(Personal Branding Tip) How to build a personal brand in one easy step

[Andy Black]

Want to become known as "The XYZ Guy"?

HELP PEOPLE WITH XYZ.​

How did @biophase become known as "The eCommerce Guy"?

How did @SinisterLex become known as "The Copywriter Guy"?

How did @Fox become known as "The Web Dev Business Building Guy"?

How did @Vigilante become known as "The Passive Income Guy"?

How did @AllenCrawley become known as "The Branding Guy"?

How did @ChickenHawk become known as "The Self-Publishing Lady"?

How did @MTF become known as "The Self-Publishing Guy"?

How did @Andy Black become known as "The AdWords Guy"?

Stop trying to "build a personal brand", and go help people instead.

(Or go do the work - and talk about it.)​

Further reading:

• Stop "building" stuff
  
• Just help people
• How to build a personal brand from nothing
  
• (Read the tags.)

 

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[Nicoknowsbest]

Great reminder Andy, thank you!

If you spend 50% of your time helping people with your skill and 50% of your time talking about how you helped them, you quickly become "the XYZ guy".

Go out and help someone today. Document it and show it to others.

 

[Andy Black]

How could I have missed this one:

How did @IceCreamKid become known as "The Ice-cream Guy"?

Any more?

 

[GuestUser4aMPs1]

How could I have missed this one:

How did @IceCreamKid become known as "The Ice-cream Guy"?

Any more?

How did @SteveO become known as "The Real Estate Guy?"

...or golf.

 

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