Know what's there now
Start by searching your own name — in a private window, and on Google, Bing, and an AI assistant or two. Write down what appears: the good, the outdated, the irrelevant same-name strangers, and any gaps. You can’t manage a first impression you haven’t actually looked at.
Own an authoritative home base
The most powerful thing you can do is publish a site you control — ideally on your own name’s domain. A clear, well-structured personal site tends to rank at or near the top for your name, and it becomes the anchor for everything else. It’s also the source AI engines are most likely to trust when describing you. This is your foundation.
Build a consistent profile ecosystem
Search engines and AI models corroborate identity across the web. Claim and complete the professional profiles that matter for your field — LinkedIn, industry directories, and platforms specific to your work — and keep your name, bio, photo, and key facts consistent across all of them. Consistency is what lets the algorithms confidently connect it all to one real person: you.
Fill the gaps and push down the noise
If unflattering, outdated, or same-name results occupy your first page, the durable fix isn’t to fight them directly — it’s to publish enough strong, relevant content that you legitimately outrank them. A home site, active profiles, guest articles, interviews, and press about your real work gradually fill the first page with the story you want told.
Make yourself unambiguous to AI
Ask ChatGPT or Perplexity who you are. If it’s wrong, blank, or confusing you with someone else, that’s the same entity-clarity problem — and the fix is the same: a clear home base, Person schema, consistent facts, and an llms.txt that states plainly who you are and what you do. Owning your name is no longer just an SEO exercise; it’s making sure both people and machines describe you the way you’d describe yourself.
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Get in TouchFrequently Asked Questions
How do I control what Google shows when people search my name?
Publish an authoritative website on your own name, build a consistent ecosystem of professional profiles with matching information, and create enough strong, relevant content to outrank outdated or irrelevant results. Then reinforce it with Person schema and an llms.txt so AI engines describe you accurately too.
How do I push down negative or irrelevant search results?
Rather than fighting individual results, publish enough high-quality, relevant content — a personal site, active profiles, articles, and press — that you legitimately outrank the unwanted results and fill the first page with the story you want told.
Why does Google confuse me with someone who has the same name?
Search engines and AI struggle to disambiguate people with shared names when your own presence is weak or inconsistent. Building a strong, consistent home base with clear identifying details and structured data helps the algorithms attach the right information to you.
How do I make sure AI assistants describe me correctly?
Give them a clear source to trust: an authoritative personal website, consistent facts across your profiles, Person schema, and an llms.txt that states plainly who you are and what you do. Then check what the major AI assistants say and refine from there.
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