If your real name has been taken on Twitter, YouTube, FB etc. what username do you pick?

www.twitter.com/Real***
www.twitter.com/The***
www.twitter.com/whois***
www.twitter.com/i***
www.twitter.com/**_**
www.twitter.com/***_

I don't really like any of the above.

If at all possible I like to keep all of my accounts the same.
E.G
twitter.com/peterbruce5
yt.com/peterbruce5
fb.com/peterbruce5


Suggestions?

my last on twitter was with "ze". But next i will think about "at".

Originally Posted by headhunterzz

my last on twitter was with "ze". But next i will think about "at".

www.twitter.com/at**** ?

Yes, atpeterbruce.
Also, there' s "to" or "2"... but at will be my next.

This is a hard one.
First of, you could contact the owner of the name you desire and perhaps work out a deal.

An alternative would be to pick a non common name to begin with.
I don't know about stats on Peter Bruce but my guess is that is more than a common name.

Your third alternative would be a new name. I hope that should you pick a new name, you pick something that is not common.

You could also try to spell it in different ways but I have a feeling that's not an option for you. Its a bad idea anyways if you want to be found. A name like Sasquats Uncle would be easier to remember than Bruc3 Peters0n. Right?

Just my 2 cents. Hope it helps.

on twitter you can see these variations a lot: @therealpeterbruce, @iampeterbruce

Originally Posted by headhunterzz

Yes, atpeterbruce.
Also, there' s "to" or "2"... but at will be my next.

I was thinking about adding 2 to the end. Isn't easy for others to remember though IMO.

Looking for something creative that would be easily remembered.

You can t do better if you want to keep your name intact.
To resume the only choice you can have is 2 or 3 letters or numbers before or after your original name. Or another choice is to mix mumber with your orignal name. For exemple use number 3 for "e" p3t3rbruc3 ...

Originally Posted by headhunterzz

You can t do better if you want to keep your name intact.
To resume the only choice you can have is 2 or 3 letters or numbers before or after your original name. Or another choice is to mix mumber with your orignal name. For exemple use number 3 for "e" p3t3rbruc3 ...

Yeah, Using numbers in your name really confuses things. Also looks unprofessional.

I m alright with you. Maybe peterbruce007 or 666 or 69 or lol

Originally Posted by Design Superstars

what about "googlepeterbruce" its catchy and a call to action at the same time

Hmm, Better than numbers anyway.

It s 15 max, and yes it s better than number. cons: it s too much caracters to type.

Originally Posted by Design Superstars

what about "googlepeterbruce" its catchy and a call to action at the same time

Yeah as someone else suggested its over the max number of characters. Just!

Use your site's most important keyword.

If that's already taken, use your site's second most important keyword.

If THAT's already taken, use your site's third most important keyword.

Etc...

Problem is that I have 5+ sites selling different things so I don't want to limit it.

is it so important what username that we pick ? peh

Originally Posted by blackhatplanet

is it so important what username that we pick ? peh

No?

I was asking for suggestions.

usually doorknocker its rare to have someone used it but ive experience it lol someone beat me to it. i wanted to keep everything in uniform so i decided to this instead DKgames for my game accounts, DKbusiness or business, DKsocial.

Originally Posted by DoorKnocker

usually doorknocker its rare to have someone used it but ive experience it lol someone beat me to it. i wanted to keep everything in uniform so i decided to this instead DKgames for my game accounts, DKbusiness or business, DKsocial.

I like to keep them all the same too.

Best to think of a really unique name and use it across all networks.

I have finally made my choice. https://twitter.com/#!/PeterWBruce

No one takes my name PERIOD!

Originally Posted by peterbruce

I have finally made my choice. https://twitter.com/#!/PeterWBruce

oh noez, spammers used to put it this way: a name of a famous celebrity and any letter between the first and last name

on a more serious note:
you need to think of removing the profile picture you're using at the moment, because:
"Misuse of Twitter Badges: You may not use a Verified Account badge or Promoted Products badge unless it is provided by Twitter. Accounts using these badges as part of profile pictures, background images, or in a way that falsely implies affiliation with Twitter will be suspended."

Code:

http://support.twitter.com/articles/18311-the-twitter-rules

Originally Posted by HoNeYBiRD

oh noez, spammers used to put it this way: a name of a famous celebrity and any letter between the first and last name

on a more serious note:
you need to think of removing the profile picture you're using at the moment, because:
"Misuse of Twitter Badges: You may not use a Verified Account badge or Promoted Products badge unless it is provided by Twitter. Accounts using these badges as part of profile pictures, background images, or in a way that falsely implies affiliation with Twitter will be suspended."

Code:

http://support.twitter.com/articles/18311-the-twitter-rules

I was using that image temporarily until I found one to use.

Thanks for the info!

i will pick www.twitter.com/i***

Originally Posted by ylsnuha

i will pick www.twitter.com/i***

I actually used that on my 2nd last account.

imho "AboutPeterBruce" is good

I'd go with therealpeterbruce

Originally Posted by Swizzy

I'd go with therealpeterbruce

My 'RealPeterBruce' account got suspended

It was a good one.

take this! abouttherealoneandonlypeterbruceofficial

I use hyphens or underscores, if the site I'm joining accepts them, so peter-bruce, and peter_bruce would be options. I haven't particularly had problems getting people to follow such names, but I don't print my Twitter IDs on business cards or anything. I think when people click a link to follow, they don't care what the user name is or how easy it is to remember.

Originally Posted by endgeek

take this! abouttherealoneandonlypeterbruceofficial

I would. But it's over the max number of characters.

I just added a 1 to my name. Ugly, but the only option I had :/

Perhaps "Peter the Bruce". For some reason I just like the sound of that (being a Scot and all).

Originally Posted by download

I just added a 1 to my name. Ugly, but the only option I had :/

Yeah, That's the usual choice.

Doesn't look too great.

I had a similar dilemma, when I first signed up on Twitter.

Someone was using my nickname (which is not common at all, since it's a play on my given name, which in itself, is not very common, either) and not only did the dude only Tweet ONCE (the day he signed up), but he had been inactive for over a year and wasn't even replying to direct messages. Annoying.

So, what I did was, put "THE" in-front of my nickname - made it sound/look even better. However, since yours is intended to reflect professionalism, I would have used officialpeterbruce.

The most annoying thing is when people create an account with the username you want then never use it!

I'm using 'Badass' as a prefix.

Originally Posted by peterbruce

The most annoying thing is when people create an account with the username you want then never use it!

Yes you are right here. Those persons have a account creating craze and then leave it forever.

I'm using King****

Lol

Seen alot

Iam***
That***
The***
***Official

Originally Posted by peterbruce

The most annoying thing is when people create an account with the username you want then never use it!

My sentiments, exactly! Especially when, your username is so rare.

I tried everything to get it (even contacting his ONLY follower), but alas, Twitter rules, are Twitter rules.

Bunch of lamos.

I think if an account isn't used for a certain period of time it should be terminated for others to register with.