Comments on: Branding Yourself Must Include Your Own Domain http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name YOUR Career: Powered by Social Media Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JoshuaWaldman http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-979 JoshuaWaldman Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:36:09 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-979 @Dean F. Radke Yes, it's one way. I redirect my personal doman (http://joshuawaldman.net) to my about.me page. http://about.me is a great portal for personal sites, b/c it's simple yet highly personal. @Dean F. Radke Yes, it’s one way. I redirect my personal doman (http://joshuawaldman.net) to my about.me page. http://about.me is a great portal for personal sites, b/c it’s simple yet highly personal.

]]> By: Dean F. Radke http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-978 Dean F. Radke Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:18:58 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-978 Josh: I recently took a course on personal branding and one of the suggestions was that you get your name as your domain name as you suggested in this article and then establish that as a personal portal with links to your linked in page, twitter, blog etc. -- Is this how you envision using the personal domain name? Josh:

I recently took a course on personal branding and one of the suggestions was that you get your name as your domain name as you suggested in this article and then establish that as a personal portal with links to your linked in page, twitter, blog etc. — Is this how you envision using the personal domain name?

]]> By: Joshua Waldman http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-673 Joshua Waldman Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:10:00 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-673 Use Namecheap, I fixed the link. Then do a google search for, "Name Cheap Discount 2011". It will give you a special code for this month. Enter it and get a few bucks off your domain. Use Namecheap, I fixed the link. Then do a google search for, “Name Cheap Discount 2011″. It will give you a special code for this month. Enter it and get a few bucks off your domain.

]]> By: Lisalahey http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-668 Lisalahey Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:55:00 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-668 joshua: you stated above that hosting your own domain costs $8.00/year. In none of the sites you provided a link to did I find that kind of deal. Can you tell me which site offers it? joshua: you stated above that hosting your own domain costs $8.00/year. In none of the sites you provided a link to did I find that kind of deal. Can you tell me which site offers it?

]]> By: Joshua Waldman http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-140 Joshua Waldman Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:45:42 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-140 Gary, Of course you are right. Every decision needs to be held up against the light of one's own personal brand. In these things there are no easy answers. So Yes. A Canadian might choose .ca if that re-reinforces their brand. Mainly, however, I don't like .biz, .tv or .us and the other very cheap options. They look trashy no matter what you do. As far as Google, their URLs are not dedicated. You would have to work out a redirection to actually get a just your name. Their tools are OK for beginners. But are quickly limiting if you are looking to do more than very basic portfolio or online resume. The best advice is to find platforms that has the fewest amount of psychological barriers to actually using them. Why stop at Google? Why not have Google, Lookuppages.com and wordpress? The more content you generate, the better off you'll be at getting found and ranking on Google's first page. Gary,

Of course you are right. Every decision needs to be held up against the light of one’s own personal brand. In these things there are no easy answers.

So Yes. A Canadian might choose .ca if that re-reinforces their brand.

Mainly, however, I don’t like .biz, .tv or .us and the other very cheap options. They look trashy no matter what you do.

As far as Google, their URLs are not dedicated. You would have to work out a redirection to actually get a just your name. Their tools are OK for beginners. But are quickly limiting if you are looking to do more than very basic portfolio or online resume.

The best advice is to find platforms that has the fewest amount of psychological barriers to actually using them. Why stop at Google? Why not have Google, Lookuppages.com and wordpress? The more content you generate, the better off you’ll be at getting found and ranking on Google’s first page.

]]> By: Joshua Waldman http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-457 Joshua Waldman Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:45:00 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-457 Gary, Of course you are right. Every decision needs to be held up against the light of one's own personal brand. In these things there are no easy answers. So Yes. A Canadian might choose .ca if that re-reinforces their brand. Mainly, however, I don't like .biz, .tv or .us and the other very cheap options. They look trashy no matter what you do. As far as Google, their URLs are not dedicated. You would have to work out a redirection to actually get a just your name. Their tools are OK for beginners. But are quickly limiting if you are looking to do more than very basic portfolio or online resume. The best advice is to find platforms that has the fewest amount of psychological barriers to actually using them. Why stop at Google? Why not have Google, Lookuppages.com and wordpress? The more content you generate, the better off you'll be at getting found and ranking on Google's first page. Gary,

Of course you are right. Every decision needs to be held up against the light of one’s own personal brand. In these things there are no easy answers.

