Personal Branding & Privacy
Personal branding, what shows up when people search your name, reputation and staying private.
Personal Branding Basics: Deciding What You Want to Be Known For
How to define a personal brand from your real work, describe it in a few consistent lengths, choose where to show up, and set privacy and disclosure rules first.
Read · 7 min read →Personal Branding & PrivacySearching Your Name: What Shows Up and What Google Will Remove
How to audit what people find when they search your name, and how Google's Results about you tool and removal policies work, including what they can't do.
Read · 6 min read →Personal Branding & PrivacyRepairing Your Online Reputation: Fixes That Work at the Source
A practical triage plan for unflattering or harmful search results, from editing your own posts and asking site owners to Google's policy forms and the Take It Down Act.
Read · 6 min read →Personal Branding & PrivacyDoxxing and Oversharing: How to Shrink What Strangers Can Find
Where doxers get personal details, how to trim your posts and profiles, opt out of people search sites, secure accounts, and what to do if you're targeted.
Read · 6 min read →Personal Branding & PrivacyDeleting Old Accounts: A Safe Cleanup Plan for Unused Logins
A step-by-step plan for finding forgotten accounts, saving what you need, moving logins off old email, untangling sign-in links and deleting accounts safely.
Read · 6 min read →Personal Branding & PrivacyYour Digital Footprint as a Job Seeker: What Employers See
What employers may check online, your background check rights, how to review and strengthen your footprint, and how to protect your identity from job scams.
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