Daily DIY - Develop Your Personal Brand

Sometimes the best ideas for moving your career in music forward don't come from all of the blogs, books and consultants designed to serve the music community. A recent post on mainstream employment site JobProfiles.org offers 100 Tools, Tips and Secrets To Develop A Successful Personal Brand and the vast majority of the ideas fit most artists, labels and industry proffessionals working to build their brand.

A sample:

• Stand out: Market yourself as something different from the pack.
• Be visible: To be successful, your personal brand must be seen over and over again...

Share your public personal values: Create a well developed sense of your public personal values, and make them available so that others can relate to them.

Get an online presence: Establish yourself on the Internet to become more accessible and easy to find.

Comment on blogs: Be sure to comment on blogs that discuss you and topics important to you.

Be yourself: Don't try to be something you're not-make your personal brand truly you.

Read all 100 tips here.