Do many people buy their name as a domain name?

by Theory5

Posted: 13 years ago 34 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

I have been seeing this more and more, do many people buy their own names as a domain name? What is the purpose?

#buy #domain #people

Clint Butler 13 years ago

I did it, as a way to promote ME. But its not really needed per say, you can become a recognized name through your site just as easy.
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Kecia 13 years ago

If you want to get your name out there, it is a good idea to have it in your domain name. I have been a freelance writer for three years, and word of mouth advertising is a good way to gain new clients. Having my name as a domain is easy to remember so that happy clients can easily pass my information along to their colleagues looking for original content.
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- KatyaSenina 13 years ago
  
  I already bought mine but I will only use it until I have built some authority or got myself to some level of expertise. Otherwise people will be like who is Katya Senina anyway? :p
  
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jasonmorgan 13 years ago

I did! I did!

It's my professional non-IM resume... which is slightly outdated since I haven't done anything except sit around in my sweats for the past few years.

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- Bill Farnham 13 years ago
  
  If you can do it...do it.
  
  You can always monitize it later, but once it's taken it may take you years to get the chance again if ever.
  
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  Ryan Johnson 13 years ago
  
  Someone, who I assume is a musician, already bought my name.
  
  I don't really think it's that big of a deal unless you're in a niche that requires a face to go with the name. Your face is your logo at that point.
  
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Clint Butler 13 years ago

As an add on to my original comment, I think its more professional if you have an email like clint@clintbutler.com versus a hotmail or gmail account when dealing with clients.
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HeySal 13 years ago

I bought Sal'sSecretsRevealed.com simply because it was generic enough to let me branch to wherever I wanted to go -- and it's my name.......
But the important factor in buying it was that the ones I REALLY wanted were already taken. heavy sigh.

I would not buy one with my full name unless I had it changed because Sally Taylor is James Taylor's daughter's name, so anyone seeing the name would assume that is who owns the website.
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salonchan 13 years ago

I want to buy my name domain, but the name owner auction a high price that I can not afford!

So sad ...

Just because my name are too usually, many people using. Not my username, my real name

How desire I want to own my domain.
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Adam James 13 years ago

I missed out on mine wish I could get it, if you got the chance grab it.
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- webtrading10 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Adam James
  
  I missed out on mine wish I could get it, if you got the chance grab it.
  
  Did you try making the owner an offer?
  
  A couple years ago I did that and got my first/last .com but it was not cheap as I had to pay mid-4 figures.
  
  Since it's a common name (like your name is too) I believe I could resell it for what I paid for it (or even more) if I ever wanted to.
  
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oldwarrioruser1 13 years ago

Yup. Like everyone has said, to promote yourself. If you want to be known for whatever reason(by your real name), then it is a smart move!
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sarahberra 13 years ago

A lot of people do especially people who want to brand their name. This is common for freelance writers, artists and some internet marketers.
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darthdeus 13 years ago

I did, if nothing else, I can prevent somebody else to buy it ... and then some day when I will decide I want it, I'll have to pay big cash for it.
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Sheryl Polomka 13 years ago

I have mine, although I haven't really done anything much with it yet. I'm still deciding what to do with it.

At least a name like mine isn't too popular so it was still available
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IdeaLady 13 years ago

One reason to buy your own name is to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.

I got a mailing about a politician during last year's elections. It was an attack piece and the domain name they were sending people to was the politician's name (e.g., JaneSmith.com).

You should own your own name, if at all possible. I own CathyStucker.com and KathyStucker.com.
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REKHILESH 13 years ago

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- edhodgson 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by REKHILESH
  
  choose keywords in your domain name .
  
  This only really applies when you are building a site around a product or service that you are targeting for SEO.
  
  Buying your own name as a domain, as everyone has said already, is about branding "You" Inc.
  
  What you do with that branding is up to you - it may be your niche authority site, your professional services homepage, or something more personal to give your prospects a window into your personal life.
  
  I wouldn't worry about optimizing your personal site if it is for the last reason; other than for your name...
  
  Personally, I use my personal site as my IM authority blog.
  
  If your name is already taken, put a "-" in, or add a middle initial...
  
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redcell1 13 years ago

I would buy mine just for the fact I would rather give out my email address and have it be my name.

Example Mike@mikeredd.com
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Lynette Crase 13 years ago

I have mine but it has been sitting with an empty blog on it for a couple of years. I really don't know what to do with it as I already have an IM blog that is nearly four years old.

Maybe a personal blog but I don't think that people would be that interested in reading about my life.
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add1t 13 years ago

I bought my pen name, not my real name.
I don't want other try to scam me as they know what my real name is
but if you want it, grab as fast as you can
there are so many people that have similar name
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Milton 13 years ago

It was the 2nd domain I bought. Would advise it if your serious about marketing.
If your name is already taken you can always try it like this
your-name.com or something else to break it apart
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- Piper Anderson 13 years ago
  
  I owned my name .com for years. At first, I had it sitting around doing nothing for two years, then I put a personal blog on it that I blocked from the search engines and only gave the URL to family and friends. It was before I was on Facebook, so it was a way for the people I know personally to keep up with me and what I was doing. I had that blog for six years, and posted to it nearly every day for that whole time.
  
  Then, earlier this year, my husband (who is a musician), attracted two stalkers from his MySpace band page...a lady in her early 60s and a girl just out of college in her early 20s. Since he talked about me a bit on his page and had some pictures of me there (as well as having me listed as a backup singer on the song credits for one of his songs), it didn't take too long for the crazy stalkers to find my exact name domain name blog online and start harrassing me there. They also found my husband's phone number online and started calling him incessantly. He ended up having to get his phone number changed, and I had to take down the blog. It's all backed up on disc for printing out later for my future kids.
  
  Let that be a cautionary tale of using your real, actual name as a domain name!
  
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AdiPurush 13 years ago

Well i am thinking of buying my name's domain for 3 years but couldn't buy because I still can't decide what to do with it. However i think it's time to buy as i have started making little money online. It may feel good to have my own name as domain.
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Martin2010 13 years ago

Clint yes i bought mine simply for the email address but now thinking about it i could probably make some money out of it somewhere (need to get my thinking cap on)
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vstar00 13 years ago

yeah, I have mine. use it for my posterous.
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money2k 13 years ago

If you are looking to brand yourself online you definitely need to get your name domain. I would get it Yesterday.
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gittar1122 13 years ago

I purchased myname.com 6 months ago just to keep my name domain with me. I never worked on that site but in future I may work on it.
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Ashley Wright 13 years ago

I missed out on mine! On the lookout for when it runs out though :-). What harm can it do by having your own domain?
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Alexandre Valois 13 years ago

Got mine a couple years back, never actually got to do anything with it, but it's next on my list of projects now that I'm getting back in the coaching business.

I already have 5 different domains which will all be pointing to the blog, but a personal domain never hurts.
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JamieSEO 13 years ago

I haven't bothered with a domain name for myself, but I can definitely see the benefits
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sk8er431 13 years ago

another thing is if you're an internet marketer guru, it doesn't hurt to get your own domain name as your name. people will definitely visit your domain and buy some products.
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Jon Tees 13 years ago

I’m in network marketing so its sort of a must to stand out from the crowd.
I do other things as well and having my own name as part of my domain is a huge plus.
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Online Bliss 13 years ago

Offline small Business ventures you their own name
coupled with the product they sell all the time.
Personal Name recognition is good for business in my opinion.
I will take my own advice soon when I am done
with my current project.
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