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Horrible Drawback to Branding Your Name

by TiffanyLambert
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I always harp on everyone to "brand your name!"

Well this sure is backfiring on me now.

Getting a divorce and wanting my maiden name back REAL BAD (as in there's no other option for me happiness-wise) means everything's I've branded with Tiffany Dow now has to be changed to Tiffany Lambert.

Not just personal life, but all forum membership names (like here), social media accounts (Twitter, G+, Facebook), my domain (already grabbed my maiden one months ago when I saw this coming), etc.

Someone on my list brought up a good point - surely most social networks have made this a simple process you can do without losing all your friends/followers, right? I mean divorce is as common as air here (unfortunately).

It was so easy when I GOT married because I was only branded by a username (writertiff) on Elance, forums, etc. But then I branded my own name and now I'm going to have a mess to deal with.

Maybe I'll revise my advice now - brand your FIRST name and some sort of motto or something. (If you're a woman).

And no, I don't want any hyphens. I want ME back. Guess I'll have to go knocking on a mod's PM door soon to see if that's possible here...

Tiff
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  • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Bratcher
    You can definitely ask a mod to change your name on the WarriorForum. You just have to have a good reason and I think yours counts!

    Facebook and most other social media sites allow you to at least use your maiden name without changing the name your signed up with. I'm sure there is someway to update it for marriage just haven't needed to do it myself. Not how to change it for divorce.

    Best of luck in these trying times.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Tiffany, just submit a request to the help desk and Thomas will change your name. It's a common enough occurrence I've seen several users change their name over the years.
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  • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
    Thanks guys I will! How fun! My first change. Let's hope it happens and I can look at it and smile
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    • Profile picture of the author Alex Mensah
      Originally Posted by TiffanyLambert View Post

      Thanks guys I will! How fun! My first change. Let's hope it happens and I can look at it and smile
      Well i see that it has been changed for you the name to the left now has your original last name again yayy for you and wish you the best through this stressful process divorce is nasty.
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  • Profile picture of the author shawnlebrun
    Tiff,

    I can sort of relate... when I started online in 2001, I branded my name and everything else I produced was used under that brand name.

    then, when the opportunity arose to sell that business that bared my name, i did it because it was a good amount of money.

    so, needless to say, it was weird not being able to use my name in any future products in that niche... since i had to sign a non compete clause.

    it's very weird to sign paperwork saying you can't use your own name... but thankfully i've learned from Gary Halbert and John Carlton, who said years ago that if you build businesses with the intention to sell, not to use your own name.

    so i completely understand where you're coming from. different in my case, but enough to understand!
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    Tiffany Lambert sounds cooler anyways .
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    Just submitted it to Thomas

    Hmm maybe now I could change to be a kinder, gentler Tiff?

    Nah!!! LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author briantalk
    I'll miss Tiffany Dow. It will take some work to get your maiden name back to the level of recognition you now have with the 'Dow' surname. . This is something for the ladies to bear in mind.
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  • Profile picture of the author momtraders
    Been there done that, and personally if this situation ever came up again for me, I would keep whatever brand I had created, but legally change my name for my own peace of mind.

    If customers ever became curious I would share my personal story.

    BUT your brand Tiffany is widely known, I would NOT compromise that just because a marriage did not survive.

    I guess I would even feel like (he) beat me at my own game if I was basically forced to give up a brabd I had birthed from the start.

    Good luck through your divorce, the end can really be the start of something much needed!




    Originally Posted by TiffanyDow View Post

    I always harp on everyone to "brand your name!"

    Well this sure is backfiring on me now.

    Getting a divorce and wanting my maiden name back REAL BAD (as in there's no other option for me happiness-wise) means everything's I've branded with Tiffany Dow now has to be changed to Tiffany Lambert.

    Not just personal life, but all forum membership names (like here), social media accounts (Twitter, G+, Facebook), my domain (already grabbed my maiden one months ago when I saw this coming), etc.

    Someone on my list brought up a good point - surely most social networks have made this a simple process you can do without losing all your friends/followers, right? I mean divorce is as common as air here (unfortunately).

    It was so easy when I GOT married because I was only branded by a username (writertiff) on Elance, forums, etc. But then I branded my own name and now I'm going to have a mess to deal with.

    Maybe I'll revise my advice now - brand your FIRST name and some sort of motto or something. (If you're a woman).

