It is a grim fact that with today’s internet scenario, personal information increasingly surfaces on the web. Google search is obviously the major search engine where people look for information that is published about you. This makes Google personal online reputation management one of paramount importance.
False or slanderous information about you can deprive you of employment opportunities or provide a bad reputation about you among your friends.
Search for your name on Google to view what personal information about you is available on the internet.
In fact, with a well-conceived Google profile, you can easily manage the information – be it your bio-data, contact particulars or any other personal information about you that people view. You can further link to other sites content about you or created by you.
You may occasionally find unpleasant content about you that you don not want to appear online. In all such cases, determine whether you or someone else controls the content. If the undesirable content resides on a site/page you do not control, you can follow set procedures for removing personal information from the web /removing a page from Google search results.
If you desire to know any new information about you that surfaces, you can avail the Me on the Web feature of your Google Dashboard to keep vigil on what appears about you.
Me on the Web is a tool launched by Google to help people monitor online references to their names and other personal information.
It is reported that “Me on the Web” is just the beginning for Google as it plans to do a lot more on online reputation management
In short, follow the following simple steps:
· Submit the right type of profiles and links you want others to see when they Google you.
· Take steps to make sure the profiles and links obtain high rank in Google.
· Monitor your progress and obtain alerts whenever your results change.
· Ascertain who are Googling and getting details about you online
Take control of your own reputation management and suppress all adverse results about you by posting all positive information about you.
Your Google profile is invariably attached to Google Plus and you should furnish as much information as possible and make sure you do not leave anything blank.