Comments on: Branding Yourself Online – Check Your Social Media User Name Availability

By: Cathryn

Cathryn — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:10:20 +0000

Chris, I think the link for usernamecheck.com is no longer in service. When I clicked, I got a GoDaddy parked page with lots of ads. Just thought you’d like the “heads up.” Other than that, great post.

By: Chris Brown

Chris Brown — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:42:55 +0000

Robyn: My twitter name is now ChrisBrown330.

Matt: You’ve got a point, but 330 is both my area code and my birthday. But like most things marketing, if you have to explain it, it’s not the best! I keep thinking about your comment.

Melanie: I think branding yourself by your product or company is fine if that is what you’re going to be posting about all the time.

By: Robyn McMaster

Robyn McMaster — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:28:09 +0000

Hi Chris, I know how you feel. I had been using just, Robyn, to comment. One day someone else did that, too. So I decided to extend it to Robyn Mc. Well that didn’t work because this person’s last name was a Mc with a different ending. So now I use my full name and stick with the same icon so that people know me.

At any rate, given the whole world out there, it’s a little humbling to think so many others might share our name. :-)

By the way, I’d love to connect with you on twitter. Would you please share your twitter address?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:58:48 +0000

Not to be a wet blanket, but I’m not sure changing to ChrisBrown330 is such a great idea. It reminds me of aol and hotmail addresses like sherry106 and mike1052. It just seems like you wanted to be ChrisBrown and 329 people beat you to it.

By: Melanie Sklarz

Melanie Sklarz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:28:34 +0000

Thanks for this post, Chris. I always wonder if it is better to brand yourself as an author or your company’s name when promoting blogs and websites on social media. Thoughts?

By: Leonardo Pallotta

Leonardo Pallotta — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:12:35 +0000

Fantastic tip for those who want to open a new business.