BrandYourself Tutorial: Get your Search Score

BrandYourself Tutorial Series

Get your search score

- Tutorial #2-

BrandYourself’s free Do-it-Yourself online reputation management tool

helps you take control of Google results for your name.

In this BrandYourself tutorial, we’ll cover how to get your

Search Score.

Well, what’s a Search Score?

Your Search Score is how many positive results are about you vs. negative on your first page. For example:

=A full page of positive, relevant

results about YOUA perfect score

(this is what you should aim for!)

Now, how do you get your Search Score?

LOGIN TO YOUR BRANDYOURSELF ACCOUNT1

Don’t have an account? Sign up for FREE at brandyourself.com

GO TO THE REPORT CARD TAB2

In the Report Card tab, scroll down to the section that shows your search results.

MARK EACH RESULT 2

To get your search score, mark each result by clicking the labels on the right. Mark it either POSITIVE, NEGATIVE or NOT ME.

A PERSONAL WEBSITE

NEWS ARTICLESSOCIAL MEDIA

PROFILES

Positive - If it’s about you and you don’t mind people finding it -

A RIPOFF REPORT REPORT OR BAD REVIEW

INCRIMINATING PHOTOS

A NEGATIVE COMMENT BY OR ABOUT YOU

Negative - If it’s about you and you don’t want it showing up -

NOT ME - If it’s about someone else & it CAN’T be confused for you (and isn’t negative)-

A CELEBRITY A WELL-KNOWN FIGURESOMEONE WHO IS CLEARLY

NOT YOUR AGE / PROFESSION

There are a few special cases…

A directory page - That lists your profile along with other people -

If you can find your profile quickly when you click on the

link, then mark it POSITIVE

If you’re not easy to find, mark it NOT ME

Our co-founder, Pete, is easy to find in this LinkedIn directory so

he’ll mark it as positive.

someone Else’s Negative - That people could mistake for you -

Like our co-founder Pete, who was being mistaken for:

INSTEAD OF

A criminal with the same name The REAL Pete Kistler, NOT a criminal

If you’re still not sure how to mark the result, click “Not Sure?”

If you don’t recognize the link, click to view it in a new window

GET YOUR SEARCH SCORE3

Once you’ve marked your first page of results, we’ll calculate your Search Score. Don’t forget to share it with your friends!

Got questions?

Contact our awesome support team

OR chat with someone during business hours by

clicking this green tab

315-565-1799support@brandyourself.com( )

Look great when employers, clients and even dates Google you.