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10:47 am
November 15, 2011
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Buck Inspire
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Haha, diet coke through nose, did you catch it on video? 
freeby50,
How do you handle if an advertiser wanted to send you a check? Or if you have a new partner and they wanted you to create a profile on their site? Name, address, etc. How would you deal or would you just not take the opportunity? Just curious.
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10:58 am
November 15, 2011
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Eric – PersonalProfitability.com
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I am open about it. Unless you are super careful, people can always find you if they try hard enough. I used to just be "Eric," but I realized that being open will give me a more trusted reputation.
Think of the biggest bloggers in the world.
Darren Rowse
Ramit Sethi
Chris Guillebeau
Leo Babauta
Brian Clark
Tim Ferris
That is the list I came up with off the top of my head. We all know their real names. I try to emulate the success I want to have, so I followed suit. I don't broadcast my last name, but I don't hide it.
I think the first time my last name showed up on Narrow Bridge was when I posted a clip of me being interviewed about investing by the local news. I am planning on switching to PO box for blogging, but it seems like a hassle so I have not done it yet.
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11:07 am
November 15, 2011
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Sustainable PF
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Most of the "big names" in Canadian blogging also use their full names …
Kerry Taylor, Tom Drake, Krystal Yee, Mike Holman, Preet Banerjee
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11:20 am
November 15, 2011
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retireby40
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I'll be anonymous until I leave my corporate job.
I use the private domain registration, it's not too expensive.
There are a few pictures of me here and there. There are a bunch of baby RB40's pictures on my site.  He's too cute to not share.
Readers know I live in Portland Oregon.
Once I cut the cord, I'll be more comfortable revealing my full name. 
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11:20 am
November 15, 2011
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freeby50
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Buck Inspire said:
freeby50,
How do you handle if an advertiser wanted to send you a check? Or if you have a new partner and they wanted you to create a profile on their site? Name, address, etc. How would you deal or would you just not take the opportunity? Just curious.
For legit companies like Google Adsense, Amazon, etc I do give them my real info,, but I'm not worried about that.
For other misc. ad solicitations I get from random people from little companies sending email I stick to Paypal. Nobody has suggested anything else.
If anyone insists on me posting my full name / address for some reason I'd just pass. Nobodys wanted that so far except US News and I passed on them, regrettably.
I doubt anonymity is limiting me much. Its a little bit of a hassle is all.
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4:08 pm
November 15, 2011
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OneCentAtatime
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Remembering Shakespeare…whats in a name?
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4:41 pm
November 15, 2011
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The Saved Quarter
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I'm anonymous and do not expect that a time will come that I reveal my real identity. My husband is a small business owner in a luxury niche and our last name is unusual; anyone googling for his business would easily find me. My blog is very open about our personal financial situation and I don't want it to be detrimental to his business.
I have passed on two high-profile interview requests because of this, but it's not in my family's best interest.
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6:24 pm
November 15, 2011
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SavingMentor
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I agree with the sentiment that if someone with malicious intent wants to find you, they will. It's probably better NOT to make it easy for them but today it's mostly a losing battle.
I do go by SavingMentor on my site mostly because I was concerned using my real name would worry my wife. Turns out she's more ok with it than I thought and I've loosened up a bit. Now I'm absolutely positive someone could find out my real name without much work. Someday I may switch to using my real name on my site, but I like SavingMentor for now.
I too keep my shotgun nearby just in case.
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4:58 am
November 16, 2011
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MoneyBeagle
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freeby50 said:
I use private domain name registration.
I never say what city I live in.
I actually have crossed off a number of article ideas because I know writing about certain topics could easily be looked up to get more detailed information about where I live. I don't mind letting people know what state I live in. Michigan has a lot of people so good luck :)
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7:26 am
November 16, 2011
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Tushar @ Everything Finance
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I'm an open book as well.
But, I don't give specifics about my finances or my online business.
