business transaction, if you don't trust it/them, you won't bother. I think the biggest hurdle for most people is being comfortable being “brand you” online. A lot of people are insecure or not comfortable spilling their guts online. The truth is that sooner or later, everyone will be doing it. Everything now is built on trust. From reading a blog to being involved in a business transaction, if you don’t trust it/them, you won’t bother.

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