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30 Days of Makeovers: Edit Your Online Self
What would it take to change your life for the better? It may be less than you think—we've got mini-makeovers to help you upgrade everything from your workout to your weekend. #4: Rehabbing your virtual reputation.

Photo: Thinkstock
Photo: Thinkstock
Deleting old Flickr photos and closing Myspace accounts do only so much. If you want to seriously revamp what pops up when someone searches for you, consider turning to an online reputation management agency. Such sites, like reputation.com and metalrabbitmedia.com, reverse engineer search-engine algorithms in order to drive favorable content towards the top and bury unflattering posts. One DIY to hiding embarrassing content: Create Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter pages; Google and Bing generally put content from social networking sites toward the top of search results.

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