This document provides instructions for creating a Google Profile to control your online presence and appear at the top of Google search results for your name. It outlines adding personal details like location history and education, uploading a profile photo, including links to social media and websites, and choosing what contact information is publicly visible versus only shared with specific connections. The goal is to build out a comprehensive Google Profile to optimize how you appear during online searches.

1. Google ProfilesBe Google-tastic!sah upd 04/10

2. Do YOU Google Yourself?You should. Go ahead …I won’t tell. Do it!!! You need to know what is out there on the web under YOUR NAME. Getting setup with a Google Profile will help you to ALWAYS be on that coveted first page of Google results, but it’s still a good idea to know what else is out there …sah upd 04/10

3. Check Out Your ResultsAre all of the results on the first page related to you? Click on the links – know what is out there.sah upd 04/10

4. Check Out Your ResultsYour Google Profile will show up on the first page of results (all the way at the bottom of the page) with your name, a thumbnail photo and a link to your profile.sah upd 04/10

5. What’s in a Google Profile?sah upd 04/10

6. Create Your Google Profile!Go to www.google.com/profiles to get started ...sah upd 04/10

7. Start with a Google AccountYou will need a Google Account to have a Google Profile. You do not need to have a Gmail (Google email) address though. - Sign into your existing account OR … Create an accountsah upd 04/10

8. Build Your Profile- Click Edit profile- Enter your information- Click SaveHere are some of the details you can add to your profile:- where you've lived- where you've worked- a short bio- other names you've gone by- where you grew up- schools you've attended- your superpower*Add a picture to your profile by clicking the Change photolinksah upd 04/10

9. Add About Me InfoEnter your About Me info here …sah upd 04/10

10. Show Some PersonalityShow a little personality … add a bio and answer some fun Google questions!sah upd 04/10

11. Add Your LinksAdd your links – you can add your personal website, blog and social media links here. Google will suggest links for you to add (links that are associated with you) on the left, OR - Type in your URLName your link

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13. Select Your URLsah upd 04/10

14. Link to Picasa or FlickrLink your Picasa or Flickr photos to your Google Profile. Click the radio button

15. Type in your info

16. Click Add PhotosNote: Only photos/albums you have marked “public” will display here.sah upd 04/10