Schweiger stands for Quality – not only in Real Estate:
Online reputation management seems to become more and more important in this Web 2.0 world, especially when conducting business on the Internet and connections are intertwining via social media. A good Reputation is the biggest asset any individual or business can have, it takes a long time to build and only seconds to flush it down the toilet so it is very important to keep tabs on what people think of you.
Even if you don’t have a blog or website and your modus operandi is completely off line, people still may talk about you online.
If you haven’t set up a Google Alert which includes your blogging-identities, social networking/media user names, business name and your first and last name then I highly recommend to create a Google account to start monitoring such things.
Wouldn’t you be curious to know what other people write about you on the Internet?
Always concerned about my reputation, I set up a Google Alert to monitor myself and less than two weeks ago I got such a Google Alert from the keyword “Schweiger†and was a little bit surprised. No worries, nobody was talking bad about me, on the contrary it was a pleasant surprise.
Following this link I ended up finding good memories of a trip to Schweiger Vineyards in Napa Valley.
Being the son of a vintner, not to forget to mention growing up and working on one, I am naturally drawn to this ancient beverage and the people who make it. Especially finding a local (as in the USA) vintner with the same last name… it was just a given to go visit Schweiger Vinyards on family trip to see what the other Schweiger’s are all about. But this is a story for another time.
Now as I write this post I am still bewildered by how the internet mingles things together – luckily in this case it happened in a serendipitous kind of good way.
It is the same name, different but very competitive lines of work, and both always striving for the best Quality – Wine & Real Estate:
Nothing is more gratifying than to celebrate a closing with a Schweiger!
Great tip on Google alerts. It’s amazing how something so free and easy can be so helpful.
Folks also should check Technorati once a week, to see what the blogosphere might be saying about them and their real estate market. And be sure to keep up with ripoffreport.com. Disgruntled customers (whether legit or not) can wreak havoc on your online rep.
Good reminder about Google alerts, Christoph. I’m going to look over my google alerts and see if I have any identities missing, or even if I’m missing something else that makes sense to include.