    And no, I don't want any hyphens. I want ME back. Guess I'll have to go knocking on a mod's PM door soon to see if that's possible here...

    Tiff
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    • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
      Originally Posted by momtraders View Post

      Been there done that, and personally if this situation ever came up again for me, I would keep whatever brand I had created, but legally change my name for my own peace of mind.

      If customers ever became curious I would share my personal story.

      BUT your brand Tiffany is widely known, I would NOT compromise that just because a marriage did not survive.

      I guess I would even feel like (he) beat me at my own game if I was basically forced to give up a brabd I had birthed from the start.

      Good luck through your divorce, the end can really be the start of something much needed!
      Yeah that's one way to look at it. The other way is, I want ME back. 100%. And I'm just enough of a determined person to build it from scratch and make it come back bigger and stronger than ever before
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    Yeah, you'll notice a lot of times female movie stars etc who get married will still keep their maiden name in use. It's for branding purposes but also because divorce is so common nowadays.

    It will take some time to rebrand yourself, just like it does any business brand, but if that's what you want to do then that's what you gotta do.
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    • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
      Sorry to hear about your divorce Tiffany. You really have branded your name so it's a tough situation.
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      • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
        Originally Posted by WillR View Post

        Yeah, you'll notice a lot of times female movie stars etc who get married will still keep their maiden name in use. It's for branding purposes but also because divorce is so common nowadays.

        It will take some time to rebrand yourself, just like it does any business brand, but if that's what you want to do then that's what you gotta do.
        Yeah I wasn't as strong as a movie star I am now though From scratch it is then!

        Originally Posted by LilBlackDress View Post

        Sorry to hear about your divorce Tiffany. You really have branded your name so it's a tough situation.
        Don't say sorry, say, "Congratulations!" But thank you
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom Dean
    Well... Congrats then on getting out of a marriage that wasn't working. Been there done that myself. I can relate a little bit to the branding (not at your level). I lost my domain thomasdean.com by not paying attention to emails & lost it again by not paying attention to the ending time of an auction for it. Believe me I want my name back!

    I'm know you can do it but your name is so well branded. I was working on a rewrite/update of how to use Open Office to create PDF's. I thought hey I could use some new templates for open office & some content. 6 years or more after I purchased some of your templates for Open Office I typed your previous name into google to see what you might have available. You easily took up the first two pages of Google.

    I'm no SEO expert but maybe you could ask one about saving your established links using 301 redirects on your index pages or something. Again I haven't had the need to do any SEO in years... just a thought.

    Tom

    ps - have always loved your products & content writing.
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    • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
      Originally Posted by Tom Dean View Post

      Well... Congrats then on getting out of a marriage that wasn't working. Been there done that myself. I can relate a little bit to the branding (not at your level). I lost my domain thomasdean.com by not paying attention to emails & lost it again by not paying attention to the ending time of an auction for it. Believe me I want my name back!

      I'm know you can do it but your name is so well branded. I was working on a rewrite/update of how to use Open Office to create PDF's. I thought hey I could use some new templates for open office & some content. 6 years or more after I purchased some of your templates for Open Office I typed your previous name into google to see what you might have available. You easily took up the first two pages of Google.

      I'm no SEO expert but maybe you could ask one about saving your established links using 301 redirects on your index pages or something. Again I haven't had the need to do any SEO in years... just a thought.

      Tom

      ps - have always loved your products & content writing.
      Good idea Tom! I'm one who usually never pays much attention to SEO so I'm hoping I can naturally build it back and point my domain to my new one or something

      That sucks about your domain - I suppose tomdean.com is gone? or a middle initial in the mix? Sucks I know.

      I grabbed tiffanylambert.com a little while back when I saw this coming so I'm lucky. I looked at the first pages of google for it and it doesn't look hard for me to topple again.

      And thank you for the kind compliment!

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  • Profile picture of the author Terry Ivers
    Tiffany- It will take some of us a while to get used to your name change. Think you could have Dow mentioned somewhere on a temporary basis?
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    This is another reason why I always recommend people NOT brand themselves around their own names - especially for their own websites and domains.

    I would recommend keeping tiffanydow.com and redirecting it to your new name/domain.

    Hope you get everything sorted Tiffany.
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    • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
      Originally Posted by John Romaine View Post

      This is another reason why I always recommend people NOT brand themselves around their own names - especially for their own websites and domains.