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Tushar @ Everything Finance
Everything Finance
Email: tusharm at gmail dot com
Twitter: @AllFinance
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8:24 am
November 16, 2011
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Miss T @ Prairie Eco-Thrifter
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For advertising I use my regular name but for writing on the blog and the forum I still use " miss T"
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9:31 am
November 16, 2011
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TightFistedMiser
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I use my real name and don't have private registration of my domains although I do have a PO Box. I have actually had people call me after finding my phone number on my domain registration. That was a bit unsettling but not a big deal.
I don't write anything on my blog that I'm not willing to have attached to my name. There are risks with having your identity known but I think the risks are overblown.
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5:03 pm
November 16, 2011
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FamilyMoneyValues
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I use domain privacy, only my first name (most of the time) and no pictures in public forums. I used to have my blog address on my linked in profile but took it off. Plus I operate under an LLC. Also I don't post anything that I wouldn't want my family or friends (or police) to see!!!
Once in a while I google my name just to see what pops up.
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5:24 pm
November 16, 2011
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The College Investor
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TightFistedMiser said:
I use my real name and don't have private registration of my domains although I do have a PO Box. I have actually had people call me after finding my phone number on my domain registration. That was a bit unsettling but not a big deal.
I don't write anything on my blog that I'm not willing to have attached to my name. There are risks with having your identity known but I think the risks are overblown.
Same here. I don't write anything that I wouldn't attach my name to.
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4:16 am
November 17, 2011
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MoneyBeagle
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FamilyMoneyValues said:
Once in a while I google my name just to see what pops up.
Yeah, I do that regularly as well. I also Google my wife, kids, parents, etc. just to make sure nobody else close to me is getting a bad rep. :)
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6:21 am
November 17, 2011
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Jackie
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I use my real name too, and rightly or wrongly just don't worry about it. I figure I'd use my real name if I published a book or were a newspaper columnist, so why not with my blog? I used to blog anonymously and feel a lot better being myself instead :)
As a side note, I know of at least one artist with nationally known music who's in the phone book. He's not SUPER famous, but still, I don't think he's harassed — otherwise he'd get an unlisted number and address.
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7:06 am
November 17, 2011
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Car Negotiation Coach
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Just found out something interesting about private domain registration. I've always paid the extra $10 a year to keep my name and address off spam lists and it looks like some others in this thread do the same.
But I just spoke to an SEO expert the other day who suggested that was a bad idea in terms of SEO. Apparently, there's a school of thought that Google may apply a small search penalty if you use private registration since that's what many spammers do to hide their names. So when my domain renewal is up, I'm strongly considering getting a P.O. box and listing that address. It can't hurt much and I'd like to avoid any potential penalities from the Big G.
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1:44 pm
November 17, 2011
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The Family CEO
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Jackie said:
I use my real name too, and rightly or wrongly just don't worry about it. I figure I'd use my real name if I published a book or were a newspaper columnist, so why not with my blog? I used to blog anonymously and feel a lot better being myself instead :)
This pretty much sums up my thoughts. I connect a lot more with blogs where the blogger uses their name and photo, so I decided to go that route too.
Plus, I've gotten a couple of freelance writing gigs (US News and Nickelodeon Parent's Connect) through my blog and I doubt that would have happened if I wasn't using my name. Like Jackie said, if I was an author of anything other than a blog, I'd be using my real name.
Having said that, I do think it's prudent to pay for Whois anonymity (I need to check and make sure I did that) and take other simple steps. I should probably unlist my home number and address from directory listings.
I did get an anonymous call from a male reader a few years back and that kind of freaked me out. He seemed harmless, but still. I don't think personal finance bloggers are a big target for stalkers however.
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2:18 pm
November 17, 2011
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Eric J. Nisall
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Car Negotiation Coach said:
Just found out something interesting about private domain registration. I've always paid the extra $10 a year to keep my name and address off spam lists and it looks like some others in this thread do the same.
But I just spoke to an SEO expert the other day who suggested that was a bad idea in terms of SEO. Apparently, there's a school of thought that Google may apply a small search penalty if you use private registration since that's what many spammers do to hide their names. So when my domain renewal is up, I'm strongly considering getting a P.O. box and listing that address. It can't hurt much and I'd like to avoid any potential penalities from the Big G.
If that's a big concern, there's always the option of business registration, but your identity can be discerned from that too since incorporation documents are public domain.
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