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Q&A Should I create a domain name using a pen name that is common with another person's domain name?

Names are almost never globally unique. This is true whether the owner chooses or the owner's parents do. Author Alex Feinman even has a note on his web site (.net) saying "looking for the other ...

posted 5y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:26:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/43837
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:26:55Z (almost 5 years ago)
Names are almost never globally unique. This is true whether the owner chooses or the owner's parents do. Author Alex Feinman even has a [note on his web site](https://alexfeinman.net/) (.net) saying "looking for the other one? that's .com" with a link. If you search Google or LinkedIn for a name, odds are good you'll find more than one person.

Use the name you've chosen, and try to provide enough information on your site to tell visitors _which_ First Last you are. If you're concerned about confusion with the owner of the "obvious" domain (the one that was already taken), add a link like Alex did. Or rely on visitors to sort it out; yours will hardly be the first case of uncertain identity.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-21T03:00:48Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 9