tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post6336058020464947210..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: Aspiring Advice: Your Name Is Your BrandDavid P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-58205521060020386032012-05-11T11:07:14.940-06:002012-05-11T11:07:14.940-06:00Great post! This topic came up a lot at the LDStor...Great post! This topic came up a lot at the LDStorymakers conference we just met at. I loved hearing everyone's opinions on the subject and just about everyone agreed with you (and Amber!). It makes absolute sense to me but I had to hear it from others to get it to stick in my brain.Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430815366297302202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-8940117869276875762012-02-22T11:45:40.085-07:002012-02-22T11:45:40.085-07:00Yes. Your head totally exploded when I told you th...Yes. Your head totally exploded when I told you that. ;)<br /><br />If you're an author, your blog should be your name as it appears on your cover. When people google you, they'll google your name or the name of your book. Not some cutesy name. <br /><br />Plus, you'll write more books, so you don't want to stick with just one title. <br /><br />Book bloggers are a bit different though.amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-18509966058087308342012-02-20T13:53:59.143-07:002012-02-20T13:53:59.143-07:00I was advised by my late mentor to just use my nam...I was advised by my late mentor to just use my name. I often think it is boring, but having read your post I now see it in a different light.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-26134824238516215742012-02-20T10:17:20.729-07:002012-02-20T10:17:20.729-07:00I changed my blog recently to Melanie Fowler, and ...I changed my blog recently to Melanie Fowler, and in the beginning I was Mel, but I still like to be called Mel.<br /><br />Anyway. I agree, use your name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-51199910793738523282012-02-19T21:19:44.972-07:002012-02-19T21:19:44.972-07:00Hi, David,
This was a very interesting topic. I m...Hi, David,<br /><br />This was a very interesting topic. I must admit I never thought about it much. I chose my blog title to be catchy. Well now that I have been blogging for just over a year and do have a presence. I have to agree with you. <br /><br />Bloggers, or anyone visiting should know WHO they are visiting. Thanks for the great advice.<br /><br />Michael<br /><br />P. S. It't TIME to change my header to MICHAEL DI GESU ... IN TIME ...Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-86253343296693315042012-02-19T20:10:29.648-07:002012-02-19T20:10:29.648-07:00I loved this. I'm stopping by from the Platfor...I loved this. I'm stopping by from the Platform Campaign. Cheers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995267172282765794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-35923607855424104782012-02-19T20:09:00.629-07:002012-02-19T20:09:00.629-07:00I've wondered about the name I've chosen f...I've wondered about the name I've chosen for my blog too. I am partial to it, but maybe I should write under the pen name of Harry Potter, I'd wager I'd get a few more views if I changed my blog title to that... I'd probably draw a few more cease and desist letters too.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-87311502780906724152012-02-19T11:48:57.381-07:002012-02-19T11:48:57.381-07:00Interesting. I started my blog a year ago, and to ...Interesting. I started my blog a year ago, and to get me out of a creativity rut, but I wasn't then ready to be too present - I needed to be able to hide again if it all went pear-shaped. Today, I posted the very first (still unrecognisable) pic of myself. Now I have to give this more thought with potential books coming this year. Thanks for the mind explosion :)<br />Laura (Daily Dodo) xLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604785269958873474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-40891825992001808972012-02-19T10:06:40.682-07:002012-02-19T10:06:40.682-07:00Yay! I read something before I really began gettin...Yay! I read something before I really began getting into blogging that we, as writers, should have our name on everything. Especially out blog. That way, everyone knows YOU! I've been reading a lot about branding since I'm thinking about attempting advertising as a career, so I had to think of ways I advertised/branded/self-promoted myself to be appealing to that market! It's amazing what you've done in such a short period with a blog. <br /><br />Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503400522084515874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-20574032686214639492012-02-19T07:29:09.814-07:002012-02-19T07:29:09.814-07:00Ah, David, I completely agree with you. My blog ur...Ah, David, I completely agree with you. My blog url is cfitewrite.blogspot with my blog title being Candy Lynn Fite, subtitle on the trail to publication. cfitewrite (see Fite write) I gave lots of thought to, but it's also cutesy, which is not my goal. I'm curious if I can change the url to candylynnfite.blogspot...never tried.<br /><br />I do know that when I had my short story publihsed in Sucker Literary Mag. back in January, my sisters just googled my name, which brought them straight to my blog and they found the link to Sucker as well. Quite easy for agents / publishers searching you to find you!!!<br /><br />What I'm curious about is, what if you dislike your "brand?" I'm not crazy about the first name Candy. It's goofy, silly, child-like and most characters named Candy are either dancers (not Broadway!), streetwalkers or well, you get the picture!! Which is why I've added in my middle name, too!<br /><br />Thanks for the thought-provoking post!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-9984231980936690702012-02-19T03:06:02.370-07:002012-02-19T03:06:02.370-07:00I completely agree with all your points. Just the ...I completely agree with all your points. Just the other day I was going through my feed and I couldn't recall who some of the bloggers were because the title was something related to books or blogging. It's much easier for me to remember people's names.Komal Kanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474781248936280735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-38948225056057044322012-02-18T16:55:58.482-07:002012-02-18T16:55:58.482-07:00I love this post. I recently added my name to my b...I love this post. I recently added my name to my blog title, so people would be better able to associate my name with my blog. Also, I'm planning on taking some official author pictures soon. That way my photos will be more uniform and recognizable.Kate Courseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800553702363940973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-44276101932492492862012-02-18T13:28:57.813-07:002012-02-18T13:28:57.813-07:00Excellent post David. We are leaving footprints al...Excellent post David. We are leaving footprints all over the internet. We should make it count and make that platform for ourselves. Great info here. Thank you :-)Diane Fordhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15018013338268306704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-5777499047045133452012-02-18T11:58:59.663-07:002012-02-18T11:58:59.663-07:00This post was of particular interest to me since I...This post was of particular interest to me since I blog under a pseudonym tgat wouldn't work as a regular name. I didn't really start out blogging to sell a book or get the word out about a brand, but now that I know authors do it, I'm beginning to wonder if blogging as "The Golden Eagle" with a blog titled "The Eagle's Aerial Perspective", as different as it is from most other names and titles, was the best choice.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-61108087740440333652012-02-18T11:25:22.814-07:002012-02-18T11:25:22.814-07:00New follower from the campaign (fantasy group).
