29 Nov 09 You are An Expert, Own Your Domain Part – VI

So far in the series, we have seen the importance of writing in various media to establish your as an expert. In this part, we will see how you can use the Internet to establish your domain.

Make a website and establish your expertise

Your website, how it is presented, and what kind of contents you put there will go a long way in convincing people of your expertise. Use the website to promote yourself and to show your credential. You can do this by offering good quality content, and flaunting covertly about yourself, and showing the affiliations you have.

Start a blog

Blog is a very powerful tool and if employed judiciously it will establish you as an expert in your niche. Start a blog and post regularly. By writing for your blog regularly, you will show the command you have on the topics related to your niche.

Participate in forums

If you want to establish yourself in your domain, you got to help people, and a forum is the best place to do so. Get registered into a handful of forums and help people solve their problems. The more you will help the stronger your stand becomes. You can use your signature line to tell people who you are and where they can get you. This will help people identify the person who is helping them.

Participate in Social networking sites

If you are not on Facebook and LinkedIn, you are nowhere. Start a page on these as well as MySpace, Bebo, Digg, YouTube, etc. and share your knowledge with your fans. If your fans can put these to use, they will become devout followers.

Join Twitter

Twitter is a wonderful tool to use to establish you as an expert. It allows you to use 140 characters to tell the world what you are doing, you can use it to share cool stuffs (not necessarily your own), and keep people apprised with the recent development.

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22 Nov 09 You are An Expert, Own Your Domain Part – I

Believe it or not, you are an expert.

Expert of what?

That you have to find out. Regardless of what others say, I am pretty much confident that you are an expert. Now the issue at hand is to make you realize that you are an expert. I am writing this series to help you realize your true potential. The first part will talk about the changes one need to bring in oneself in order to become an expert everyone looks at in your chosen niche.

Accept it, flaunt it

Many people, despite knowing a great deal about certain topic, abstain from calling themselves an expert.

Why?

Because they are afraid of being an expert. They think being an expert is something that is beyond their reach, and they need to know more about the topic before they can be expert. Shed this no-expert syndrome with adding ABC specialist, or XYZ expert after you name. You do not need only to be an expert, you need to flaunt your expertise as well. You need to realize that you are an expert, and you need to tell others as well.

Get on top of the tallest building in your town, take very, very deep breath, hold it for 3-4 seconds, and expel all the air in your lung while shouting “I AM AN EXPERT”. I know this is a little exaggeration, but it will work. Have you taken it seriously?

Show credentials

Have you done some certificate course or completed a diploma or degree in fields related to your work? Any specialized certificate or any other course? Have you won some award or something? If your answer is yes to any or all of these then you all ready know more than others does. Start flaunting your credentials. Put it on your website and blog. Mention the most trust-worthy certificate in your signature line like, Mr. your name, XYZ certified expert.

Promote

Out of sight is out of mind, and it is out of market as well. Do not think that people will come knocking at your door because you are an expert. For the starter, no one knows that you are an expert of something. So, make them realize your true worth by writing a succinct and power-packed bio about yourself and post it on your website, blog, leaflet, and wherever you can. This is not those ugly self-glorifying behavior, simply put, it is a promotion that everyone does.

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22 Nov 09 You are An Expert, Own Your Domain Part – I

Accept it, flaunt it

Show credentials

Promote

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