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I will keep my cent mask on till i have a day job to care about. I think mostly this is the reason, bigger blog authors don't care about their bosses and company policies.

We remain anonymous to protect our and companies image. (personal opinion)

OneCentAtatime said:

I will keep my cent mask on till i have a day job to care about. I think mostly this is the reason, bigger blog authors don't care about their bosses and company policies.

We remain anonymous to protect our and companies image. (personal opinion)

 

Oooh.  I never thought about that.  Tricky, the bigger blogs bring in so much income no one can really question them.  Since we're starting out, we risk some ridicule or criticism because we don't have the bigger blog wallet to fend off critics?

If blogging ever generate more income than the day job then the mask is coming off! hahaha! I doubt it will happen though.

J$ is blogging full time now and he's still keeping his secret identity. I think once you get to a certain point, people don't really question your blog persona anymore.

retireby40 said:

If blogging ever generate more income than the day job then the mask is coming off! hahaha! I doubt it will happen though.

J$ is blogging full time now and he's still keeping his secret identity. I think once you get to a certain point, people don't really question your blog persona anymore.

 

J$ came out the closet so to speak a couple of months ago.  I think that once they blog full time they don't care.  Then they can be interviewed, appear on television, write for others, have speaking engagements, etc.

I've always been of the belief that you should be transparent in business, and I kind of viewed my blog as being a business (sort-of) so I always use my real name and make my mug available.  In terms of business the theory is that people will feel more comfortable building a relation with a person rather than a company or brand image.  My big thing is that I just don't want to seem shady or anything; I see on several blogs people come out of the woodwork to rip others apart and give "advice" when they are asking for help yet they hide behind an avatar, don't give a real name, and no contact information and that makes me very suspicious of them.  Plus I think it's pretty cool to show friends and family my face on a website and be like "see, I wasn't lying, it really is me!" 

Hey Eric,

Great point about building a relationship with a person instead of a brand.  Glad your friends and family get to share in your website adventures!

Hey Jackie,

Interesting.  I'm guessing you're very comfortable in your skin.  I'm the opposite.  I'm a little more open with my blogging persona.  Who knows, maybe one day I'll get to be as comfortable as you are.  Good for you!

I still keep an alias and I don't think that will change. I think what matters is what you are about, what you stand for, and what you write about. If people respect that than that is what matters. They don't need to know your real name. Because I work in the public sector of health in a smaller city, it wouldn't take long for me to be discovered which may not be the best idea right now. 

I don't hide my name too well (my full name is on my eBook that I give away for free on my site), and I certainly don't hide my income. I actually have income reports every month (my new one comes out tomorrow for the month of July). I don't feel like it's affecting my work or that it's conflicting with their policies, but if it does, then I guess I'll have to learn how to raise my online income in a hurry!! :)

OneCentAtatime said:

Eric do you work for a company or you have your own business?

 

Both.  I work full time for a company, and I have a company on the side that I do stuff with plus the blog, but that's part of my company thing.