Reputation Armor (ReputationArmor.com) wants our potential clients to understand that your name is in all actuality a brand. Individuals identify you by that name when deciding whether to do business with you, at least as far as online. Your name is also what will be drawn on in order to search out positive or negative reviews.
Do you own your name online?
Do you own “YourName.com? For example, “ReputationArmor.com”. What about nicknames and product names associated with you and your company? Also, sub-domains are very important, for example, “ReputationArmor.net”, and “ReputationArmor.org”
Even if you by no means plan to construct these into real websites, having someone else own these sites can be disastrous. Someone out there may decide that they don’t necessarily like you. Or a competitor to your business may fix on ruining your online reputation. They can put whatever negative information about you they like for millions to see? Reputation Armor has even seen instances were a malicious porn or hate site was built that is made to look like it is associated with r our clients name or business. What do you think the outcome of this was when potential clients Googled their name?
This is actually a bona fide problem that Reputation Armor observes more often than one might think. Owning all of the potential deviations of your domains goes a long way in proactively guard your brand and online reputation.
Reputation Armor takes things a step further for our clients. We utilize the domains by building actual web sites. When anyone searches their name/companyName, they find a Google results page filled with relevant, positive links.
Reputation Armor advises clients that it is best to take an “Own it before there is a problem” approach. Optimistically there problems would never arrive, but realistically they often do.
Reputation Armor notes that the Internet provides an abundance of opportunities, both positive and negative. The net at its core is actually very democratic, in that it allows anyone with access to utilize or exploit it as they see fit. For this reason, online reputation management has become a key aspect for many individuals and companies.
Reputation management boils down to tracking a brand’s actions and other entity’s opinions about those actions. In other words, Reputation Armor looks at is as searching for what a brands are doing and what others think about it. The other side of the online reputation management coin is to combat any and all negative search engine results
Over the years Reputation Armor has observed a consistent evolution of online reputation management; the constant foundation has remained to overcome and eradicate negative results. Through the progression of reputation management Reputation Armor has always strived to be on the forefront of bright, innovative techniques.
Reputation Armor on the Escalation of Review and Complaint Sites
Reputation Armor notes that more than ever before, it’s a trouble-free process for an individual to post slanderous, false, and hurtful information. In the past, in order to harm a brand’s reputation, an individual would have been forced to use a print service such as a newspaper to spread negative information. But in this day and age, an anonymous complaint can be posted by anyone with access to the net. The majority of Reputation Armor clients have come to us because their online reputations have been in some way injured. The other segment recruit reputation armor to proactively manage their online reputation before damage is done.
The Reputation Armor Online Reputation Management Solution
Reputation Armor uses a number of methods to combat slanderous and inaccurate search results for our clients. The outcome of reputation armor s online reputation management service is top ranking positive search engine results as well as insulation that keep new negative links at bay. In order contest negative information by producing positive content, reputation armor deploys what is known to the reputation management industry as Reverse Search Engine Optimization. The objective is to produce enough positive information to drown out the negative. An Online Reputation Management Campaign is an intricate, time consuming process, but the return on investment is well worth it.
Reputation Armor has spearheaded hundreds of successful reputation management campaigns.
Reputation Armor notes that using social networks as a Reputation Management tool or technique is a must! The fact is social networks like FaceBook, Twitter, Linkedin, MySpace, and hundreds of others rank very well on Google and other search engines when developed and utilized properly. If you have twenty or so social networking sites about you that rank high on Google, you control 20 spots about yourself and own those positions.
Creating social networking accounts is easy, fast, and in some cases actually fun. Reputation Armor uses TONS of social networks on the web for individuals and businesses. Reputation Armor recommends picking a few for yourself and actually using them to your advantage.
One extremely important tip that Reputation Armor would like to share is remember to log-in to your social network accounts frequently (At Least Weekly) and update your status, or add new content to your public profiles. By adding something new or showing Google that you are actively using these accounts, Reputation Armor has found that Google will in most cases perceive that this “account” is very relevant about your name thus ranking higher and stronger.
Here are a few social networks that Reputation Armor recommends:
Facebook can be a great place to network, just make certain you keep your profile free from things you wouldn’t want spread about you online. Example: Facebook.com/ReputationArmor
MySpace has millions of visitors; this popular social networking site can be a great place to get your and your business’ name out there. Example: MySpace.com/ReputationArmor
LinkedIn Here you can create a professional profile that will allow you to interact with others in your profession in a safe and positive manner. Example: LinkedIn.com/ReputationArmor
Twitter is great whether you want to communicate with others or follow the noise about you on the net, Twitter is an essential tool. Example: Twitter.com/ReputationArmor
Reputation Armor recommends that after creating these social networks it is a good idea to find like minded people, and industry partners to link up with you and network. You should also promote your social networks by linking to them when possible from your blog, website, or other social sites.
Reputation Armor Social Profile Creation
Reputation Armor creates over 125 social network accounts for our clients and optimizes them using the latest cutting edge social networking SEO techniques. This method ensures that the profiles rank highly in search engine results, therefore giving control of the top spots back to clients.
Social Networking Profile creation is only a minor portion of the Reputation Armor Online Reputation Management process.
