Greetings My Friends... Need help achieving a goal...

Greeting mates,

Super Newb here but not a newbie to the site. I have spent countless hours on this forum recently simply trying to navigate and learn the vernacular.

Here's my short story:
A few months ago I was let go unexpectedly let go from Network Admin position at a Fortune 500. Devastated I decided to re-invent myself but I had a really small footprint online. So I'm on a urgent mission to generate ranking content for myself. My name is unique enough to own front page of Google, but it's mostly background search sites and traffic court, etc. (ugh)

Goal:
Create an great impression with rankling blog links, and interviews/content with my name included. I have great social media interaction but I will want to polish that up and get some better numbers. I just don't want to look like a bum online when I pitch myself.

I desperately need to be pointed in the right direction. Where would you suggest I first start?

(Presently I'm not here to make money from PPC/SEO although if I could find a way to sell Youtube views here in Chicago I would be a hero.)

 

Better Luck bro

 

Thanks boss. Any idea on how to get people to write content on me?