Using Pseudonym Names

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Mukul Verma

So what are your thoughts on using second names online to sell stuff or as an affiliate?

I think it's a great idea, personally. I've got some alter-egos in planning... although there's a strange twist to them. I don't want to blow the whistle on it in public, though.

(real or not, you will never know)

Who would choose that name? It's hard to spell and pronounce, plus it sounds like it's Asian or something.

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Oleg Cherkasky 14 years ago

I use a pen name in a site I started last month in a blog I started for a certain niche.
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Lloyd Buchinski 14 years ago

Originally Posted by CDarklock

Who would choose that name? It's hard to spell and pronounce, plus it sounds like it's Asian or something.

At least his name doesn't look like someone accidentally spilled their bucket of fried chicken on the keyboard. Oops, that would be my user name. Doing it a second time gets a password that would baffle Roboform.

We all want to be secure, right?
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Online Bliss

14 years ago

I have considered duplicating what works
using other business and pen names.
I used to do that with my eBay stores
I was my own competition in a way.
(there were some others)
If it works don't change it.
But why not duplicate it.:rolleyes:

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Mukul Verma

14 years ago

Great responses.

My reason is that I dont want to be the face of the marketing efforts...

I want the system to be that anyone can step in on my team and its not on my

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Mukul

PS - You got me, if I did make a up name, it would have less hard to say

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JayXtreme

14 years ago

I always use a pen name in niches...

The only stuff I released in my own name was in the IM niche, and one other.

It just makes more sense for me to be detached from the niche. It works well for me, so I don't wanna change that

Jay

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sebas

14 years ago

What do you guys do when it comes to email lists?

I know that law requires you put a real address in mailing lists and Aweber takes care of that, but do you need to put your real name as well for that?

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CDarklock

14 years ago

Originally Posted by sebas

do you need to put your real name as well for that?

In the U.S. at least, there is a firm legal precedent on the books that nobody can stop you from using any name you want. You can have a list of aliases as long as your arm, and it's perfectly legal - all of them are "real."

Now, that said, you will discover that the general perception of most banks is that people with aliases are criminals by definition, and they will hassle the crap out of you.

So after doing business as Caliban Darklock for seventeen years without "legally" changing my name, I finally got tired of those hassles and filed the paperwork.

Actually, it was my wife. SHE got tired of the hassles, and "gave" me the name change as a birthday present. I can honestly say it's one present I carry with me everywhere I go.

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Cezar R Abadiano

14 years ago

Originally Posted by CDarklock

In the U.S. at least, there is a firm legal precedent on the books that nobody can stop you from using any name you want. You can have a list of aliases as long as your arm, and it's perfectly legal - all of them are "real."

Yeah. As long as you put it out there and you do not do anything to disprove the connection between you and the alias then for all intents and purposes that is you.

Originally Posted by CDarklock

Now, that said, you will discover that the general perception of most banks is that people with aliases are criminals by definition, and they will hassle the crap out of you.

Funny how banks are when you have more than one alias. Shhhhhhhhhh . . . that's me . . . no it's not . . . so this is not your money . . . yes it is . . . but you just said it's not you . . . it is . . .

Yes I can see why banks would be a little suspicious.

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neodarth

14 years ago

Pen names all the way! I don't want that people who buy from the "live healty" niche discover that I'm also promoting "cuban cigars", "BBQ Grills" and "tequila party all night tickets".
My rule... 1 niche 1 name. as affiliate marketer I don't see any harm on that.

But be careful when you pick your name, you don't want to enter the vegan market and call yourself Jack LoveSteak or something like that.

If you are having trouble finding a good name pick a random one from here (non affiliate link)

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CDarklock

14 years ago

Originally Posted by neodarth

I don't want that people who buy from the "live healty" niche discover that I'm also promoting "cuban cigars"

This is one of the major things that have collectively convinced me privacy is nothing more than a tool people use to tell lies without getting caught.

Not being such a big fan of people who try not to get caught telling lies, I come down more or less on the side of destroying privacy altogether.

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JayXtreme

14 years ago

Originally Posted by CDarklock

This is one of the major things that have collectively convinced me privacy is nothing more than a tool people use to tell lies without getting caught.

Not being such a big fan of people who try not to get caught telling lies, I come down more or less on the side of destroying privacy altogether.

You have the strangest opinion on this issue CD, imho, of course.... I don't understand your logic on this one at all (based on a previous discussion when you aired your views)

But, each to their own, I'm not into debating it to death with ya

Just thought I'd mention that I find it a little weird, no biggie.

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Jay

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neodarth

14 years ago

My uncle Pedro during 20 years sold hunting equipment in a store, he knew all about hunting and guns and traps, however he never fired a gun himself.

He wasn't a hunter he was a salesman and everybody knew him as Pete and was the best salesman I knew.

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CDarklock 14 years ago

Originally Posted by neodarth

he knew all about hunting and guns and traps, however he never fired a gun himself.

That's irrelevant. The question is whether he wanted people not to know this.

If he didn't want his customers to know he had never fired a gun, that is basically a lie.

If he didn't want his family and friends to know he sold guns, that is basically a lie, too.

If he told his family and friends and customers without shame or reservation that while he sold guns, he did not use them... that's fine. Nothing wrong with that.

But when someone says "I don't want anyone to know what I'm doing," chances are they shouldn't be doing it. And if there's nothing wrong with what they're doing, chances are it wouldn't matter if people knew about it. The general fear around people knowing who you are and what you do just confuses and disturbs me.
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Mukul Verma

14 years ago

Originally Posted by neodarth

My uncle Pedro during 20 years sold hunting equipment in a store, he knew all about hunting and guns and traps, however he never fired a gun himself.

He wasn't a hunter he was a salesman and everybody knew him as Pete and was the best salesman I knew.

You mean Pete that sold me a gun only knew how to talk

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ArticlePrince

14 years ago

I use a different name for every niche, less headaches that way. :-)

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