When I first started out five years ago I decided to build my own personal brand from scratch. Along the way I’ve learned so much, but it hasn’t been until the past two years that I can confidently state: “I know how to build a personal brand online”. I’m really excited to share this video with you today, because I know that once you use these personal branding techniques (and hacks) that I use, you’ll build my blog followers and grow your business fast. 00:22 Personal Brand Techniques #1: Start A Frigging Blog Showcase and share everything you know. Hold nothing back and prove that you’re an expert in your industry. You’ll quickly earn the trust of your readers and build your blog followers. 00:41 Personal Brand Techniques #2: Blog Consistently to Build Your Blog Followers It doesn’t matter if you add content to your blog once a day, once a week or once a month. Blog consistently so that people know when to expect you next. 01:06 Personal Brand Techniques #3: Build Your Newsletter Subscribers It’s not that hard to setup Sumo, Mailchimp, OptinMonster or any other marketing tool for your website that allows you to capture email addresses. Don’t over complicate things. Simply build a blog, blog regularly and build your newsletter subscribers. 01:40 Personal Brand Techniques #4: Start Networking Network with other people in your industry as well as other bloggers. If you’re shy or if you don’t want to spend time networking offline, then do it online. There’s so many different communities online to use for networking and to quickly build your blog followers. 02:20 Personal Brand Techniques #5: Use Guest Posts to Build Your Blog Followers Find the blogs and websites in your industry that have a following and accept guest posts. Simply reach out to them by email or through your networking groups. Never worry about pestering or bothering them because websites always need regular high-quality content. Make certain to subscribe to my YouTube channel and if you have any questions about personal brand techniques to build your blog followers, then leave them in the comment section below. For more advanced tips on personal branding check out part 2: https://youtu.be/Kd5Xno8ucxE For a step by step playbook visit my blog post on personal branding: https://blog.asmallorange.com/2016/06/the-ultimate-guide-to-building-your-personal-brand/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sujan has over 13 years of internet marketing experience and has led the Growth Marketing strategy at Sales Force, Mint, Intuit and many other Fortune 500 calibre companies. Sujan contributes weekly columns for Inc and Entrepreneur and is also a prolific public speaker, delivering keynotes at events like General Assembly, and Growth Marketing Conference. Sujan Patel is the co-founder of Web Profits, a growth hacking agency helping companies leverage the latest and greatest growth driven marketing strategies. Find Sujan here: WebProfits.agency (we help companies grow) Pick.co (Schedule meetings without the back and forth Linktexting.com (convert desktop traffic into mobile app downloads) Mailshake.com (email outreach for sales/marketers)