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Use your Blog Comment Name for Personal Branding
Use a consistent name when leaving comments on blogs. Consider appending a tagline, perhaps your blogname or other personal brand name.
When I leave comments, I'm now "Ted Demopoulos, The Blogging for Business Guy."
Before I was just "Ted Demopoulos" or sometimes "Ted Demop" or even "teddemop." Long ago I decided I needed a consistent name when leaving blog comments, so I started exclusively using "Ted Demopoulos" even though it's looooong.
A few months ago I noticed others adding "tag lines" to the name they used for leaving blog comments, and decided to append my blog name, making me "Ted Demopoulos, Blogging for Business." I like this much better than just my name!
Friends sometimes introduce me as "The Blogging for Business Guy" -- hey, I did co-author the Blogging for Business book. My blog comment name is now "Ted Demopoulos, The Blogging for Business Guy."
So, if your name is Joe Smith or even Zaphod Beeblebrox, consider using a consistent name with a tagline when you leave comments on blogs.
I hadn't thought about branding as a tag line before. I guess I should have. Thanks for the tip.
Posted by: John Hewitt, Friendly Neighborhood Writer | 07 August 2007 at 09:24 PM
John, Your new tagline makes it obvious what you do. Since I (hopefully obviously?) love writing, I just spent about 20 minutes reading your site and laughing.
So, you have clients who are detectives and mental patients :)
I'll admit it, your tag1ine make me more likely to visit your blog.
Posted by: T Demop, Blogging for Business | 07 August 2007 at 11:41 PM
Great idea, will think of one for myself and use.
Thanx
Lola
Posted by: Lola Fayemi | 10 August 2007 at 08:36 AM
Excellent Idea!!
Posted by: Dave Forde - The Connector | 11 August 2007 at 10:57 AM
Hey, great idea! Thanks.
Posted by: Photowalking Trevor | 13 August 2007 at 03:30 PM
Lola, you are lucky as am I as we have somewhat unusual names! Still, a tagline will make you more memorable.
Dave and Trevor, or I should say Dave Ford - The Connector and Photowalking Trevor, I like it!
Posted by: T Demop, Blogging for Business | 13 August 2007 at 08:08 PM
A good idea Ted. I recently started calling myself The Old Vic ('cause I feel old) - but reader numbers seem to have fallen off, so maybe I'll come up with something a bit snappier !
Posted by: The Old Vic | 15 August 2007 at 11:09 AM
Greeting Old Vic,
I think that's because there is a disconnect between "The Old Vic" and "Net Monetization."
"Net Monetization Vic" might not have much pizzazz (or maybe it does?) but something similar should work better,
Posted by: T Demop, Blogging for Business | 15 August 2007 at 10:58 PM