What do you look like online?
Ask yourself this question, what do I look like online? If you don't know I suggest you google your own name and see. I was recently searching the internet and came across a very disturbing article about an agent friend of mine. After doing some of my own due diligence to confirm it was my friend they were referring to, I quickly contacted my friend and told them what I found. Needless to say they were upset and didn't know it was "out there". Lucky for them they were able to remove it before having to do major damage control.
As agents we want to be sure to keep our internet presence professional. I heard some very good words of wisdom "don't put anything in writing you don't want repeated in court". We are all conscious of our blog posts, advertising, etc, but are we monitoring what past clients are saying about us. While we can't stop a dissatisfied client from writing a bad review, we certainly can know it was written by keeping track of our own name on the internet. I suggest you set up a Google alert of your own name. Have it sent to you in an email as soon as it is posted this way you can know early and not have to have someone else read it and notify you, by then it could be to late, your name and reputation could be mud. 
Be a friend as well, if you do find something while searching the internet about a friend or colleague or even a competitor agent, that you find might be hurtful to them, notify them in private, don't post it on your Facebook page and make it even more embarrassing for them. We need to work together and keep our industry on the up and up.
Have a great holiday weekend everyone, stay safe.
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