Comments on: Own Your Online Identity For $10 Per Year http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/ Benjamin Golub's blog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:29:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ontarioemperor http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-254 ontarioemperor Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:46:47 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-254 I guess the Price Chopper people want to control their online identity. :) I guess the Price Chopper people want to control their online identity. :)

]]> By: andrewbadera http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-255 andrewbadera Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:26:59 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-255 I can't agree more. I bought <a href="http://badera.net">badera.net</a> back in 01 or 02, badera.us when the .us domains first became available. .com was lost to domain bandits years ago.<br><br>Everyone should have a landing page on their own name-obvious domain; mine's andrew.badera.us. I use <a href="mailto:myfirstname@badera.us">myfirstname@badera.us</a> as my primary mail. My username in dozens of various services (including Disqus ;) is andrewbadera. Tie widgets for these various services into your landing page. Establish a beachhead, or a footprint if you will.<br><br>Your name IS your brand. Embrace it. Cherish it. Treat it right. Shine a spotlight on it. As Ben points out, it's extremely cheap -- but the actual value, you can't put a price on. (Do I sound like a MasterCard commercial yet?) I can’t agree more. I bought badera.net back in 01 or 02, badera.us when the .us domains first became available. .com was lost to domain bandits years ago.

Everyone should have a landing page on their own name-obvious domain; mine’s andrew.badera.us. I use myfirstname@badera.us as my primary mail. My username in dozens of various services (including Disqus ;) is andrewbadera. Tie widgets for these various services into your landing page. Establish a beachhead, or a footprint if you will.

Your name IS your brand. Embrace it. Cherish it. Treat it right. Shine a spotlight on it. As Ben points out, it’s extremely cheap — but the actual value, you can’t put a price on. (Do I sound like a MasterCard commercial yet?)

]]> By: Eric Martindale http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Eric Martindale Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:29:16 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-247 Yep, I did this, and I never looked back. Yep, I did this, and I never looked back.

]]> By: elliottng http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-248 elliottng Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:58:00 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-248 Nice. Simple. Clear. Of course there are about 50 other things you can do to control online reputation for yourself but these are the right first steps. Thanks, Nice. Simple. Clear. Of course there are about 50 other things you can do to control online reputation for yourself but these are the right first steps. Thanks,

]]> By: Benjamin Golub http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Benjamin Golub Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:10:55 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-253 I'd love to own <a href="http://golub.com">golub.com</a> but it's taken by the very rich Golub family that owns Price Chopper...they are doing nothing with the domain and I've asked them if I can purchase it but haven't heard back yet. I doubt I ever get it. I’d love to own golub.com but it’s taken by the very rich Golub family that owns Price Chopper…they are doing nothing with the domain and I’ve asked them if I can purchase it but haven’t heard back yet. I doubt I ever get it.

]]> By: Ranjit Mathoda http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Ranjit Mathoda Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:08:13 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-252 Personally I prefer an email address that is first name @ last name . com. On blogger vs wordpress, the differences got alot smaller with the advent of wordpress.com's fully hosted service. I do wish that both blogger and <a href="http://wordpress.com">wordpress.com</a> let you more fully customize your blog. Personally I prefer an email address that is first name @ last name . com. On blogger vs wordpress, the differences got alot smaller with the advent of wordpress.com’s fully hosted service. I do wish that both blogger and wordpress.com let you more fully customize your blog.

]]> By: Benjamin Golub http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Benjamin Golub Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:40:58 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-251 True...sorry for being so US centric! True…sorry for being so US centric!

]]> By: nicolesimon http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-250 nicolesimon Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:38:04 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-250 "You cannot do better than firstnamelastname.com." unless you live outside of the US that is. ;) “You cannot do better than firstnamelastname.com.” unless you live outside of the US that is. ;)

]]> By: Paul http://old.benjamingolub.com/2008/04/21/own-your-online-identity-for-10-per-year/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Paul Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:40:36 +0000 http://benjamingolub.com/?p=122#comment-249 Nice write-up. This process really has become dead simple from a few years ago. GoDaddy coupon <b>OYH3</b> - $7.15 inc tax for .COM (just used it myself). Nice write-up. This process really has become dead simple from a few years ago. GoDaddy coupon OYH3 – $7.15 inc tax for .COM (just used it myself).

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