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What to do if Facebook and Twitter Username is Taken

by Melissa Welsh
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Hi Warriors,

After starting this thread: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...do-you-do.html I have been on a mission to try come up with a decent brand name, it has me obsessed - and sadly I'm not very far at all!

So the question is, if you have an idea for a domain name and the Facebook and Twitter username is taken, but you really plan to build a brand then what would you do?

Add someone onto the username?
#facebook #twitter #username
  • Profile picture of the author contentwriting360
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    I would include the word 'official' on my FB and Twitter name, if that is the case.
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  • Profile picture of the author SethTheUBotGuy
    Depends on the brand.

    If you're a person (ie barack obama), and that person is your brand, you can always put "The" in front of it. TheBarackObama. TheMileyCyrus. Etc.

    You could do that if your brand is a phrase as well, I guess, but it works better with people, I 'd say.

    Official, as mentioned, is pretty good, but you could also use the word "Real" or add a word that fits your niche. Ie, if you're a copy writer, and your brand is "CopyRoom" you could add "writer" to the end. If your brand is clothing, you could add clothing to the end. Etc.

    Hope this helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author michaelplies
    how about just come up with another name?
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    • Profile picture of the author Melissa Welsh
      Originally Posted by michaelplies View Post

      how about just come up with another name?

      Michael! You make it sound so easy, sadly I've been stuck on this for the past 2 weeks already and I'm already $85 down after starting name contests that haven't got me far at all :confused:

      It's a pitty that I lack creativity in this part of the business
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  • Profile picture of the author cardine
    You could also offer to buy the handles from the people who currently have them. That's something I've been doing recently. Has limited success, but hey no harm in trying!
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    • Profile picture of the author Melissa Welsh
      Originally Posted by SethTheUBotGuy View Post

      Depends on the brand.

      If you're a person (ie barack obama), and that person is your brand, you can always put "The" in front of it. TheBarackObama. TheMileyCyrus. Etc.

      You could do that if your brand is a phrase as well, I guess, but it works better with people, I 'd say.

      Official, as mentioned, is pretty good, but you could also use the word "Real" or add a word that fits your niche. Ie, if you're a copy writer, and your brand is "CopyRoom" you could add "writer" to the end. If your brand is clothing, you could add clothing to the end. Etc.

      Hope this helps!
      Good advice, I might have to do that.

      Originally Posted by cardine View Post

      You could also offer to buy the handles from the people who currently have them. That's something I've been doing recently. Has limited success, but hey no harm in trying!
      That sounds like a good idea, but I do believe it would be breaking the terms and conditions, but if it works then yeah!
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    • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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      Originally Posted by cardine View Post

      You could also offer to buy the handles from the people who currently have them. That's something I've been doing recently. Has limited success, but hey no harm in trying!
      Pretty sure that is against the TOS of both Facebook and Twitter...
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  • Profile picture of the author Rose Anderson
    You can always throw a hyphen in. That's what I had to do with my personal name...
    rose-anderson.com...since an erotica writer decided to use my real name as her pen name.

    Rose
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