Comments on: What to do if your name is not unique http://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/ Facebook for Businesses & Social Media Restaurants Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mariekehttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-26711 marieke Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:07:35 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-26711 You are right Tedy, it would be best to just variate your name a little bit from the name that you have. If you come up with a name that is very different, it will not stick for the long run. You might not like it after a couple of years, or it doesn't feel authentic. Thanks for sharing Tedy! :-) You are right Tedy, it would be best to just variate your name a little bit from the name that you have. If you come up with a name that is very different, it will not stick for the long run. You might not like it after a couple of years, or it doesn’t feel authentic. Thanks for sharing Tedy! :-)
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]]> By: mariekehttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-26710 marieke Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:03:11 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-26710 Thanks for sharing that. You are right, you shouldn't change your name just to make it sound unique, it should fit with who you are and stick with it for a long time. It's not fashion or trendy, it's a brand. And a brand asks for consistency and authenticity. Thanks for sharing that. You are right, you shouldn’t change your name just to make it sound unique, it should fit with who you are and stick with it for a long time. It’s not fashion or trendy, it’s a brand. And a brand asks for consistency and authenticity.
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]]> By: Tedyhttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-26706 Tedy Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:54:43 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-26706 I strongly agree with this blog, as my name is also hard to pronounce, thats why most people recognise me by my nick-name. However, I also believe that in personal branding, the aim is to highlight your values, your attributes, your strengths, therefore creating a name which has nothing in common with your real name, it's almost like your are branding another person. Nevertheless, I agree with the fact that working around with your name, in order to make it unique and to stand out, is beneficial, but not to a point where the name created is totally different from your real name. I strongly agree with this blog, as my name is also hard to pronounce, thats why most people recognise me by my nick-name. However, I also believe that in personal branding, the aim is to highlight your values, your attributes, your strengths, therefore creating a name which has nothing in common with your real name, it’s almost like your are branding another person. Nevertheless, I agree with the fact that working around with your name, in order to make it unique and to stand out, is beneficial, but not to a point where the name created is totally different from your real name.

]]> By: MissLeohttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-24607 MissLeo Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:53:08 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-24607 I believe this blog entry above clearly tells us how important is it to keep our online personal branding relative to what we brand ourselves being as. Like it mentioned above, maybe your name is too common to make it stand out along of being "the one and only", but to build your reputation up, there should be something different to represent you, there there is only a point of you starting a brand with your name. don't change your name to attract or make it easier for readers to understand. It is best when its the most unique. I believe this blog entry above clearly tells us how important is it to keep our online personal branding relative to what we brand ourselves being as. Like it mentioned above, maybe your name is too common to make it stand out along of being “the one and only”, but to build your reputation up, there should be something different to represent you, there there is only a point of you starting a brand with your name. don’t change your name to attract or make it easier for readers to understand. It is best when its the most unique.

]]> By: Tashahttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-24443 Tasha Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:48:27 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-24443 Thnx for posting this useful information, it has given me an insight on how to make my name unique and further develop my own personal brand. I liked the idea of adding a uniqueness to a very popular name like John smith, just through adding dr. An excellent example of this is Dr Phil and he is a huge brand worldwide.However I believe that a made up name can also be very successful if it is different and unique. Thnx for posting this useful information, it has given me an insight on how to make my name unique and further develop my own personal brand. I liked the idea of adding a uniqueness to a very popular name like John smith, just through adding dr. An excellent example of this is Dr Phil and he is a huge brand worldwide.

However I believe that a made up name can also be very successful if it is different and unique.

]]> By: Suzhttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-24212 Suz Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:30:03 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-24212 That is a great idea Marieke, many people may be facing the same problem of having a very common name or sharing the same name with at least one person out there. However, changing your name is not the only option there are many alternatives you could try first. As you already mentioned some ways of dealing with the problem, another helpful approach would be to build a strong tagline that relates to your field of interest and associate it with your name wherever possible. It is also possible to make your name stand out by using your personal brand and get more active online. That is a great idea Marieke, many people may be facing the same problem of having a very common name or sharing the same name with at least one person out there. However, changing your name is not the only option there are many alternatives you could try first.
As you already mentioned some ways of dealing with the problem, another helpful approach would be to build a strong tagline that relates to your field of interest and associate it with your name wherever possible. It is also possible to make your name stand out by using your personal brand and get more active online.

]]> By: Jemimahttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-42 Jemima Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:41:20 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-42 I agree with the idea of changing your name, which is especially beneficial if your name is too common and aldready used by others. If your name is too complicated or hard to pronounce, it would be good to shorten it -like world famous singer J.Lo. I agree with the idea of changing your name, which is especially beneficial if your name is too common and aldready used by others. If your name is too complicated or hard to pronounce, it would be good to shorten it -like world famous singer J.Lo.

]]> By: Kristinehttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-41 Kristine Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:45:31 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-41 I do understand the issues presented in your post very well. I have a very boring name, and my surname is also boring and hard to pronounce. I guess I will have a lot of issues with my name though my career since I have a very common name( especially in my country), still I could never change my name completly, because that would be like losing my identity, I do understand the issues presented in your post very well. I have a very boring name, and my surname is also boring and hard to pronounce. I guess I will have a lot of issues with my name though my career since I have a very common name( especially in my country), still I could never change my name completly, because that would be like losing my identity,

]]> By: Shamsurhttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-40 Shamsur Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:28:25 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-40 I do agree with this article to a certain extent because many people change their names so that they can be recognized, this is mainly done by people in the music industry because it can help them improve their personal brand. I do agree with this article to a certain extent because many people change their names so that they can be recognized, this is mainly done by people in the music industry because it can help them improve their personal brand.

]]> By: Nataliahttp://www.brandingpersonality.com/what-to-do-if-your-name-is-not-unique/#comment-39 Natalia Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:12 +0000 http://www.brandingpersonality.com/?p=12#comment-39 I don’t think that by changing your name, it will help make it any more unique. It's about who you are, the values you have and what you have achieved that makes your personal brand (your name) unique. If you achieve positive things you will be recognized no matter what your name is. I don’t think that by changing your name, it will help make it any more unique. It’s about who you are, the values you have and what you have achieved that makes your personal brand (your name) unique. If you achieve positive things you will be recognized no matter what your name is.

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