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JayXtreme

15 years ago

O.. yeah.. that's right...

Discriminate because I'm a little nutty with my forum name....

G'mornin' Kim

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Kim Standerline 15 years ago

yeah well you are nutty Jay lol

Originally Posted by JayXtreme

O.. yeah.. that's right...

Discriminate because I'm a little nutty with my forum name....

G'mornin' Kim

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Dave OSullivan 15 years ago

Jay,

You're OK,

you are "The exception that proves the rule"

Dave.

Originally Posted by JayXtreme

O.. yeah.. that's right...

Discriminate because I'm a little nutty with my forum name....

G'mornin' Kim

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  I can rarely use my own name - it's too common. There was at least one Carol Smith already here when I joined. Even EZA, who tell you to use your own name, wouldn't actually let me. I had to use a pen name (my cat has an account at EZA).
  
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David_Thompson

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

But I'm going to say it again...

I'm always a tad surprised when people join the forum under anything but their own name. Having said that I suppose I joined originally under the name Kymi back in 2004. It was a pretty standard thing to do then.

Thing is guys, if you are posting under your own name you are going to carry a lot more weight when replying or starting new threads etc. And I definitely wouldn't buy anything from anyone who's name I don't know!!! (You'll find there are more than me who are the same)

Also the search engines love the Warrior forum, I've had posts indexed in Google just hours after posting and you would be surprised how many people find them and respond accordingly. Just think how many times your name is indexed in Google just by your warrior posts!

If you haven't yet registered for the forum, I urge you to sign up under your own name. If you want to change a username you can submit a ticket to the helpdesk and ask for it to be changed.

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Kim, this is a great thread, I tell everyone that I know
about the warriors forum and one pieces of advise i
give them when joining is to use their own name because
it's good for branding and people will most like want to
build relationship with them....

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15 years ago

I certainly wouldn't Trinivet, He's absolutely gorgeous lol

I love your tagline BTW "All For My Son" Just about sums it all up for you I guess

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I hope you're not going to say that the pic of my son is inappropriate as well. That's one thing I'm not giving up.

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Julia Andersson

15 years ago

I went and submitted a support ticket to change my username also.

So hopefully,in the next few days, I will be showing up as 'Julia Andersson' instead of Jewelenterprises.

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Hi jewelenterprises,

You could do what I have done and put your name in your sig.

It's worked for me - whenever anyone thinks of 'idiot' they automatically think of ExRat and Roger Davis in the same instant.

LOL Roger. Thanks, I like that one. When I first read this post I thought... well, aren't I an idiot? LOL

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15 years ago

Hi Julia,

I went and submitted a support ticket to change my username also.

So hopefully,in the next few days, I will be showing up as 'Julia Andersson' instead of Jewelenterprises.

I guess my comment above made your mind up for you

Lol.

I wasn't implying that anyone who uses a nickname will be branded an idiot. Just that if it happens to be ExRat or your real name is Roger Davis, then you may be subject to 'guilt by association.'

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Julia Andersson

15 years ago

You know, the funny thing is that I actually did a google search for 'julia andersson' and the first page actually has several of us (including a couple of my own links). So I still wouldn't be getting a unique name.

As for the guilt by association... well, yeah... guess I would be

And yes, sometimes I could do with being hit over the head with a sledge hammer LOL

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Johnny Slater

15 years ago

Just be glad your not facing the uphill battle I am with your real name.

My name has been popular in games and movies for many many years. There have been no less than 5 John Slater or Johnny Slater actors in the last 60 years, a main character in a video game was given my name, there are at least 2 athletes currently who have the same name, at least 1 musician, and at least 1 professional wrestler.

I think the name may have been used in a few books as well. The point is no matter how popular the name is there are ways to raise your own results in the search engines and make sure you get the top listings.

Do some SEO on your sites and get them ranked higher than the other sites so people find you first before the other people with the same name.

Originally Posted by Julia Andersson

You know, the funny thing is that I actually did a google search for 'julia andersson' and the first page actually has several of us (including a couple of my own links). So I still wouldn't be getting a unique name.

As for the guilt by association... well, yeah... guess I would be

And yes, sometimes I could do with being hit over the head with a sledge hammer LOL

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Hi jewelenterprises,

You could do what I have done and put your name in your sig.

