30 Thoughts on the Power of Personal Branding - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

30 Thoughts on the Power of Personal Branding - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Keeping true to the nature of the way we consume content in bite sized pieces, here is a list of 30 thoughts on the power of personal branding, why it is important, and the affect it has on the world around you. The content you create influences your perceived value The content you create in sum is your economic value Your personal brand will be graded and rated by others You control the content you create, others control their opinion The first page on a search engine is the only page that matters Search is a zero sum game, to rank you need to boot someone off We meet more digitally than we do physically To scale your personal brand you need to take risks, be edgy Content, search and social networking is the new frontier of capitalism Time is not an excuse, find time or your competition will Your blog is an economic asset that has value Your personal brand opens doors and attracts opportunity Your personal brand is location based You need to read and be read Your blog posts are the road to your first book Inbound links are the currency of the web get more The social graph is becoming the infrastructure of the web Your reach is measured in your RSS and email subscribers Your email subscriber list is your most lucrative asset Your personal brand gives you leverage in life Content is the new competition and both are increasing An authoritative blog in the niche you work in can be a goldmine Not everyone will agree with what you write thats a good sign Most people are average, strive for excellence Fine is not excellent Push the envelope, takes risks and fail a lot Learn from the failures and accelerate Your ideas are the hidden roots of your success When you blog you influence the opinion of others Influence equals power What do you think? Do you have any personal branding thoughts you would like to share? Please leave your thoughts in a comment it will help to create your personal brand. Have a great weekend! Author: Chad Levitt is the author of the New Sales Economy blog, which focuses on how Sales 2.0 Social Media can help you connect, create more opportunities and increase your business. Chad is also the featured Sales 2.0 blogger at SalesGravy.com, the number one web portal for sales pros, the professional athletes of the business world. Make sure to connect with him on Twitter @chadalevitt.