      I would recommend keeping tiffanydow.com and redirecting it to your new name/domain.

      Hope you get everything sorted Tiffany.
      Good point - I hadn't thought about keeping it long-term but that'd be stupid not to control it.

      I am still going to brand myself with my new name. I like the concept, but I'll never change my name again, even if I marry Ian Somerhalder himself. (Although man that'd be hard if he begged with those eyes). LOL
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    No, definitely do a 301 to the new domain and keep the old one.

    Especially if you have historical data/links etc

    Don't just dump it.
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  • Profile picture of the author bwh1
    Something you definitely don't think about when you start out.

    Don't know if that helps but how's about you using TiffanyD. - where the D. can stand for other stuff then your family name.

    I on the other hand can't understand that you can not keep your Brand name TiffanyDow as it became a brand on it's own, independant from your married name - unless YOU want to get rid of it under the circumstances.

    Dow Chemicals - Dow Jones - T.D.? I never knew that those where familiy names :-)

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    • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
      Originally Posted by bwh1 View Post

      Something you definitely don't think about when you start out.

      Don't know if that helps but how's about you using TiffanyD. - where the D. can stand for other stuff then your family name.

      I on the other hand can't understand that you can not keep your Brand name TiffanyDow as it became a brand on it's own, independant from your married name - unless YOU want to get rid of it under the circumstances.

      Dow Chemicals - Dow Jones - T.D.? I never knew that those where familiy names :-)

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      Oh yes it's ME who wants to get rid of it. I'm not being forced to at all. I want my old name back. I want ME back But thank you! That's a good idea if I did want to keep it.
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        Originally Posted by TiffanyDow View Post

        Oh yes it's ME who wants to get rid of it. I'm not being forced to at all. I want my old name back. I want ME back But thank you! That's a good idea if I did want to keep it.
        I see.

        On the other hand, with the kind of Rep you have you will get your "new" brand to the same level in no time

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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    Tiffany is a good name because it is not so common. It remains in your mind. Perhaps it is a good idea to just use your first name and nothing else.

    Many people begin a new life in the middle of the way. You are not the first one.

    But why should you make the public remember another surname? You already are famous online.

    You can simply gradually eliminate your surname and just be Tiffany without more details.






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    • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
      Originally Posted by clever7 View Post

      Tiffany is a good name because it is not so common. It remains in your mind. Perhaps it is a good idea to just use your first name and nothing else.

      Many people begin a new life in the middle of the way. You are not the first one.

      But why should you make the public remember another surname? You already are famous online.

      You can simply gradually eliminate your surname and just be Tiffany without more details.
      Ah but for some reason when I just hear Tiffany I instantly have the ear worm "I think we're alone now...there doesn't seem to be anyone around..."

      And as a child of the 80s who grew up fiercely dedicated to Van Halen (not Hagar), Motley Crue and all sorts of hair bands - I shiver at the thought of anyone confusing me with her. LOL!



      But I could go with Tiffany rae (my middle name). Really, my subscribers just know me as Tiff - but I'm pretty sure tiff.com is gone - or relates to some weird graphics file or something.
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  • Profile picture of the author derricks4
    Sorry to hear about the mess! Once you get it straightened out, and become YOU again...the sky is the limit! At least you'll never have to worry about another name change :p
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  • Profile picture of the author Debora Humphries
    Tiff,

    It really doesn't matter what name you have, most of us will always find you and always stand behind you!
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      When it comes to changing your branding - why not use
      Tiffany Dow Lambert for a while.

      Then parens or strike through the Dow for a while and then drop it. It's a gradual transition that will let searchers and clients find you while you are moving on at the same time.
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      • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
        Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

        When it comes to changing your branding - why not use
        Tiffany Dow Lambert for a while.

        Then parens or strike through the Dow for a while and then drop it. It's a gradual transition that will let searchers and clients find you while you are moving on at the same time.
        I am doing a strike through for a short time on my blog but I just want it like the Band Aid approach - off.
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        • Profile picture of the author bobsstuff
          Hi Tiffany,

          Sorry to here about your divorce and dilemma.

          I just did a Google search for "Tiffany Dow" (in parenthesis) and got, "About
          99,500 results".

          I think you have a problem similar to "Twinkies". "Twinkies" company went out of business, but Twinkies will live on with a new company. They are keeping the "Twinkies" brand name alive.

