As 1 consultant finished listing some of his Fortune 100 clients, I said, That’s nice, but what’s your Google number? Puzzled looks soon overcame everyone in the room. Google number? What’s that? I quickly explained that it was a rough-order measure of your reputation and influence as a thought-leader – it is how much buzz, or word-of-mouth, you have as an expert.

If your Google Number is around …

• 100 or less – keep your day job and start publishing
• 400 – do a nice web site and publish more
• 800 – it is probably safe to hang out your shingle
• 1000 – you are getting some real attention
• 2000 – you are well known in your field
• 5000 – you are an often quoted expert in your field – a thought-leader
• 10000 – Dave Ulrich
• 23500 – Gregor J. Rothfuss
• 50000 – Tom Peters
• 100000 – Peter Drucker

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