It's worked for me - whenever anyone thinks of 'idiot' they automatically think of ExRat and Roger Davis in the same instant.
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Richelo Killian

15 years ago

Thank goodness there is only ONE Richelo Killian in the world! HATED my parents for my name when I was younger, but, now, I THANK them for my unique name! ;-)

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15 years ago

I guess I'm lucky my name is fairly unique tho I seriously did consider whether I wanted to marry someone called Standerline at the time lol

31 years later I guess I made the right decision

edit (I was a very young bride)!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Richelo Killian

Thank goodness there is only ONE Richelo Killian in the world! HATED my parents for my name when I was younger, but, now, I THANK them for my unique name! ;-)

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R Hagel

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

I guess I'm lucky my name is fairly unique tho I seriously did consider whether I wanted to marry someone called Standerline at the time lol

31 years later I guess I made the right decision

edit (I was a very young bride)!!!!!!

You look so young. The age of consent must be five in England.

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Ken Leatherman

15 years ago

Hey Kim,

I appreciate you bringing up this subject again. It's one of those things that should be brought forward from time to time.

It is hard to build trust in someone when they have a name like Big Mike the Drunken Greek. Sheesh! But then again when you check out the avatar what's not to trust ?

Sorry, I just could not resist.

In all seriousness folks a real name can mean the difference between you getting well known and recognized within this forum and other places. The trust factor in my opinion is quadrupled.

But there is of course the infamous ExRat (Roger Davis). The first time I read one of his post I just knew he was to be trusted and you know I was right. Now would I buy something from an ExRat hmmmmmm? :p

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Kay King

15 years ago

Ken -

That image is just wrong....on so many levels. There goes Sunday brunch as I've lost my appetite

It's not use of a forum name that hurts - it's failure to have anything except a "forum name" to identify you. If your real name or the name used in business is in your profile - if you have links to sites or blogs, etc - it adds credibility.

But if everyone had their real names here it could take away some of the fun of watching people get flirty with the pretty-girl avatar....when you know the "girl" is really a guy.....:rolleyes:

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15 years ago

lol you have a point Kay,

Ken that piccie is horrible!

Becky I did say I was a young bride lol

Originally Posted by Kay King

But if everyone had their real names here it could take away some of the fun of watching people get flirty with the pretty-girl avatar....when you know the "girl" is really a guy.....:rolleyes:

kay

I guess I can see the point for some people not wanting to use their own name, Wendy and a couple of others made some very valid points about not wanting their customers to see their forum posts etc.

Kim

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NewbiesDiary

15 years ago

I'm quite happy being known as the "aussie sheila with the hot pink hair" or "pinky" as James Schramko likes to call me - I like Newbies Diary - but you can call me Stef for short

that's as clear as mud to me!!

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WritingMadwoman

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

I'm always a tad surprised when people join the forum under anything but their own name. Having said that I suppose I joined originally under the name Kymi back in 2004. It was a pretty standard thing to do then.

Thing is guys, if you are posting under your own name you are going to carry a lot more weight when replying or starting new threads etc. And I definitely wouldn't buy anything from anyone who's name I don't know!!! (You'll find there are more than me who are the same)

Kim, it really depends on what your purpose is for being here. I purposely don't use my full name as my screen name because I still ghostwrite for clients who found me online, not here in the Warrior forum. Do I really want potential clients googling my name and finding my posts here at the forum as the first few results? No!

Not that I do anything to shame myself, but that's not the point. When they google my name I want them to find my professional websites, not me goofing around with people online or asking how to format my Wordpress blog...or.... :p

Maybe I'll feel differently once I'm a full-time marketer and want to brand myself into my products - if I ever do. For now I'm very happy to keep business and pleasure separate. I'm not selling anything here at the moment so I guess it doesn't matter anyway. But even when I was, I don't recall anyone having a problem with me using a nickname. (unless they just didn't say so...)

Anyway, my point being that just because someone uses a nickname doesn't mean they are trying to hide something! I know that's not really what you meant, but wanted to point out a different reason why this happens.

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bgmacaw

15 years ago

I use the 'bgmacaw' name and my blue and gold macaw avatar almost like a brand name on forums and elsewhere. I've been using it since about 1997.

I do some contract programming work in a serious minded field and I'd prefer that prospective employers/clients not be able to easily track down every little forum comment, political opinion, marketing idea or bit of humorous nonsense I might have posted. If they're really Internet savvy they'll probably figure it out but most aren't.

