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By: Sue Waite-Langley

Sue Waite-Langley — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:02:14 +0000

Back in 1998 my randomly generated account name for my brand new…first ever…email account…actually made sense to me. Somehow I intuitively figured out that I should keep using the account name…for everything. Eleven years later I’m still using it. You’re right about all you’ve written…people know who I am and if they need me…they can I can’t take credit for being smart…but I’m glad I was lucky.

By: Jan Verhoeff

Jan Verhoeff — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:06:42 +0000

One of the most significant branding steps I’ve taken is using and signing my real name on most everything I do that has to do with business and marketing. Because that’s the name my clients and customers use to find me, it’s easier to locate when I use it on everything.

Great topic!

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:26:41 +0000

Hey Debi,
Yep, I think that’s definitely a lot better than a common name like Debbie or Deborah. It actually reminds me of DBZ Dragon Ball Z…

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:21:27 +0000

Haha, just out of curiosity… what was your previous name?

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:20:51 +0000

Yeah, it can be anything really.. as long as it’s unique and easy to remember.

By: Debi_zyx

Debi_zyx — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:13:30 +0000

You’re absolutely right, and I must have agonized for ages over what I would call myself all over the web.
Debbie and Debby and Deborah are really a bit too ordinary !!
Debi is a bit better (there aren’t that many of them), but when I couple it with the first or first couple of letters of my surname, I get debi_zyx, or Debi’Z whatever I want (Debi’Z QA blog, Debi’Z SEO blog, http://www.debi-z.com (which will be up soon …).
I added my signature colours (purples, pinks and blues) to my logo and business card – they are colors I wear a lot – and hey presto! a HOPEFULLY rememberable brand.

By: IanVisits

IanVisits — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:02:18 +0000

I am actually in the process of “rebranding” my online presence to match my blog identity.

The decision also came about partly as it turns out my former general username has a very different meaning in the USA from the UK where I live – and lots of people think I am a girl, which as it happens I am not.

So, it is not just a case of building an online brand, but also one which leaps over cultural boundaries.

Alas, my new moniker, ianvisits was also recently misinterpreted, so I guess you can’t really win!

By: Irish

Irish — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:24:59 +0000

I guess put family name after the nick name is a good idea when your name is commonly use.

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:53:54 +0000

You bring up a good point. A pseudo name might not be the best if you want to brand your real name as well. There’s gotta be a balance between the two.