Branding yourself is better with your own name
When you register at a Social Marketing site, use your name as the Display name. Else, it will be forgettable, and in many cases, you won't taken seriously by serious marketers.
Here are examples of forgettable Display names :
I could fill pages and pages of examples as ridiculous as these.
All these display names are little variations or real ones I've seen on different sites.
BTW, using as profile picture something like :
Well, you get the idea.
It's better to use a real picture of you, AND use that same picture on every site, people will recognize you and send contact requests.
BTW, that last tip applies to the Display name too.
Here are examples of forgettable Display names :
- successmoney : what, you think you're the only one who can teach us that ?
- mistermoney : looking greedy is not the WTG
- jewelofthenile : let your deeds show us you are a gem
- promoter : yeah right, the other members are here only to watch your parade
- best system : we've heard that before
- i know better : never seen that example, but you never know :)
- 4wealth : we will all lose our shirt if we don't listen to you
- bizman : uh, sir, we are all here to build our businesses
I could fill pages and pages of examples as ridiculous as these.
All these display names are little variations or real ones I've seen on different sites.
BTW, using as profile picture something like :
- nature
- a baby
- a drawing
- no picture at all, i.e. totally white, don't laugh, I've seen that here
- Mickey Mouse
- Brad Pitt
- A drop dead gorgeous girl named Jonathan ( I know Louise, I wrote that one before, your LOL reaction has imprinted it in my mind )
- a car
- a plane
- clouds
- a fish
Well, you get the idea.
It's better to use a real picture of you, AND use that same picture on every site, people will recognize you and send contact requests.
BTW, that last tip applies to the Display name too.
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Comments (21)
Pauline Bennett8
Affiliate Marketer
Great article with some good points to note!
Chukwuekwu Okonta12
Forensic accountant
Is a nice tip because it increase contacts.
Anon E.12
Internet Ninja
@Phillippe yeh go on, I have an answer either way... LOL
Philippe Moisan16
Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
@MarketClick, you really want me to answer ? :)
Cheryl, I deliberately wrote modified versions of the names I had seen. Where do you think jewelofthenile comes from ? :)
David A Riley6
DA
It is amazing some of the things people come up with... It just tells me that they are not serious about business. I went one step further in branding my name... most all over the internet know me as DA. Very few know that those are my initials for David Alan.
I also try branding my username. Anytime I signup for a new program, I use modernadvantage. I use modern or advantage in most all my websites, so it sort of brands them for me.
Branding is the one thing you can do on the internet to
Cheryl Baumgartner12
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Lets not forget Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp and the singer Jewel who have all been spotted around here.
I use my name but I also use my opportunity thus pplcheryl63. It also happens to be my website shortened. However I use the pplcheryl63 as my standard display name on all business networks.
Angela Sambrook4
Diamond Gift Consultant
@Philippe Well, Thank you very much kind sir.
Anon E.12
Internet Ninja
@ Phillippe, I was about to disagree with you until I read the full article. So how is MarketClick ?
Philippe Moisan16
Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
@Angela, that's the kind of thing I want to hear. Your comment is now put to the top ! :)
Angela Sambrook4
Diamond Gift Consultant
When I started adding my name and photo on forums my referral rate increased. Self branding works.
Philippe Moisan16
Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
ROFL
"Philippe. I always agree with you"
Some people don't, Nnamdi. :D
What can I say, you and I know better :)
I'm kidding, guys
Nnamdi A.17
There is Something for Everyone
I agree with you Philippe. I always agree with you.
For instance,
brand name - bronnamdi
email address - bronnamdi@bro....di
domain [forwarded for now] - bronnamdi.com
Most affiliate program ids - bronnamdi (unless where somebody beats me to it).
Picture? Almost the same every time.
Philippe Moisan16
Tutorial videos, sci-fi writer
Allan, you're very funny, I like that squirrel rainbow thing you said. :)
Paul Hines16
A New Path to Financial Empowerment
I learned all this the hard way Allan, it say a lot to people when the pic you decide to display is a pic of your pet. The same with branding your name.
Allan Haastrup7
Networker
100% right on the money Philippe.
It's all about the fact that we humans want to recognize things, in order to settle our fears of the inknown.
Being a squirrel names successwizard one place, and a rainbow called golddigger another place does NOT do this for your brand.
This article can certainly be used by a LOT of people doing online marketing.
Toshiba Burton7
Social Media Consultant
Philippe I truely agree with you if you are branding yourself you want others to be able to find you all the time & a name as well as a photo of yourself comes hand in hand!!! Thanks for sharing
Colin Audie7
Offline & Online Consulting
I am glad I learnt that lesson very quickly , your name is your branding,if you do not get that right you may as well stop.i just hope people take this as good advice and if you offended you know what to do.
Lovely Queen6
technology
look like all people but trust on few
Maria Fiore Pilon7
Water The Source Of Life
That it is true if you want people to know you and to be able to trust you in what you are doing. I also know sometimes people will not join if not real identification. It makes you authentic and honest.
William Hooper5
You make good points use your name because online its your branding :P I enjoyed reading it :D