I was just wondering what you thought here. Do you think it is better to use yourself as the brand or a more inventive brand name?

 

e.g.

 

Brand one:

'Jason Smith Web designer'

 

Brand two:

'Green Leaf Web Design'

 

I kind of see benefits of each and from what i see, the taking on both types seem to be about 50/50. At the moment i am thinking of changing to my actual name but wondered what peoples experience of this is.

 

Many Thanks.

I double marketed myself at first, using both a brand name and my own name. My brand picked up work and networking ability a hell of a lot faster than my real name so i chose to stay with the brand.

 

Miniman Web Design > Mike Bishop Web Design

Ok that's good to know, I've always wondered which people prefer.