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15 years ago

Originally Posted by bgmacaw

I use the 'bgmacaw' name and my blue and gold macaw avatar almost like a brand name on forums and elsewhere. I've been using it since about 1997.

I do some contract programming work in a serious minded field and I'd prefer that prospective employers/clients not be able to easily track down every little forum comment, political opinion, marketing idea or bit of humorous nonsense I might have posted. If they're really Internet savvy they'll probably figure it out but most aren't.

I agree. The reason I opened this thread is cause I saw the 'bgmacaw' name and then then the avatar.

I immediately knew who it was....from another forum.

Some people do...some don't. The above poster has great products and doesn't need to add his name to gain credibility. The products and blog posts do that for him.

I chose a different tack.

Horses for courses.

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15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

I'm always a tad surprised when people join the forum under anything but their own name. Having said that I suppose I joined originally under the name Kymi back in 2004. It was a pretty standard thing to do then.

No reason to be surprised, its very normal for people to not join with there real name. Not everyone wants to be a celebrity and known.

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

Thing is guys, if you are posting under your own name you are going to carry a lot more weight when replying or starting new threads etc. And I definitely wouldn't buy anything from anyone who's name I don't know!!! (You'll find there are more than me who are the same)

I prefer to be known for the value I provide rather than the "image" im projecting with my name and picture. If you know how to provide value, you don't have to use you're real name. But who's to say that's you're real name and picture?

We are here to make money. To build friends ships and network. Using a real name and picture (easily faked) may get the foot in the door for someone who doesn't know how to build relationships.

Building relationships goes so far beyond your name and picture, that you're only scratching the surface of it all. I see how its easier for people with less experience, but i'd rather do the OPPOSITE of people- a lot of good marketers do the opposite of compeititon. Some fail, and others pave the way for success

I purposely do not have a website, blog, real name, or picture. i don't even have any of that. although blog is in the works !

Some people find it hard to gain trust, compliance, and relationships with out using a real name, picture, website, or blog, but not everyone is so easily fooled by a "real name" and "picture". You have to do a lot more convincing than a "real name" and "picture" to persuade me to believe you.

I look more at results, actions, and value provided, from a person than knowing about a name or face. I don't care if you're ugly, pretty, fat, thin, have a cool name, or no name at all, as long as you get me results

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

Just think how many times your name is indexed in Google just by your warrior posts!
Kim

This would turn a lot of people off by using there real name.

Not everyone wants to be a celebrity and known.

And since we all know this is a redundant and repetitive post topic, maybe we can have this as a sticky?

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15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

But I'm going to say it again...

I'm always a tad surprised when people join the forum under anything but their own name. Having said that I suppose I joined originally under the name Kymi back in 2004. It was a pretty standard thing to do then.

Thing is guys, if you are posting under your own name you are going to carry a lot more weight when replying or starting new threads etc. And I definitely wouldn't buy anything from anyone who's name I don't know!!! (You'll find there are more than me who are the same)

Also the search engines love the Warrior forum, I've had posts indexed in Google just hours after posting and you would be surprised how many people find them and respond accordingly. Just think how many times your name is indexed in Google just by your warrior posts!

If you haven't yet registered for the forum, I urge you to sign up under your own name. If you want to change a username you can submit a ticket to the helpdesk and ask for it to be changed.

Cheers
Kim

You know, I thought about this a while ago. I was something I noticed. I agree that it's probably a better idea to use my real name, even though I'm not running any WSO's currently.

One thing though, there's somebody else on this site who has the same first initial and last name as I do. This could possibly cause some confusion. Obviously it's not Wagenheim or Standerline, those aren't even very common last names are they?

Then again, I don't have a photo of myself as an avatar at the moment either. Does my mysterious behaviour not turn you on enough to give me your money?

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15 years ago

I've used zerofill for some time now...
But my profile has always had my name in it...also since the forum change I used the custom title feature to put my name in. That way people can see my real name...and I can keep what I consider my internet name LOL...

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15 years ago

I do not know if there is anything wrong with putting a name that brands a product either (a product that your selling/promoting). That said I much prefer using my real name i.e. Matt Paul with 2000 used to differentiate (have I spelt that right?) myself.

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cashcow

15 years ago

You do make a good point Kim, I am known as cashcow at other forums etc... simply because that was "the thing to do" in 2005 when I was joining things online. Now, I still join as cashcow because I feel like people "know" who I am.

