Online Reputation Management (ORM) – A Proactive, not Reactive Process

What’s the difference between Search Engine Reputation Management and Online Reputation Management? While Search Engine Reputation Management is all about dousing the fire after it has spread and doing damage control, Online Reputation Management is more about sniffing out a potential fire and taking steps to prevent it from ever happening.

What exactly is Online Reputation Management?

In very simple words, ORM is the combination of public relations, marketing and search engine optimization. It allows you to manage the reputation of the company proactively by achieving high ranking on search engines. ORM is a three-step process that involves a lot of tactical planning and strategy.

Three Steps of ORM

The three steps of ORM, which form the backbone of its strategy are:

1. Monitoring and tracking what is being posted about you online. This works as a warning system that can alert you of any adverse information that is being posted on the net.

2. Analyzing how the information on your company can affect your website. In addition to this, you also have to take stock of your online assets, meaning the sites under your control, which you can use to influence rankings on search engines.