Comments on: Affiliate Marketing Tips: Using Pen Names

By: DeAnna Troupe@Small Business Training

DeAnna Troupe@Small Business Training — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:44:12 +0000

I noticed I never answered your question. I am still thinking that a virtual office is something for the future because of the cost involved. Right now everything I make is going to household bills until some personal matters get settled.

By: Trish@AutoAnything coupon code

Trish@AutoAnything coupon code — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:02:18 +0000

I also use aliases or pen names to keep my identity as a secret. Through my aliases, I can express more my opinions in the internet without worrying. Like for example, I talk about politics and government in my blog, how much disappointed I am; with this, I can freely express my thoughts because my identity remains a secret.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:11:26 +0000

Just wondering if anyone has tried to set up a PO Box or Virtual PO Box under a pen name in another country? Address needed for email marketing but persona of pen name is based in a country, not my own! Any thoughts?

By: Maryssa

Maryssa — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:02:33 +0000

I’m SO glad I read this today. I can’t tell you how much this helps me. Thanks so much, Lynn, for being open about this. It feels like I finally have “permission” to pursue a big dream. I no longer feel trapped by my name and current career. Beyond it just being a niche tactic, I’ve always struggled with the fact that people don’t understand how much your own name/primary career can confine you. People talk about privacy being impossible because anyone can dig and find out who you really are. That was never my concern. My concern was simply being Googled and confusing the heck out of people who know me from my established career. Now I can finally have some fun and make some extra money.

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:10:20 +0000

I wasn’t aware of that, something to look into. I have actually only done that on one occasion and have since changed that blog to run without a photo. The blog itself is a rich visual and simply doesn’t require it. I have some older, obscure pictures of myself (from my late 20′s) that I may actually use on that blog at some point.

By: Marya Miller

Marya Miller — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:41:01 +0000

Lynn, I thought it was actually illegal to use a stock photo and represent it as yourself?

Famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie, wrote romance novels under a pen name: A good move, since they have apparently died a dismal death.

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:36:20 +0000

It’s called DBA “doing business as” – ask your bank about it. You may need a business checking account, but I’m not sure. And you only need that if you’re actually getting checks in that name, vs paypal payments. Or you can get checks to one company name and use that as your DBA.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:43:55 +0000

So, I’m wondering how you would go about adding a pen name to your business banking account?

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:31:42 +0000

I use different email addresses, domain names and names for most niche sites so it’s easy to sign up for various accounts and services – and to keep things organized by email address as they can be filtered directly into their own sub-inboxes.

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:23:23 +0000

Your response above to Dr. Dave Hale might amuse Samuel Langhorne Clemens. “Think (Mark Twain), (use of this name) hasn’t affected his repuation any.” For myself, can’t see how his “presence and identity as an expert” has suffered any.

By: Vexez

Vexez — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:22:11 +0000

I’m wondering, while using pen names, what will you do when submitting articles to places that does not allow multiple names? How do you keep track of every pen name when things starts go grow bigger?

By: Tina Marie

Tina Marie — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:52:43 +0000

Thanks for this information. I have always wondered about using pen names and this is the first time someone has written about it (that I have found) and has explained why to use a pen name. Thanks for clearing this up.
Tina

By: Mia

Mia — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:32:04 +0000

Interesting, I’d never thought about using a proper pen name and creating a new identity for myself online, with a first name and last name.

By: Lynn Terry

Lynn Terry — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:48:38 +0000

I can’t believe more than a year has gone by! It seems like just a few months ago. Wow

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:51:00 +0000

Doing pretty well. Spending a lot of time chasing after that baby I was pregnant with back when I saw you in Vegas more than a year ago, and working whatever hours I can fit in.