Using your real name

Hmm... as far as people on your product x mailing list discovering that you also write about product y, I'm not sure I see the big concern... many internet marketers promote a number of different products/services, related and otherwise so I don't think anyone would fault you for that.

Now, I suppose if product x and product y are direct competitors then you might have a conflict of interest from the vendors' points of view but still not from your readers.

As to worrying that someone might steal your marketing strategy, that's true of any online marketer isn't it? And in fact, aren't we all doing many of the same things anyway?

I think you have to let that concern go... it's not healthy and certainly not productive to stress over every move you make with the idea that someone might copy you.

Imitation after all, is the biggest form of flattery and there's plenty of the internet pie to go around for everyone.

Just my two cents

Its a grey area I believe.

I don't think there is anything wrong with using a Pen name especially if your product is more suited to a particular demography. For example I'm a guy but if I got into the make-up and beauty niche I would think people don't want to hear about applying lipstick from a guy.

I have a couple of pen names but as an Internet Marketer I am who I am.

Just depends on how you feel about it and whether it will be beneficial. Nothing wrong with it and its not exactly being sly. Think of it as your stage name.. I think if Eminem used Marshal Mathers he'd prob not be where he is now!

I use my real name.
I've only used a pen name on articles that wasn't very good.

I use my real name but I don't think it matters between a pen name and a real name. I do think you should be consistent though. I don't think that you should worry about your name showing up for different products or in different niches.

I think using the same name everywhere will only solidify your expertise in your market. If you search my name on Google you will probably find my Myspace, my facebook, my twitter, my linkedin, my blog, etc. ect. I do this on purpose. If I ever decide that I want to release a product about how I got where I am, I want people to do a search for me and see that I am a real person and that I am accessible. I believe it is part of my marketing strategy, not a detriment to it...

Matt

I do use my own name in some cases, however if you are writing the for someone elses website then they may change the name anyway. Its all down to personal preference apart from that. Some dont like giving out personal info and many dont mind.

Mel

Real name = real credibility

All the successful people I know use their real name. (which doesn't mean there are aliases out there that are not successful, just that I have not met any.)

I never use my real name online if I can avoid it.

If you are trying to build a brand with your name, then I'll say include your real name, or whatever pen name you are writing under.

I use my Pen name, which is my middle and maiden name (my favorite names ) in almost everything I do. I figure that if someone were to Google you, their would find that you not only know what you are talking about, but you are everywhere talking about it. Which adds to your niche authority.

On the other hand, if you are just testing out random niches or whatever, maybe use a different name until you want to start establishing yourself?

Well, yeah. That's what the smart players do: reverse-engineer what the successful people are doing.

I've been on one particular marketer's list for two years. I've watched his newsletter series recycle several times. The fun part is that it's not exactly the same... he makes changes, adds new things, deletes things. And since he's over there collecting data and doing all kinds of work, you can figure things out without doing all that work yourself.

For example, he sent out some long sales copy for a product, and a couple weeks later he sent very different copy for a different product. Fast forward a couple months, and here comes the first product again... but the copy is altered! It looks a lot more like the copy for the second product, and sure enough, a couple weeks later here comes that product again - with the copy virtually unaltered. A couple of months later, here's the first product a third time... largely unchanged from the last cycle.

It doesn't take Einstein to figure out that the sales copy for the second product performed better. And while this marketer invested over four months in emails to a large list to figure that out, I got to learn it for free.

But here's the crucial element of this: when I use that type of sales copy, I probably won't use it on the same product. I probably won't use it in the same niche. And even if I did, I probably wouldn't make a dent in his sales.

There's more than enough room out there for everyone to make a lot of money. Don't sweat the technique.

I used my real name in Article Directories and Blog.

If your Name is not an English one, Is it affecting to your sales..?
Eg: Let's say you have a Arabic/ Some other odd name...You are blogging for English people...Would they buy from you? Should I use my real name on Blogging ?

Can someone tell me why Beyonce is calling herself Sasha Fierce?

Anyway, EzineArticles gives a good example. I'm their mailing list you see, and I got an email that went like this.

P.S.
@CDarklock wow I guess that's what's meant by recycling content?

P.P.S.
@BenFedrick I've seen some slavic/scandinavian/long names used. I don't think it matters what kind of name you use. Each person has a name. Nobody has a right to discriminate you for having a name that is difficult to pronounce or isn't english.

Normally most of the people dont use real name for the situation you stated here..I dont think thats going to help you.