Yet, if someone joins with a "real" name that does not necessarily mean they are on the up and up. I think people earn the respect of others by their actions and posts more so than their forum name.

From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1594:

JULIET:
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet...

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Julia Andersson

15 years ago

Yes, I guess I can be thankful John. At least I don't have to compete with gaming characters, movie characters and athletes LOL. Julia not being a common name and Andersson with a double S being even less common.

When you google my name there are at least three Julia Andersson's that turn up. One is in the US and found on the classmates.com website. Another one would appear to be in Sweden (surprise, surprise... NOT... since Andersson with a double S is a Swedish name) At least I assume it's Sweden... the language 'looks' Scandinavian but I could be wrong. I have four links on page 1, my profile here, Ezinearticles, Articlesbase and Linkedin... oddly enough my facebook profile doesn't show up (at least not on page 1) yet the top spots are held by facebook profiles.

And yes, it's not that hard to optimize... create a blog post titled 'Who is Julia Andersson?' It automatically gets that in the url (as long as settings are correct) A couple of images julia-andersson-1 and 2 with alt text, H1, H2, bold, italic, underline, first 20 words, last 20 words etc. You end up with a decent keyword density and of course once I'd built a few backlinks it wouldn't take long to rank highly since it's only specifically targetted by a small number of sites

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15 years ago

Hi Nathan,

I'm with you on that one -

My attitude is simple. In far less than 100 years I'll be long gone from this life. That may seem profoundly odd for me to say, but I find it helpful insofar as putting a lot of things into clearer perspective. We're all unique people. So if there's only going to ever be one of me, I might as well try to be true to myself.

Hi Ken The Old Geez,

I would have given you a thanks too, but I didn't want anyone to think I enjoyed the photo. That bloke needs a Remington fuzzaway (or a sadistic gf with some hot waxing strips) or some t-shirts with smaller neck-holes.

He bears a passing resemblance to Robert Smith from The Cure. I hope it's not him. I like The Cure and wouldn't want to have to change that.

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MizzCindy

15 years ago

Well, I'm a tender young thing and I've led a bit of a sheltered life...

Actually, I belong to several forums, most of which do not encourage the use of your given name - by either members or 'staff'. So it was a unique change in perspective when I joined this forum only to find the use of real names was quite common.

Interestingly, I initially joined this board because I was 'scoping out the enemy'. You see, I belong to several writers groups/boards/etc., and there was a general uproar on a few of them about a year ago due to some evil warrior suggesting to his fellow warriors to go onto these boards and offer exceedingly low rates for articles needing written, which they did - hence the uproar.

So, I checked the place out, ended up liking it A LOT and here I am.

I've been transitioning away from the more labor intensive writing (for others) activities to mostly writing for myself and my niche blogs. So, for the time being, my 'real' name is in my sig line. That's good enough for me. I may or may not change that later...just depends on my mood I guess.

In the meantime, there will be no avatar of me until I've achieve a level of svelteness (that's a word, right?) more suitable to public display. Until then, everyone will just have to let their imaginations run amok!

Cindy

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15 years ago

Just cheat like most of us do lol

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In the meantime, there will be no avatar of me until I've achieve a level of svelteness (that's a word, right?) more suitable to public display. Until then, everyone will just have to let their imaginations run amok!

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440Music

15 years ago

Kim,

I see the advantage of posting under your own name but my case I find that posting under my web site name is more advantageous. I don't use the dot com in the name as that is a bit much and I feel not appropriate. You do make a great point and in the future I will consider using my full name when creating a users profile.

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15 years ago

I see your point, but what if you had lots of websites you wanted to be associated with

Kim

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Kim,

I see the advantage of posting under your own name but my case I find that posting under my web site name is more advantageous. I don't use the dot com in the name as that is a bit much and I feel not appropriate. You do make a great point and in the future I will consider using my full name when creating a users profile.

Thank you for this information I find it valuable.

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15 years ago

Hi MizzCindy,

Well, I'm a tender young thing and I've led a bit of a sheltered life...

In the meantime, there will be no avatar of me until I've achieve a level of svelteness (that's a word, right?) more suitable to public display. Until then, everyone will just have to let their imaginations run amok!

Careful now!..there are blokes around here.

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MizzCindy

15 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Hi MizzCindy,

Careful now!..there are blokes around here.

Woohoohoo! Don't waste your drool! I'm a fat old broad - damn fine for all that, but even still...

