Serious...you really should. Go to www.google.com and enter your first and last name. Can your clients easily find you? Before blogging, I would show up with maybe a page or two along with a few other Rhonda Porters or Rhonda Witts. Now, if you were to "google" my name, you'll find over 20 pages! Yes...thanks to blogging!
After you Google yourself, you should set up a Google Alert. In fact, I have several alerts set up:
- My first and last name (Rhonda Porter).
- My website (www.rhondaporter.com).
- My blog (www.mortgageporter.com).
- Areas of interest. Such as: mortgage; credit; West Seattle (these are things I might want to blog about).
This just takes a few moments to do.
- Go to www.google.com/alerts
- Enter your search term (one at a time per search item).
- How often you want to be notified
- Your email address to receive your updates.
Why do this? First of all, if you have a client (or anyone) who has written something about you on their personal blog...wouldn't you want to know? Plus, when you're alerted about areas of interest (could be your farm area, for example) it provides you with material and potential links to use in your future posts.
So what are you waiting for? Go google yourself!
Stumble It!
