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Step 1
Do not wait until it happens to you.
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Step 2
Mitigate (reduce) the risk immediately (this is a different way of saying the same thing as (1) above, but it we need to push this point home).
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Step 3
A passive response is often better than aggressive particularly where your antagonist is a narcissist or sociopath (i.e. don't fight back directly) This basic truth has endured for millennia "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger" Proverbs 15:1
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Step 4
Do not responding or rebut claims under the negative postings or blogs. This will incite the antagonist to respond to you which increases the search engine rankings
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Step 5
Do not follow the online libel page links from search results as raises rankings.
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Step 6
Don't be too defensive; people are fickle and to quote Shakespeare, "we thinks you protest too much"
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Step 7
Don't demand re-publishers of libel to delete (they are legally immune thanks to Congress); ask nicely
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Step 8
OK, so it is eight deadly sins....
Don't ask for trouble by attacking others online or engaging in bad business practices or any of the seven traditional deadly sins in your daily life. If you do you are asking for trouble when you offend some one. If they rant online you are truly in trouble as the truth is the ultimate defense for libel and as such is protected speech regardless of how damaging it is to you.
