Week 2 post

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It is important to market yourself because marketing yourself is building your personal brand. You will have a lot of benefits if you build a brand of yourself. For example, if you have a strong personal brand, people are more likely to contact you and make friend with you. The process of marketing yourself also adds value to you. For example,  there are two guys. They have same level of abilities and skills in one area. The only difference between them is one has a strong personal image as an expert in that area, the other one does not have a online profile. The one with strong personal image will more likely to get more chances and opportunities than the other one. The story shows the importance of building personal brand. People can easily remember you and recognize you if you have a strong personal brand.
People can build their personal brand through a lot of media online. They can first set up a Facebook page to build a social image. Facebook is a good tool to make friends in daily life. People can share their pictures on Facebook. The other important media is LinkedIn. LinkedIn is an importance platform for professional network. Building a personal page on LinkedIn helps people know more personal within their area. People can show their professional skills there. Networking in LinkedIn is becoming more crucial nowadays. A good LinkedIn page can bring you a lot of job opportunities. People can also build personal brand through Twitter. The president of the United States has a strong personal image on Twitter. That is a good example of building personal brand online.

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