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Would you ever use a friendly pen name and persona?

by ricky8000xg
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I want to know what Warriors think. I'm starting out in Internet Marketing, just wondering how my expertise in a totally different field would affect credibility from my subscribers view?
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  • Profile picture of the author st0nec0ld
    Either, people will not look on your name for credibility but rather on what you offer to them. If you are able to offer valuable information, from then you will be recognizable regardless of what name you use.
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  • Profile picture of the author Regional Warrior
    Originally Posted by ricky8000xg View Post

    I want to know what Warriors think. I'm starting out in Internet Marketing, just wondering how my expertise in a totally different field would affect credibility from my subscribers view?
    Depends on what side you are going to do MMO or Offline ! IM is all the marking on the web so if you choose MMO then yes use your real name everything else no such a biggie

    Jason
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  • Profile picture of the author TeaCozy
    There was a guy on here a while back who was writing under the persona of a middle aged woman for his business, it worked really well for him to write to suit his niche... It might help if you can find that thread.

    As far as being from a different field that is a benefit in some ways as you have experience from other areas, it is not a hinderance.
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  • Profile picture of the author BradVert2013
    I'm using a pen name for my fiction writing. A lot of people do it for many reasons.
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  • Profile picture of the author shaqsquash
    A pen name for the internet marketing niche?
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  • Profile picture of the author andybeveridge
    In my coaching and mentoring business I use my real name as I have here in this forum. In my list building and email marketing business I use my real name as I feel it s important for people to see the real me. The same in my content writing business. However, when I write erotic fiction I use a different name.

    The real Andy Beveridge
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      Originally Posted by andybeveridge View Post

      In my coaching and mentoring business I use my real name as I have here in this forum. In my list building and email marketing business I use my real name as I feel it s important for people to see the real me. The same in my content writing business. However, when I write erotic fiction I use a different name.

      The real Andy Beveridge
      Love that Name Andy

      Anyway, I think many of us might be a little puzzled if we found out Frank Kern was really Myron Grumball
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  • Profile picture of the author Rodney Yarde
    Hey it all depends sometimes on the audience you're catering to. I write as my wife when I'm emailing my weight loss subscribers because it resonates better from what I've seen. So you may need to split test and segment to see what works best

    Hope this helps
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    I think many of us might be a little puzzled if we found out Frank Kern was really Myron Grumball
    I wouldn't be the least bit surprised.

    Who cares what name or who's behind the information as long as it's good? I certainly don't.
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  • Profile picture of the author Djwillster123
    Do whatever you feel like. Use your real name or im name. No one cares
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  • Profile picture of the author Rose Anderson
    I use my real name for my ghostwriting business but a pen name for different genres of fiction. That's a fairly common practice.

    Someone else uses my real name as their pen name for writing erotica which is rather annoying

    Rose
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  • Profile picture of the author jcx500
    I've seen many people using this technique on Amazon niche sites. It can help to build trust. I've seen people go really far as far as to write entire back stories about their fake personas, have social media accounts in that pesona name and everything.
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      Originally Posted by jcx500 View Post

      I've seen many people using this technique on Amazon niche sites. It can help to build trust. I've seen people go really far as far as to write entire back stories about their fake personas, have social media accounts in that pesona name and everything.
      When marketing in widely disparate niches, this commonly overlooked technique is almost mandatory for longevity.

      A quick Google search will reveal a pen name unless the underlying persona has been carefully nurtured.
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  • Profile picture of the author james flynn
    Originally Posted by ricky8000xg View Post

    I want to know what Warriors think. I'm starting out in Internet Marketing, just wondering how my expertise in a totally different field would affect credibility from my subscribers view?
    The thing is that people follow you for your content quality not the name. Your pen name is just an association with your work which looks cool only when you are appreciated among your followers. Therefore, select whatever pen name you want and put all your energy to make sure that people love whatever you are trying to deliver.
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