tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post236047450993706532..comments2024-03-20T00:37:30.189-04:00Comments on Photo Business News & Forum: It Seems My Name Isn't So UniqueJohn Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941161605443479300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-67929218760610791262007-08-29T01:35:00.000-04:002007-08-29T01:35:00.000-04:00John,You're not related to Sir John Harrington, th...John,<BR/><BR/>You're not related to Sir John Harrington, the inventor of the first flushing toilet, are you? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-31721096777746148722007-08-21T17:06:00.000-04:002007-08-21T17:06:00.000-04:00Fascinating "it's a small world" post... I too hav...Fascinating "it's a small world" post... I too have had a similar issue... even though my name is not all that common - Jason Watson. Imagine the shock when I found another Jason Watson selling RF micro stock -- yikes! I've used my middle initial - Jason O. Watson -- for many years, and that seems to help sort out the confusion. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-45058283913442180092007-08-21T16:18:00.000-04:002007-08-21T16:18:00.000-04:00I've been struggling with this issue lately. My n...I've been struggling with this issue lately. My name, Chris Norris, is pretty common. After some work, I've gotten my website to #5 on Google and #1 on Yahoo. That's still not quite good enough, as there are at least two other photographers named "Chris Norris", one of whom has chrisnorris.com and is #1 on Google.<BR/><BR/>So what do I do? I could go by my full name, Christopher James Norris (domain name already registered). I could use a pseudonym. I also wonder how much I should try to separate my commercial work from my artwork.thechrisprojecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752179945636950788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553278593406733377.post-90448476760082567582007-08-21T15:13:00.000-04:002007-08-21T15:13:00.000-04:00You should begin identifying yourself as John H. H...You should begin identifying yourself as John H. Harrington, III. It's regal -- and unique! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com