Do you use your REAL name?

Well, I asked here and aside from one negative comment, there was some decent input

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/1109518-remain-anonymous-vs-real-name-self-help-site-how-monetize.html

If that's all, use a pseudonym and your face. Don't disclose where you are.

There can be many reasons for not using your real name I recently wrote about this on my blog.

If you have been writing on particular genres or niche and you want to switch to a different niche, using a pen name will make the transition easier for people who are already your followers. For example if you were involved in a weight loss niche, it will be easier for you to transit to say making money online niche using a pen name.

There are many names from different countries or tribes that are way too difficult to pronounce let alone writing in plain English. If you have one of such names using a pen name will make things better for your readers or audience.

Just google "teacher fired for writing book" and you would be shocked at the results displayed by Google. Go ahead try it now if you want. That is right many have lost their jobs by simply writing books with their real names. That is why if you think your writing will affect your offline job or career using a pen name will be advisable but make sure you start the process from the point of registering you domain name. It might cost a little but it is worth it.

The list of reason, may be endless. However I admit there are also negative reasons for using a pen name for example you might not feel good when people start talking or giving credit to your pen name than your real name for the work you put out. That is why you have to take into consideration such out comes, before using a pen name.

So to conclude I will think it all depends on you and what you want to do. I Hope that was helpful.

Stop watching Fox News!

This is just mis-information at it's worst.

I always use my real name, but rarely my real email address. Email aliases are a wonderful thing when it come to managing your inbox.

Although there are numerous long time Warrior Forum members ( as a Thread last month so clearly exhibits) who would argue against this, I totally think it is a valid point.

It would just be weird as hell if I was a Corporate Executive and met Frank Kern in person and he shook my hand at a Mastermind Class ( to help Executives in Corporations with Email Marketing, which he has done ) and he actually disclosed his real name as Johnny Molasses.

I know others will say big deal it shouldn't matter. But "weird" and "uncomfortable" would just be my gut reaction if this occurred !!


- Robert Andrew

All of this applies to pen names as well, in fact they are easier to brand.

Of course if you can't get your own name then you might want to consider a pen name. Carefully selecting the right penname will mean you can do a land grab on social media sites, get the .com domain name and easily set up monitoring tools for reputation management. Something you can't do if you are called John smith