          Your brandname is also well known. I know you need to or should I say, MUST move on,however you have currently branded product (Tiffany Dow) that should be maintained until your new product (Tiffany Lambert) is as well established as the old one.

          I know this is a hard thing to go through and made very complicated by your
          business. I wish you the very best in solving this as comfortably as possible.
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  • Profile picture of the author Andyhenry
    Why not just rebrand to Tiffany and leave the sirname out?

    That way you can get married again without a problem

    It worked ok for Oprah.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shaun OReilly
      Here's a long shot solution...

      Marry another Dow :-)

      Seriously though, consider either re-branding around
      your first name + something else that is durable and
      helps you get a short and memorable domain name
      too.

      Or come up with a unique brand name that will suit
      you now and long into the future.

      Everything in life happens for a reason so use the
      lemons to make lemonade. Use this as an opportunity
      to refresh your brand so that expresses who Tiffany
      is today and beyond, not yesterday.

      Good luck!

      Dedicated to mutual success,

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    • Profile picture of the author ExRat
      Hi Andy,

      Originally Posted by Andyhenry View Post

      Why not just rebrand to Tiffany and leave the sirname out?
      Because she might get the blame for this -

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Q3mHyzn78

      ...which would be a horrible drawback itself.

      I recommend rebranding with a nickname....ExWife?

      Tiffanys@Breakfast?
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    Tiff,

    Welcome to the IM Singles Club!

    If you want a clean break, then just go for it!

    Building your new brand won't be as difficult as starting
    from scratch because you've already got a lot of status
    in the market. Just be sure to carefully manage the
    transition and use the opportunities that your new brand
    will undoubtedly present.

    John
    P.S. How about Tiff Lambert-Taylor? Has a certain ring
    to it!
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    I once changed my WF User name by talking to a mod or a customer care in WF
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    • Profile picture of the author ExRat
      Hi,

      Originally Posted by dsouravs View Post

      I once changed my WF User name by talking to a mod or a customer care in WF
      You changed your WF username to dsouravs? :confused:

      What was it before?
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      • Profile picture of the author dsouravs
        Originally Posted by ExRat View Post

        Hi,

        You changed your WF username to dsouravs? :confused:

        What was it before?
        Hi Rat

        It was sdouravs

        Actually dsouravs means designer sourav sen
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          Originally Posted by bobsstuff View Post

          Sorry to here about your divorce and dilemma.

          I just did a Google search for "Tiffany Dow" (in parenthesis) and got, "About
          99,500 results".

          I think you have a problem similar to "Twinkies". "Twinkies" company went out of business, but Twinkies will live on with a new company. They are keeping the "Twinkies" brand name alive.

          Your brandname is also well known. I know you need to or should I say, MUST move on,however you have currently branded product (Tiffany Dow) that should be maintained until your new product (Tiffany Lambert) is as well established as the old one.

          I know this is a hard thing to go through and made very complicated by your
          business. I wish you the very best in solving this as comfortably as possible.
          Bob
          Thanks Bob! Yes, I'll make a bridge sort of to my new name. Get people used to it. I woke up this morning to the most WONDERFUL thing - tried to log in and it didn't work!!

          I smiled, knowing some wonderful WF mod or helpdesk person had granted my wish (that or I got banned again LOL) and sure enough, there it was -

          Tiffany FREAKING Lambert in official letters. I'm ME again. It's gonna be a GREAT day!

          And thanks to the person who made the change!! ((hugs))

          Originally Posted by Andyhenry View Post

          Why not just rebrand to Tiffany and leave the sirname out?

          That way you can get married again without a problem

          It worked ok for Oprah.
          If I ever get married again, it'll be to someone who is supportive of my brand and wouldn't care if I kept my maiden name And if I loved him enough to want his name, I wouldn't mind going through this all again. Now if I could have Oprah's wealth, I might consider this. lol

          Originally Posted by Shaun OReilly View Post

          Here's a long shot solution...

          Marry another Dow :-)

          Seriously though, consider either re-branding around your first name + something else that is durable and helps you get a short and memorable domain name too.

          Or come up with a unique brand name that will suit you now and long into the future.

          Everything in life happens for a reason so use the lemons to make lemonade. Use this as an opportunity to refresh your brand so that expresses who Tiffany is today and beyond, not yesterday.

