Facebook makes up for over 40% of social media traffic on the Internet! With all that interaction there are bound to be problems. Everyone has witnessed someone say something on a public Facebook wall from time to time and really let the cat out of the bag. Whether it’s just an embarrassing comment or even a negative remark about a boss who sees it, commenting publicly can actually lead to a bad online reputation. How? Why? and what are some things you can do to prevent this from happening? Let’s walk through everything and look at each point in detail. Follow me.

The first thing you can do to make sure your pictures and posts stay within your own circle of friends is to make them private. While this sounds like such a simple solution, it can be very powerful in maintaining your reputations integrity (and keep you out of trouble). Let’s take a look at how easy it is to make this one adjustment.

Maintain your Privacy on Facebook

Step 1) Log into your profile with your registered email and password.

Step 2) Select the “Profile” tab to make sure you are looking at your public profile.

Step 3) Choose the Edit Profile link under your profiles photograph.

Step 4) Navigate to the almost hidden link that says, “Privacy Settings.”

Step 5) Select the area where you want to update privacy settings. Personal Information and posts will allow you to keep images and posts private on Facebook.

Step 6) Update your privacy settings to only be accessed by your friends (or whatever option you would like) and save your settings.

That’s it. You are now protected on Facebook (for the most part). Don’t forget if you are trying to clean up an incident or comment that has already happened, seek out professional advice or services from a company like RemoveMyName.org. Trained professionals can offer insight and services that are invaluable to your online reputation. If it comes to your online reputation, managing it may mean the difference between getting that dream job, going to that perfect college or being passed up and rejected.

Why would you want to protect or even completely remove a Facebook account?

Sometimes actually having a Facebook profile can be damaging to your reputation if not managed properly. Now days, social media is more than a communication device. It is actually more of a research tool for potential employers, neighbors, business associates and even schools. If your Facebook profile causes more harm than good, it might be time for you to deactivate it.

Instructions on How to Deactivate (and eventually delete) your account at Facebook.com

While Facebook, oddly enough, will not let you delete your account they will let you deactivate it. The process is was pretty simple; you would just go to your profile, select edit profile then select the option to disable your account. Now you must contact Facebook via email with a deactivation request by going to this link. Fill in your details and hit submit. Facebook will deactivate your account and then if you don’t log in for two weeks you will have your account deleted. Now, if you do log back in, your account will reactivate, so if you want out, stay out!

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