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Kelli58 · 05-08-2008, 05:59 AM

* Pick one name and stick with you. There is nothing worse for your marketing efforts than going through 200 name changes throughout the span of your career. In fact, it’s so important it’s worth saying again …. PICK ONE NAME AND STICK WITH IT.

* Pick a name that is easy to spell. People will complicated names often have trouble with marketing. You want your fans to easily find you, right? Easy to spell names include things like Lisa and Lola. An example of a hard to spell name would be Lanny Barby. There are no less than 9 commonly used variations of her name. If you pick a name and can immediately think of more than 5 ways to spell it, you probably want to pick another name.

* Next make sure you pick a first and a last name! If you plan on going far, as in far enough to make the really big bucks you’ll want to build an empire on your name that you pick and the only way to do that right is to have a first and last name as it just makes marketing and trademarking easier.

* Pick a real name … don’t go with things like Mirage, Peaches or, Princess. Besides being done to death, it’s just stupid sounding. If you want to be taken serious, pick a real name (first and last).

* Say the name out loud. Does it sound stupid? Tell a few friends and ask what they think of the name. This is a name you are going to be associated with for years so make sure it’s something you like.

* Go to the IAFD and search the name you have picked to make sure there is no other porn star with your name. You want a name that is unique. They have cataloged a database of over 80,000 porn stars dating back to like original from the 1970’s to the porn stars of today.

* Google the name and make sure that it’s not associated with some crazy serial killer or anything like that. You never know. You don’t want to end up picking the name you will regret a year later.

* Pick a name where a domain name is available. Go to GoDaddy and search the names you like and if the dot com is available buy it before applying to work with any porn company. If the .com version of your name isn’t available, pick another name.

05-08-2008, 05:59 AM
Kelli58 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,154	* Pick one name and stick with you. There is nothing worse for your marketing efforts than going through 200 name changes throughout the span of your career. In fact, it’s so important it’s worth saying again …. PICK ONE NAME AND STICK WITH IT. * Pick a name that is easy to spell. People will complicated names often have trouble with marketing. You want your fans to easily find you, right? Easy to spell names include things like Lisa and Lola. An example of a hard to spell name would be Lanny Barby. There are no less than 9 commonly used variations of her name. If you pick a name and can immediately think of more than 5 ways to spell it, you probably want to pick another name. * Next make sure you pick a first and a last name! If you plan on going far, as in far enough to make the really big bucks you’ll want to build an empire on your name that you pick and the only way to do that right is to have a first and last name as it just makes marketing and trademarking easier. * Pick a real name … don’t go with things like Mirage, Peaches or, Princess. Besides being done to death, it’s just stupid sounding. If you want to be taken serious, pick a real name (first and last). * Say the name out loud. Does it sound stupid? Tell a few friends and ask what they think of the name. This is a name you are going to be associated with for years so make sure it’s something you like. * Go to the IAFD and search the name you have picked to make sure there is no other porn star with your name. You want a name that is unique. They have cataloged a database of over 80,000 porn stars dating back to like original from the 1970’s to the porn stars of today. * Google the name and make sure that it’s not associated with some crazy serial killer or anything like that. You never know. You don’t want to end up picking the name you will regret a year later. * Pick a name where a domain name is available. Go to GoDaddy and search the names you like and if the dot com is available buy it before applying to work with any porn company. If the .com version of your name isn’t available, pick another name.