Building an online presence is key to your online Marketing goals, When you're building an online presence you have to take several different approaches and you have to take into account that just because you may have a solid offline reputation that it has nothing to do with your online reputation.

 When you come online and are new to Social Media and online Marketing you're a newbie just like any other new person.

Building an online reputation shouldn't intimidate anyone because its something you build as you go. Its all about the comments you make and the conversations you decide to join.

 You'll want to get involved in the things that will improve your reputation. Be very careful to know the difference in getting into a heated debate and getting involved in a full blown flame war

. A heated debate can be adult and sensible or just considered a difference of opinion but a flame war is never forgotten and can damage your image forever. Remember, Once caught always suspect.

I'll be writing more on this subject in other posts so stay tuned.

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