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		<title>Branding Yourself Without the Pain!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristal Kraft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Branding yourself in business is a matter of picking a name/logo and consistently exposing it to your consumers as much as possible.  When it comes to branding yourself on social media all of a sudden road blocks get thrown you your way. The shear number of social media groups is overwhelming and more hit the [...]<p><a href="http://kristalks.com/branding-yourself/145/">Branding Yourself Without the Pain!</a> is a post from: <a href="http://kristalks.com">Kristalks</a></p>
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<p>Branding yourself in business is a matter of picking a name/logo and consistently exposing it to your consumers as much as possible.  When it comes to branding yourself on social media all of a sudden road blocks get thrown you your way.</p>
<p>The shear number of social media groups is overwhelming and more hit the market everyday!  If you have a common name, others may have gotten there before you, thus requiring you to deviate from your brand.</p>
<p>Another issue we all deal with seems simple but can get out of hand rather quickly; that&#8217;s regarding user names and passwords.  Manytimes your user name is the one displayed on the social media network. Obviously the best user name to use in this case is your &#8220;brand.&#8221;</p>
<p>Chances are if you plan on joining each and every social media group that comes along, eventually you will get there too late to have your brand/user name.</p>
<p>The solution is to coordinate the choice of your name with a user name that is available on most of the social networks you will be using.  Thankfully, there is a site that offers a shortcut to finding what that user name might be.</p>
<p><a href="http://dialusername.com/">Dial User Name</a> is a real time saver.  It is a simple to use as typing in your user name then clicking to check the dozens of social media sites for your name&#8217;s availability.  Yes, it will take a few minutes to run the query, but relax, grab yourself a cup of coffee. When you get back to the computer, you will see the results.</p>
<p><a href="http://kristalks.com/branding-yourself/145/">Branding Yourself Without the Pain!</a> is a post from: <a href="http://kristalks.com">Kristalks</a></p>
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