Vote Now for the Brand .ME Contest Personal Branding Finalists - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Vote Now for the Brand .ME Contest Personal Branding Finalists - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Over 300 people entered the MyDomain Brand .ME Contest, and after some difficult judging, fifteen finalists with outstanding personal brands were selected to compete for three grand prize $1,000 Apple gift cards. Visit the Brand .ME Contest page today to view the finalists and vote for those you think have the best personal brand. [Disclaimer: MyDomain is a sponsor of the Personal Branding Blog] The finalists are competing in three different categories (Career/Job Hunting, Hobby/Interest, and Subject Expert), and one finalist in each category will be awarded the grand prize. The voting period closes on April 28th, and your vote could have a big impact on the overall outcome. You can vote for one finalist in each category. Vote for your favorite Brand .ME Contest finalists now! Here is a list of contestants by category and why I felt that they made the final cut! Career/Job Hunting Personal Brand Paige Butcher PaigeButcher.com Paige put her picture right front and center on her website, and you can get a good sense of who she is as a person, what she offers, and some samples of her work. Scott Bowen Scoboblog.Wordpress.com Scotts blog offers a lot of multimedia components, including graphs, pictures, and videos to really illustrate his posts and he always uses a Box widget to showcase his resume, which can be downloaded in one click. Clifton Simmons ProfessorAdMan.com Clifton places an award hes won (Hive Awards) right in his banner which shows immediate credibility and makes you take his posts more seriously. Toya Bryant LiteraryNobody.com Tonya has a video on her website so that you get to know her as a personal, and also has a nice visual at the top, where you can see the recent posts shes written. When you first land on her site, you know exactly who she is, and the topic shes writes about. Bret Simmons BretLSimmons.com Bret is someone I respect and I believe he is one of the few in academia that has really mastered personal branding. His website is very strong because he positions himself as a friendly educator, and he lists his services and subscription options upfront. Hobby/Interest Personal Brand Maeling Tapp NaturalChica.com Maeling did a great job molding her web design to her picture, and back to her overall brand.   She puts her about section up front, before her posts, to set the tone, and she is very welcoming with her list of social networks that she belongs to. Denny McCorkle TweetRightBrain.Posterous.com Dennys site is very clean cut, and the name of his blog matches his message and design perfectly. You can tell immediately that hes active on other social networks and that hes willing to connect to you. Dwan Perrin MommaDJane.com Dwan has invented her own brand name, and has been able to tie that back into the content that shes distributing on her blog. Her categories are explained in detail at the top and each post has her own custom signature appended to it. Courtney Dial Pizzazzerie.com Courtney offers a great branded website, with a unique name, and is your complete resource for party planning, from holidays to weddings. Mary Maynard HappyHourMary.Blogspot.com Mary puts the wine glass right at the top so you know exactly what youre getting with her blog. Subject Expert Personal Brand Dave Mozealous Mozealous.com Dave invents his own word for a website title. His site is clean, and his picture brings out his character. He helps people with technology usability. Joe Colburn JoeTech.com Joe is the man when it comes to technology as you can see by his website. He also has a good understanding of how to monetize his blog, with multiple sponsors. Carol Roth CarolRoth.com Carol has a very strong brand as a entrepreneur assessment coach. You can view videos of her answering questions through her phone and more. Greg Strosaker GregStrosaker.com Greg has many interests and wants to help you become more productive in and out of the office. JeniferDaniels TheFriendRaiser.com Jennifer is an expert at fund-raising. She teaches you how to raise money and shows you her qualifications from and center. Thank you to everyone who entered the content!