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July 22, 2010 volume 10-issue 29
Your editor: Jan Tallent, rimdigest@usa.net
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Today's Issue Contains:
Publisher's Spot
Featured Article: How to Set Up Your Own Personal Brand
with Google Profiles
Positive Quote
Fun Tip or Site
Funny of the Day
Recommended eZines
Publisher's Goodbye and Legal Stuff
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It is still HOT. 90 degrees at 9 a.m. and supposed to reach
100 again by early afternoon. I am having a wonderful computer
day today as well, lol. First off, my desktop ( real PC ) that
I use solely for work will NOT load up the word document with
42:31 minutes of the 60 minute audio I am almost finished
transcribing. I had to reboot it so many times already that
I am doing the issue on my laptop for maybe the third time
EVER.
I use my laptop for my social marketing and networking and my
eBay sales, etc. I also like to use it to find fun and interesting videos, etc.
Well, the "F" key fell off and when I DO get it to go back on,
it will not TYPE the "f". So I am typing with the "f" key off
and pushing the little button / knobby thingie where the key
is supposed to go. Needless to say, I did not realize how often
I actually USE the "f" key until I couldn't, lol.
If you pray, please pray for my best friend, Sharon. She has
been rushed back to the ER with dangerously high blood pressure
and pulse and this is not the first time. She has a lot of health
problems that we do not usually share with "the world" but we
really need some prayers and positive thoughts coming her way.
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Featured Article
How to Set Up Your Own Personal Brand with Google Profiles
By Merle http://MerlesWorld.com
How would you like to have the top ranking in Google for
a particular keyphrase? There are a lot of people who spend
hours every week on search engine optimization, who would
consider a front page listing on Google's search results
as having their prayers answered. What if I told you it's
possible? Do I have your attention now? By creating a Google
Profile for your name, that front page ranking is all but
guaranteed.
If you haven't heard of "Google's Profile" service, it's a
page that's all about you. Created by you, it's sort of
like a "mini-resume". So when someone goes to Google and
searches your name, (and sooner or later they will), profile
summaries are shown at the bottom of the search results page.
To view the full profile, you simply click on the included link.
Now if you have a very common name say, Bob Smith, you may
have some competition. Google shows up to four profile links
on each page. Now, if you had parents with a little creativity
and have an uncommon name, your profile should be the only one
displayed on the search results page.
So why would you want to create a profile? Understand that Google
does not give these pages any extra boost in ranking, but
this is an excellent way to brand yourself and to control
what others read about you online. It's your own personal
identity, and now you're in charge of the information that's
revealed.
The first step in creating your own profile is having a
Google account. You'll find simple instructions here
http://tinyurl.com/lyrfky .If you already have one, log
into Google Profiles at http://www.google.com/profiles
All of Google's services require a Google account to use
them, so it's something you'll use over and over. Now if
your Google account is linked to your Gmail account, this
will end up being your profile's URL. If you don't have
a Gmail account yet, you'll be allowed to select a username
to use in your custom URL. Be very careful here, as once a URL
is selected it cannot be changed. A custom URL looks like
this http://www.google.co/profiles/username
So what types of information can you include in your
profile? Glad you asked. It can include as much or
as little as you want. Here are some of your choices:
1) Contact Info
2) Current Location
3) Work Info
4) Embed Photos from Picasa or FlickR
5) About You Bio Page
6) Links to Your Blogs/Websites
7) Links to Social Networks Used
8) School Info
If you're also a "Google Buzz" user, whenever you post,
it will also be displayed on your Google Profile page
under the "Buzz Tab". Another nice feature is the
ability to receive emails from other Google account
users without publicly displaying your email address.
This feature is found under "Edit Profile".
If you'd like your profile to display a really slick
"verified name badge" ,there's an extra step involved.
It's not necessary or mandatory, but by doing it viewers
will know the profile they're looking at is really you
and not some "poser".
To verify your Profile, you'll need to use Google's Knol
Service http://knol.google.com/k . Once logged in, look
under "preferences" from "my profile" and click on the
"name verification". There are two options given in
order to verify your identity. The first is to type
in a credit card number ,and the other your social
security number and address. Again, this step is not
mandatory and you can set up a Google Profile just
fine without doing it. The choice is yours.
Do yourself a favor and take a few minutes out of your
busy day to set up your own Google Profile. Look,
people will search for you on Google, it could be a
possible employer, an old friend trying to find you,
or even a new client who's interested in your products
and/or services. Why not make it easy for them to find
out a little more about you? By having a personal profile, it
ensures they're getting factual information that you
want them to see. Everyone is a brand on the Internet,
even you. Time to take charge of it.
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Merle's Mission Blog- "Rants, Raves and Random Acts
of Kindness" a self proclaimed "Internet Junkie" with a
passion for net marketing, affiliate marketing, social
networking. An avid Blogger and writer with several
niche sites to her credit. Find out more at
http://merlesworld.blogspot.com/ Follow me on
Twitter http://twitter.com/msmerle
thanks, Merle, for this contribution :-)
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Positive Quote
Take time to laugh - it is the music of the soul.
-- From an old English prayer.
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Fun Tip or Sites
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Funny of the Day
Evolution of Dance - By Judson Laipply
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