So Yes. A Canadian might choose .ca if that re-reinforces their brand.

Mainly, however, I don’t like .biz, .tv or .us and the other very cheap options. They look trashy no matter what you do.

As far as Google, their URLs are not dedicated. You would have to work out a redirection to actually get a just your name. Their tools are OK for beginners. But are quickly limiting if you are looking to do more than very basic portfolio or online resume.

The best advice is to find platforms that has the fewest amount of psychological barriers to actually using them. Why stop at Google? Why not have Google, Lookuppages.com and wordpress? The more content you generate, the better off you’ll be at getting found and ranking on Google’s first page.

]]> By: Gary Patton http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-139 Gary Patton Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:10:49 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-139 Joshua; Your readers may need to be wary of your advice to use only .com, .net & .org. The latter two might "brand" an owner as something they are not. This could damage your brand's trustworthiness before you get a chance. Canadians who may feel there's an advantage in identifying themselves as a citizen of the northern part of "America" also could use .ca in lieu of the ubiquitous .com. Google Apps will not only give you an inexpensive URL and hosting, folks, but also a complete Suite of tools in which to run your brand, for FREE . Regards, @GaryFPatton in Toronto The People Development Guy .-= Gary Patton´s last undefined ..<a href="0" rel="nofollow">If you register your site for free at </a> =-. Joshua;

Your readers may need to be wary of your advice to use only .com, .net & .org. The latter two might “brand” an owner as something they are not.

This could damage your brand’s trustworthiness before you get a chance.

Canadians who may feel there’s an advantage in identifying themselves as a citizen of the northern part of “America” also could use .ca in lieu of the ubiquitous .com.

Google Apps will not only give you an inexpensive URL and hosting, folks, but also a complete Suite of tools in which to run your brand, for FREE .

Regards,
@GaryFPatton in Toronto
The People Development Guy
.-= Gary Patton´s last undefined ..If you register your site for free at =-.

]]> By: Gary Patton http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-456 Gary Patton Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:10:00 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-456 Joshua; Your readers may need to be wary of your advice to use only .com, .net & .org. The latter two might "brand" an owner as something they are not. This could damage your brand's trustworthiness before you get a chance. Canadians who may feel there's an advantage in identifying themselves as a citizen of the northern part of "America" also could use .ca in lieu of the ubiquitous .com. Google Apps will not only give you an inexpensive URL and hosting, folks, but also a complete Suite of tools in which to run your brand, for FREE . Regards, @GaryFPatton in Toronto The People Development Guy .-= Gary Patton´s last undefined ..<a href="0" rel="nofollow">If you register your site for free at </a> =-. Joshua;

Your readers may need to be wary of your advice to use only .com, .net & .org. The latter two might “brand” an owner as something they are not.

This could damage your brand’s trustworthiness before you get a chance.

Canadians who may feel there’s an advantage in identifying themselves as a citizen of the northern part of “America” also could use .ca in lieu of the ubiquitous .com.

Google Apps will not only give you an inexpensive URL and hosting, folks, but also a complete Suite of tools in which to run your brand, for FREE .

Regards,
@GaryFPatton in Toronto
The People Development Guy
.-= Gary Patton´s last undefined ..If you register your site for free at =-.

]]> By: Mike Stankavich http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-138 Mike Stankavich Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:20:59 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-138 Jenn, you can redirect a personal domain to your blogger site. I helped somebody do it once before, but I don't recall the details now. I do recall that it wasn't that difficult. If you need help figuring it out let me know. Jenn, you can redirect a personal domain to your blogger site. I helped somebody do it once before, but I don’t recall the details now. I do recall that it wasn’t that difficult. If you need help figuring it out let me know.

]]> By: Mike Stankavich http://careerenlightenment.com/personal_branding/branding-yourself-must-include-your-domain-name/comment-page-1#comment-455 Mike Stankavich Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:20:00 +0000 http://careerenlightenment.com/?p=1391#comment-455 Jenn, you can redirect a personal domain to your blogger site. I helped somebody do it once before, but I don't recall the details now. I do recall that it wasn't that difficult. If you need help figuring it out let me know. Jenn, you can redirect a personal domain to your blogger site. I helped somebody do it once before, but I don’t recall the details now. I do recall that it wasn’t that difficult. If you need help figuring it out let me know.

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