Cindy

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Hi Martin,

Thanks mate. :rolleyes: You're not getting a goal for that. It's still 2-2. It's just not insulting enough - try harder please

Hi MizzCindy,

Woohoohoo! Don't waste your drool! I'm a fat old broad - damn fine for all that, but even still...

Ha! I was just bluffing about the 'tender young sheltered thing' preference. The truth is I actually live by the motto - 'fat old broads are more fun'. And I have plenty of drool to spare...I used to be a builder - 'reading' the pictures in tabloids and wolf-whistling out the side of the van etc. - all good stuff.

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MizzCindy

15 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Hi MizzCindy,

Ha! I was just bluffing about the 'tender young sheltered thing' preference. The truth is I actually live by the motto - 'fat old broads are more fun'. And I have plenty of drool to spare...I used to be a builder - 'reading' the pictures in tabloids and wolf-whistling out the side of the van etc. - all good stuff.

You, sir, are a gentleman after my own heart.

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Hi Tom,

However, for those of us that are looking to buy a good product to make money online it's better we use alias' so we can ask the hard critical questions before we buy a product.

Just do exactly that (ask hard critical questions), but using your own name. Sometimes, the name might help. Sometimes, once they see the name as a buyer they might know that they are going to be in for hard critical questioning, and that their product is going to experience hard critical testing/absorption ;-)

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Kevin Riley 15 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Sometimes, the name might help.

And sometimes it may get you in trouble, and me $500 richer. I've already called the sheriff:
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Martin Luxton

15 years ago

Kim

How about using your real photo?

I found these old images of ExRat and they look nothing like his present photo.

ExRat in Alias Smith And Jones

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It is my real foto u cheeky sod

BTW Alias Smith & Jones used to be one of my very fave progs many moons ago

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Kim

How about using your real photo?

I found these old images of ExRat and they look nothing like his present photo.

ExRat in Alias Smith And Jones

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Victoria Gates 15 years ago

I joined as JourneyforSelf Not really thinking about name branding, I doubt that I myself or most other people would be trying to decieve or trick anyone. I use my rl picture here.

But I will say this.. A name, a face, and where someone lives can be made up. It should not be a basis of trust.
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Alice Seba

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Kim Standerline

I'm always a tad surprised when people join the forum under anything but their own name. Having said that I suppose I joined originally under the name Kymi back in 2004. It was a pretty standard thing to do then.

Back in 2002, I remember my husband showing me how to sign up for MSN groups and some other stuff. When it came to picking a user name, I kept wanting to use my own name and he thought I was crazy. ;-)

Alice

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Scott Woodside

15 years ago

My name used to be Kim Standerline, but I had to change it! Seriously, my name used to be audio93, but when Allen changed the software, and I came back, I changed my name from Kim to Scott Woodside.

If you're branding yourself, you should use your name. Be proud of your name.

Rosie is proud of hers! I mean she's proud of her mane, not name.

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Darren Mothersele

15 years ago

Believe it or not I never have a problem with other people registering my name first, as there are not many other Darren Mothersele's around!

When I asked help desk to change my nickname to my full name it was just a few hours until it ranked in Google... but luckily my own site still comes first!

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clashctyrokr

15 years ago

To be perfectly honest I was on autopilot when I signed up for this forum... clashctyrokr has always been my user name for almost every forum and web site I have ever signed up for, and I didn't even think to change that... I am wishing I had seen this thread before registering

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Darren Mothersele

15 years ago

hey clashctyrokr - you can always ask help desk nicely and they might change it for you!

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Dixie Normas

15 years ago

I hesitated to use my real name because I usually get picked on for it. But after reading your post Kim, I think it's a good idea to brand the real me.

Damn parents.

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sevenish

15 years ago

Not everyone wishes to brand his/her name in internet marketing.

Some of us have very separate careers that would not benefit from being associated with a marketing forum such as this. I have some clients that will not allow me to state in writing (or HTML) that they are or have been my client. These are mostly financial service organizations, but I would be severely compromised if -- when they googled my name -- the first pages in the SERPs were links to this forum. It's weird, I know, but they can be very skittish.

I need to control how and where my name shows up in search engines, to the degree possible.

Make no mistake, this forum has taught me a great deal and grateful doesn't begin to describe my feelings about it. But not all of us wish to -- or should -- brand ourselves on this forum.

Hope that made sense.

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