          Good luck!

          Dedicated to mutual success,

          Shaun
          Thanks Shaun I think my subscribers have seen a HUGE change in me. They knew things were wrong just by watching my video blogs and many guessed it when I didn't even mention a thing. Very odd.

          My "tics" are gone. I don't bite my nails. I don't squish my nose up in nervousness. I'm happy. My room is brightly lit. Just things people pick up that make them see you as stronger and happier. I love it.

          Originally Posted by John Taylor View Post

          Tiff,

          Welcome to the IM Singles Club!

          If you want a clean break, then just go for it!

          Building your new brand won't be as difficult as starting from scratch because you've already got a lot of status in the market. Just be sure to carefully manage the transition and use the opportunities that your new brand will undoubtedly present.

          John
          P.S. How about Tiff Lambert-Taylor? Has a certain ring
          to it!
          Thanks! I hope to legally be part of it sooner rather than later (we're eliminating debt we built up mutually before we make it legal).

          I'll be very vocal about the change so that most people know about it and some I'm sure will spread the word. So that will help.

          I do love the name Taylor But I already have a friend named Tiffany Taylor

          Originally Posted by ExRat View Post

          Because she might get the blame for this -

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Q3mHyzn78

          ...which would be a horrible drawback itself.

          I recommend rebranding with a nickname....ExWife?

          Tiffanys@Breakfast?
          Shiver. Do you know how many people (in the 80s) would sing that jokingly after I introduced myself? Or say, "Oh, you're that 80s singer?" Horrid! Make me Lita Ford or something and we're good. But Tiffany? lol.

          Originally Posted by kencalhn View Post

          best wishes for rebranding; that's something I'd not thought of, how it impacts women who brand under original married name, but then divorce.. and/or remarry later. I guess a potential idea /suggestion for women who are married is to consider rebranding under a pen name, like book authors do, that you can keep throughout life, through different marriages and the rest of it.

          Middle name's a good idea too since that won't change. And I liked that song too from the 80s... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Q3mHyzn78
          Thanks! That's a good idea for women who want to get married later. I am 100% sure that my legal name is never again going to change once I'm Tiffany Lambert again. And the middle name's good but mine's "rae" with a small r so that's odd to brand with. (You know we Southerners - always have two names - Bonnie Sue, Billy Jean, Tiffany rae...

          Originally Posted by MatthewWoodward View Post

          As someone that brands with there name this thread had my attention.

          Relieved at the end of it though ^^

          Valuable lesson for many, had never thought about things like this!
          MUCH easier for men.

          Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

          Tiff, you still have access to your peeps, through your current presence and your communication channels.

          Name changes for women changing marital status is so common that no one thinks twice about it. When the time comes, just announce the change and get on with things.

          Do the mechanical things, of course, the redirects and such. But when the time comes, make the switch and don't look back...
          Yes they're being so, so supportive. I think I figured out that on FB it's really easy (my personal FB) - they allow you to do it a few times without any problems. With the Fan Page I'll have to have them do it. Twitter looks easy too - so I can do that one.

          I won't look back - too much happiness moving forward!

          Thanks guys

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    best wishes for rebranding; that's something I'd not thought of, how it impacts women who brand under original married name, but then divorce.. and/or remarry later. I guess a potential idea /suggestion for women who are married is to consider rebranding under a pen name, like book authors do, that you can keep throughout life, through different marriages and the rest of it.

    Middle name's a good idea too since that won't change. And I liked that song too from the 80s...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Q3mHyzn78
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    As someone that brands with there name this thread had my attention.

    Relieved at the end of it though ^^

    Valuable lesson for many, had never thought about things like this!
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      Tiff, you still have access to your peeps, through your current presence and your communication channels.

      Name changes for women changing marital status is so common that no one thinks twice about it. When the time comes, just announce the change and get on with things.

      Do the mechanical things, of course, the redirects and such. But when the time comes, make the switch and don't look back...
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  • Profile picture of the author Joel Young
    Tiffany Lambert, huh? Any relation to a Jennifer Lambert whom I went to school with in Elmira, NY? (way way back, waayyyy back, lol) There seems to be a slight resemblance. It's a long shot, but had to ask.