I...New follower from the campaign (fantasy group).<br /><br />I totally agree, but I think a lot of writers have difficulty in viewing themselves as a brand. My blog's been under my name since the start, with my branding followed through to my website and other online profiles. I try to get my name out there as much as possible - dreaming of the day my book covers have my name bigger than the title!Spanjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893837904669368614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-9495278748519160422012-02-18T08:53:40.063-07:002012-02-18T08:53:40.063-07:00I believe you're right. Your name should be th...I believe you're right. Your name should be the brand, not your book. Great advice!! Stopping in from the campaign!!Traci Kenworthhttp://www.tracikenworth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-17597551611658560912012-02-17T23:42:50.342-07:002012-02-17T23:42:50.342-07:00Great post David. I should consider renaming mine ...Great post David. I should consider renaming mine to have my name in there somewhere....Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-69663619476274085012012-02-17T23:00:53.838-07:002012-02-17T23:00:53.838-07:00David loved the post! Joining the campaign and vis...David loved the post! Joining the campaign and visiting so many blogs I myself was frustrated by some of the titles of peoples blogs,as you have no clue who they belong to. It was a gutsy post but one well advised. I use 'C.M. Brown' as my author name on the cover of my book and as my Blog title. Inside both - you can view my christian name. Being a C.M. Brown also has a positive spin off as there a several authors out there in the big wide world writing under the name C.M. Brown and I suppose some traffic comes my way by mistake! Great Advice for new authors!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678216576112327332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-74392007745839902792012-02-17T21:12:56.305-07:002012-02-17T21:12:56.305-07:00This is something I'm still struggling with on...This is something I'm still struggling with on my blog. I haven't put my surname up and though people can find it in other ways, by visiting other sites I link to, there's just something holding me back. My surname is kind of rare in the scheme of things, so it'd probably help me be remembered. But I dunno, I guess I'm really shy at heart and that's just one way in which I'm still clinging to my security blanket ;) But I have thought a lot about changing my blog URL and adding my surname to my blog. I just...haven't, yet. ;)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-40301631733466778772012-02-17T20:56:45.551-07:002012-02-17T20:56:45.551-07:00Excellent post David. I have to admit I lose touc...Excellent post David. I have to admit I lose touch with a lot of bloggers b/c I can't always remember what the name of the blog is. I'll visit, follow, and see them pop up in my blogroll; but I'm better with names than long descriptive phrases.<br /><br />When I set up my blog I used my real name for two reasons; I bad at picking "titles", and I really want an agent/publisher/reader to find me easily. I got nothing to hide, and while I'm about as reclusive and shy as the average creative type, I realize I won't get famous by using a psuedoname.<br /><br />I've heard a lot about cultivating your "brand" as an author, and sometimes I worry that just being myself isn't selling myself well. But at least I'll have no misconceptions to live down when I hit the big time :)<br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement David Powers King.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-43557385875605329102012-02-17T20:01:06.306-07:002012-02-17T20:01:06.306-07:00Great point! I so agree. My blog used to be just m...Great point! I so agree. My blog used to be just my name. I hated when people asked where I blogged at, because it always felt so lame to just say "Uh... at my name." As long as people can easily tie you to your blog name, I think it just gives them another point of connection.<br /><br />(And I loved the examples of profile pictures! So great.)Peggy Eddlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-41694440824347503962012-02-17T19:51:24.596-07:002012-02-17T19:51:24.596-07:00Put your new website address on a t-shirt of coffe...Put your new website address on a t-shirt of coffee mug, I'd buy! Especially if it includes a graphic of a real cosmic laire!Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-11032893829717845982012-02-17T18:51:37.105-07:002012-02-17T18:51:37.105-07:00So 100% true. A while back I did just what you sai...So 100% true. A while back I did just what you said - put my name first followed by a subtitle. You want people to remember YOU.Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-59589099916331425492012-02-17T18:43:17.205-07:002012-02-17T18:43:17.205-07:00I love your blog and your sense of humor!
I've...I love your blog and your sense of humor!<br />I've renamed my blog once already, been blogging for almost five months, I imagine I'll be changing it again :) <br />I smiled at that puppy picture, it almost looks like me so maybe I could use it ;)Hope Robersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877380868985454894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-69284530489167974382012-02-17T18:06:06.905-07:002012-02-17T18:06:06.905-07:00One of the few things I did right in the beginning...One of the few things I did right in the beginning - my blog, its address, my email, my Twitter - all are my name. Online I'm now a part of so much more beyond my books, and while I've been nicknamed the Ninja Captain, all else is a part of my name and my brand.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com