But why carlpei.com?
I usually hate using my real name on the internet, so why now, why register a domain with it? Below are some simple reasons.
- If I don’t, someone else will.
Like most things in life, if you don’t do it, someone else will. Seriously, I’d rather buy it now than wait until some third world domain collector gets it and wants a leg for it. Especially if I keep my current pace my name alone will probably be worth millions in the future.
- Coolness.
How cool is having your name as a domain? The future is online. Already today we are seeing the benefits of communication, commerce and entertainment online! Like it or not, but one day everything will revolve around the internet. How inconvenient will it then be to not even own one’s own name as a domain? Above all if you’re going to become someone. - Branding.
Branding and brand recognition is very important. Everything from where you shop to what toilet paper you use is all branded. One’s own name is one of, if not the most important brand one will ever know. As much as I hate using my real name online, I knew that I one day had to in order to start building a durable brand. Using nicknames does not work as well. As soon as you start achieving anything under the nickname, people will start using the same name, and every time you change, you will have to start from scratch.
