BrandYourself Tutorial Series

Boost a link In google

- Tutorial #3 -

In our previous tutorial,

we showed you how to submit a link to your BrandYourself account.

- How to submit a high quality profile -

These links include:

A PERSONAL WEBSITE

NEWS ARTICLES OR SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Once you submit a link, it’s time to boost the link so it ranks better in

search results for your name.

LOGIN TO YOUR BRANDYOURSELF ACCOUNT1

Hopefully you already have an account, but if you don’t, sign up for FREE at brandyourself.com( )

GO TO THE MY LINKS TAB2

Click “BOOST” next to one of your links. We’ll show you the steps to help it rank better in Google.

Don’t have any links? submit one here

!• Earn points with each

complete step

• Steps worth more points have a larger impact on helping your link rank

• Complete as many steps as possible to give your link the best chance of ranking

A window will popup with the Boost Steps on the left

(we’ll use LINKEDIN as an example)

CLICK THE NEXT STEP 3

Click the suggested “Next Step” under “Overview”

!• Right now, my name is

abbreviated to just “Pete K”

• My name should be set to “Pete Kistler”, which is the exact name people are using to search for me

My first step is to set my name on LinkedIn

FOLLOW THE STEP’S INSTRUCTIONS4

For this step, I’ll click “set your name”. This will show me the instructions for how to change my name to “Pete Kistler” on LinkedIn

A window will pop-up with step-by-step instructions for the Boost Step

VERIFY THE STEP5

I’ll follow the instructions and change my name to “Pete Kistler” on LinkedIn. When I’m done, I’ll click “Verify this Step” at the bottom.

GET YOUR BOOST POINTS6

I earned 45 points for that step! My LinkedIn profile is now more search engine friendly.

GO TO THE NEXT STEP!7

Click the blue “Next Step” button to view my next step. (And follow the instructions to complete thats step)

PUBLISH YOUR BRANDYOURSELF PROFILE8

Some steps require you publish a BrandYourself profile. These steps are extremely important! They give you much more power to help make your links more search engine friendly

If you don’t already have a BrandYourself profile, we’ll help you create one( )

BRANDYOURSELF PROFILES

Are a positive, professional webpage about you that you control. It’s not only a great link for you to have on the web, but it also helps your other links rank higher for your name.

FOLLOW THE REMAINING BOOST STEPS9

Notice the Boost Meter fills up with each completed step!

While you don’t have to complete every step, we highly recommend it. Each step will make your link more

search engine friendly and give it the best chance of ranking in Google for

your name.

BOOST THE REMAINDER OF YOUR LINKS10

Follow the boost steps for every link you submit. Remember, the more positive links about you online, the better - so submit & boost as many as possible.

Any questions?

Reach out to our support team

You can also chat with someone during business

hours - just click the green tab on our homepage

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

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