Marketing Yourself

To advertise yourself, conduct any three of these activities and submit a memo detailing your progress.

1. Leave a professional/personal comment. Make a connection with a person with whom you have a professional interest on LINKEDIN.COM. Then, visit their profile and see what the other person has to offer. Leave a professional comment about them.

If a person is a real estate agent, then say something like, "Jim, thank you for accepting invitation. I like how you are promoting a house on page X." This will make you stand out and let the person know that you are someone who actually navigates through people's profile, which means they will want to know more about you.

2. Use the signature function. Join a forum or discussion board where you can add a personal signature. Put your name, name of business, website and/or tagline there.

This way you can chat about whatever topic or issue and still get yourself out there without making a big stink about it. Use your signature on your email as well.

3. Ask bloggers or real life professional for interviews. The internet is full of bloggers about every subject imaginable. If you happen to find a blog that pertains to you or your business, ask for an interview.

Many bloggers love to meet new people and get fresh material for their blog. If they say no, no harm done. Move on and find someone else.

4. Create a YouTube video of yourself. Record a video of yourself (1 minute) explaining why you are the right candidate for a job. Submit link.