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Should I create a domain name using a pen name that is common with another person's domain name?
I'm considering a pen name to use, and I wanted to see if its firstlast.com domain is available, but it wasn't. So, I thought I could change the domain to something like firstlastwrites.com, author...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T11:26:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/43835 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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iamtowrite
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2019-12-08T11:26:54Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm considering a pen name to use, and I wanted to see if its `firstlast.com` domain is available, but it wasn't. So, I thought I could change the domain to something like `firstlastwrites.com`, `authorfirstlast.com`, or `firstlastnovels.com`, etc. which is available. But I'm concerned that someone who searches "First Last" would receive both sites in their search result, and mistakingly assume that the _real_ First Last is also a writer. Is it ok to have pen names that have name associations with real domains owned by others? **Notes** I recognize that I could pick a different pen name. But I kind of like the one I picked.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-03-21T01:48:22Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 5