When I want to check out a prospective client or vendor, I Google the person's name and see how well-known they are online and what they have to say. I've discovered that their social media profiles show up high in the search results. Google has started giving these well-known social networking sites a run for their money by creating their own online profile option.

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5. Discover their social media profiles, like Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook, show up high in the search results (if they participate in social networking).www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

6. Now Google is getting into the social profile game with their own Google Profile. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

7. Google Profiles are simple web pages where you can list general information about yourself. Anyone who can create an account on Google and verify her real name through a screening routine can now have a personal profile page on Google. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

8. Profiles are public and include your actual name and/or a nickname. You can list your occupation, where you are located (your profile will be used for Google Maps), a list of links, your photo and a short introduction. Google even provides a way for visitors to click a link on your profile to contact you directly. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

9. The most powerful aspect of this system is the ability to include links in your profile, which can pack a powerful search engine optimization (SEO) punch for you. Best of all, Google provides this service at no cost to you. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

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14. Provide a visual cue, like a photo, to help them remember you.www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

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18. Include several keywords others might use to find you, and link those back to your web site. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

20. Include several keywords others might use to find you, and link those back to your web site.

21. Example: if you're a divorce attorney in Houston, you might have the keyword phrases, "Houston divorce attorney" and "family law attorney" as links back to your primary web site.www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

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25. Use keywords to your advantage here as well. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

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88. Upload images of your physical or information products or shots of you in action delivering your service.www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

89. Secret #5: Take care when choosing your profile URL www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

92. Be aware that if you choose that option, you are inadvertently giving away your Gmail address. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

94. Be aware that if you choose that option, you are inadvertently giving away your Gmail address.

95. Choose instead the longer profile URL with the long string of numbers. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

96. If you don't use Gmail: www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

99. If later on you sign up for Gmail, you can choose this username as your Gmail username. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

101. If later on you sign up for Gmail, you can choose this username as your Gmail username.

102. Once you've selected your customized URL, you won't be able to change it or delete it. However, you can make it private at any time by selecting your old URL on the "Edit profile" page.www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

103. Take a few minutes today to claim your name and create a powerful profile for your business. It costs you nothing, creates powerful one-way inbound links back to your site, and will help you get found online. www.IntrovertMarketingToolkit.com

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