Have you bought your real name....
 

as a domain name yet?

yep :glugglug

Some artist has the same name and wanted $5k to sell it. Worst part is that his site is "closed for remodelling". LOL

WG

I have never even thought of it

I will have a look now u mention it

absolutely :thumbsup

Bought it, let it expire, planned on grabbing it out of the pool once it did....forgot. Two weeks ago I e-mailed the guy who is now the proud owner of my name....he wants $1,500 for it.

Mind you that both my first name and last name are pretty unique as they are both portuguese. Fucking cocksuckers.

Anyone recommend any course of action I could take?

That's pretty ghey! No other negotiations?? :(

Someones got it..... :(

Its only parked though.... I may go into it a bit more

OMGG, that is horrible too! Did they say why the name meant $1500 to them :1orglaugh....jerks!

Send him some free porn

Let it go as it's best to not throw your real name around anyway :)

Great things can be said for anonymity

Yes definitely!!!

It's kind of like if someone has it of your actual name, in a way it's like...well...violating! Damn it! Just bought mine tonight, thought it would be a good idea! :thumbsup

Yes.
:thumbsup

Your right, but not necessarily to build a site around yourself, but so no one else can build a site around "you".

Nah, let him keep it. I'll just a variation of it and SEO it to the top of the engines anyways :)

WG

nah, my real name wouldn't make a very good domain name

I'll be 'fuckin God damned.. I have started 3 threads tonight, none have moved this fast. Having a penis is really slowing me down...:winkwink:

What is it? I'll let you know what I can get for it...lol

You mean Arika Ames isn't your real name? I hope your members never find out :winkwink:

Heh, that's really funny.

I actually bought my first name as a domain last night. I rock :)

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh Good Point!

I have even wrote on some things that my name is Arika Ann Ames...lololol. Ann is my real middle name though! People can't spell my last name...no good!

Wow you got your first name...Mmmmm good thought, I will have to check on that!:thumbsup

It is because it is so BIG Bubby!:Graucho

Baddog, need we reming you the surfer to webmaster ratio here on GFY???


SURFERS - Her name really is Arika Ames. We would never lie to you.

Thanks,
Carry on.

did a whois, it expires in March . . . he isn't doing anything with it, will see if he remembers to renew

a popular football player claimed it before I could get my hands on it, the best I got was my FULL name including the middle name...

18 characters long...

bla

:Graucho

Sorry, don't know what I was thinking

Full real names are good if you are a photographer.

Example:
www.earlmiller.com
:2 cents:

Thats pretty much why I bought RobertFerrara.com

Maybe soooooome day I can be good enough to sell stuff using my name until then, I keep learning.
:glugglug

No, I tried back in '98 but a no-name actor by the same name got it before me. :(

Someone has already registered it. :(

How about RobertFerraraPhoto(s).com???

Nope, some fan bought mine and is holding it hostage.

Not necessary. I bought my name. Funny thing is I got an offer for it.

You don't have a brother in Ohio do you? Named Mike? Some family maybe owning a several million dollar business empire between Ohio and Tennesse?

Heh, well, the real name isn't Zoe, and whenever you type in my name on google the only things that come up are me-related. Heh, originality rocks :P

Mine is very close to a famous racing drivers.... and is a very common spelling mistake for that name

I think that is why it is gone

Anyone guess my name?

Dale Earnhardt?

Damian Oliver

or

Damian Miller