    Sorry to hear the marriage didn't work out.
    Glad to hear that you're strong enough to make the necessary change.
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  • Profile picture of the author briankno
    That is a sticky situation. I have been thinking about using a version of my last name instead of the real thing b/c it is difficult to spell from hearing it. But then again it is very unique. Decisions, decisions...
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    • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
      Originally Posted by Alex Mensah View Post

      Well i see that it has been changed for you the name to the left now has your original last name again yayy for you and wish you the best through this stressful process divorce is nasty.
      Trying to keep it from being that. But it's definitely a fragile process.

      Originally Posted by briankno View Post

      That is a sticky situation. I have been thinking about using a version of my last name instead of the real thing b/c it is difficult to spell from hearing it. But then again it is very unique. Decisions, decisions...
      Yeah that's hard - hard to spell versus original. Good luck with that decision!
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      Hi Ms. Lambert, congratulations on your divorce, and good luck and good wishes to you, as ever: you'll be branded as Tiffany Lambert very quickly, anyway.
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      • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Hi Ms. Lambert, congratulations on your divorce, and good luck and good wishes to you, as ever: you'll be branded as Tiffany Lambert very quickly, anyway.
        Thanks Alexa! Can't wait to do my first video blog (maybe today or tomorrow) and not say, "Hi this is tiffany dow..." I'll say it the right way now!
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        Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

        Hi Ms. Lambert, congratulations on your divorce, and good luck and good wishes to you, as ever: you'll be branded as Tiffany Lambert very quickly, anyway.

        Originally Posted by TiffanyLambert View Post

        Thanks Alexa! Can't wait to do my first video blog (maybe today or tomorrow) and not say, "Hi this is tiffany dow..." I'll say it the right way now!
        Does Hallmark make cards for such events?

        Tiffany, you're from Texas, which means you're stubborn and bullheaded (a stereotype I have yet to see proven wrong). I'm 100% sure the future has good things in store for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author NewParadigm
    I would advise taking a company name and branding yourself as a guru/authority that runs the company. That way you get the best of both worlds and it is easier for selling your company down the line as an option. Buyers would rather have a company name to protect their investment. OR, they will have much stricter covenants if they buy your company of you NOT competing ever with your name as the company name.
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    In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing. ~ Theodore Roosevelt

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  • Profile picture of the author kencalhn
    another tip when getting over someone, learned from way too many breakups, lol, is it helps to throw away old towels, sheets, pillowcases, and buy new ones for a fresh start, and new window treatments/blinds/curtains, and move into a new place if possible, all helps.. best wishes with the rebranding and moving forward
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    • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
      Originally Posted by David Maschke View Post

      Does Hallmark make cards for such events?

      Tiffany, you're from Texas, which means you're stubborn and bullheaded (a stereotype I have yet to see proven wrong). I'm 100% sure the future has good things in store for you.
      Bet they do! LOL And thanks - I'm already more badass than before

      Originally Posted by kencalhn View Post

      another tip when getting over someone, learned from way too many breakups, lol, is it helps to throw away old towels, sheets, pillowcases, and buy new ones for a fresh start, and new window treatments/blinds/curtains, and move into a new place if possible, all helps.. best wishes with the rebranding and moving forward
      I live in my childhood home that I'm very sentimental about but yes, it'll be heavily renovated and old stuff tossed Thank you!
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    I like the combination. Tiffany Lambert is an aristocratic name.

    I noticed the change when I opened this thread today.

    You should begin something new with your new name and go ahead.

    Some people become depressed with a divorce, but there are also people who become very glad.

    My mother was so glad when she got divorced that we had a party in our new apartment, without my father. I was a teen, but I helped her in all ways.
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    • Profile picture of the author TiffanyLambert
      Originally Posted by clever7 View Post

      I like the combination. Tiffany Lambert is an aristocratic name.

      I noticed the change when I opened this thread today.

      You should begin something new with your new name and go ahead.

      Some people become depressed with a divorce, but there are also people who become very glad.

      My mother was so glad when she got divorced that we had a party in our new apartment, without my father. I was a teen, but I helped her in all ways.
      What a wonderful thing to do! I won't have a party because I do have one little one and this is a part (slightly) sad (because it's different), part happy thing for her. Don't want to rub it in. But my kids are happy that I'm happy and they're happier too.

      We've done so many great things since making this decision - repainting our wooden furniture together, new lamps, new vases with flowers - took down dark blinds - gardening and landscaping - it's like our home is alive again!
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