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The Name Game: Transparency, Authenticity, and Being Your True Self
By Tiffany Monhollon
1. The truth about blogging: Too good to be true or too dangerous to devote to? Here I blogged about my prior experience of blogging – most of which had been in small, close knit communities of people I knew in person or was in a more public forum and thus more anonymous.
2. Your blog, your name, your brand, your risk. This post delves into dealing with the issues of transparency, authenticity, and whether or not to blog under my own name.
3. Ambition and the Tale of One Generation Y Woman With the encouragement of two fellow bloggers, Penelope Trunk and Ryan Healy, I posted my first post under my full name – that I didn’t go back and edit out later! – abandoning the fears and frustrations of how to brand myself online and still be safe. This post is effectively my public introduction of my personal self to the blogosphere. It was my first real leap into Personal PR.
And things only got better from there on out. My readership quickly grew, and I my transperancy opened the doors to be establishing truly powerful relationships and empowered me to create more success in my own career. It was really the start of something wonderful.
By Tiffany Monhollon | November 10, 2007
Topics: Authenticity, Career, Community, Networking, Personal PR, Relationships, Transparency |
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March 18th, 2008 at 8:28 am
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April 9th, 2008 at 7:51 am
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March 28th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Twitter is really a good way in keeping yourself updated with the day to day activities of your friends and families members. I update my Twitter and personal blog daily.
May 14th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
i host 5 of my blogs on Blogspot and it is really good for beginners. but if you want something with more features, nothing beats wordpress.”`
July 4th, 2010 at 1:45 am
i am taking tutorial about self-publishing because it is also a good way of making money.-`’
February 28th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
The Name Game: Transparency, Authenticity, and Being Your True Self Blog under your real name.
That is so important if it is your personal blog, but what about when you are blogging for a 3rd party?
Sandy.
March 8th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Placing links to an article that explores the concept of blogging under your real name is just what my wife is doing at present. Not too worried about it in my line of business, as a Glouceter plumber, I do not blog at all!
Andy.
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Awesome post.
February 25th, 2012 at 5:09 am
You have to get some self confidence before youll order a wine made from a grape or in a country youre not familiar with. Ratings arent the only way to gain that self confidence, but theyre the way thats the most accessible to the most people. Some may never move away from relying on ratings, and theyre missing out on a lot, but for many of us, theyve been a very useful launching point.