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Branding Dilemma

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`Kendra-Paige Jun 9, 2012   Photographer
As I begin to pick up more clients and paid work, I'm looking to further brand myself. Kendra Paige, is my actual name, so I'd like to stick with it preferably.

The issue is that I share the name with a porn star, who is ranked higher than I am if you search my name in google.

That being said, my URL for my photography site is not my name, for that very reason, but if I do brand myself I'd like the business name to be 'Kendra Paige Photography.' Before I register my business name and get licenses, I need to make sure the name I pick is the one I plan to stick with. My fear is that people may mistakenly stumble upon this porn star's site instead of my own. I researched her domain and it's not going anywhere anytime soon.

What would you do in my situation?
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!Ceadie Jun 23, 2012  Professional Photographer
K.Paige - Photographer.
You should have fewer hits for the porn star if you don't use her first name.
Nobody will know your gender, unless you use your full name on your website.
I suggest the use of "photographer" instead of "photography" because it makes people think more of you as a professional.
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:iconmanualfocusphoto:
~ManualFocusPhoto Jun 19, 2012  Student Photographer
Heh, that's a tough one, how about KendraP Photography?
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:iconskankinmike:
~SkankinMike Jun 19, 2012
Photography By Kendra...

Sorted :)
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:iconsamrickim:
~SamRickim Jun 18, 2012  Student Photographer
:lmao:

I wouldn't worry about it. Most people will realize that it's not you. It would be more of an issue if, however, you shared the name with an other photographer.

You can always use a different pen name. My penname is Sam Rickim, as my full name is Samantha Ricki Medeiros and no one can spell Medeiros.
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:iconblackenedhonestyart:
*blackenedhonestyart Jun 18, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
This is a tough one. What about KendraPaigely? I'll ask my designer friends what they think of this but it isn't easy. :[
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^Kaz-D Jun 15, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
HI!
You've been featured -> [link]
Enjoy :)
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:iconmolot:
~Molot Jun 13, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Don't you have a second name or sth like that? If you do, you could use it. Assuming out of the blue it's Tiffani, you could brand yourself as Kendra Tiffany Paige, KT Paige or something like that.
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~DudelRok Jun 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
It's a non-issue. People looking for "Kendra Paige Photography" with Google will add the word "Photography" which puts you as the top result and removes all others outright. Only typing "Kendra Paige" has that one additional search result, but "Image Search" brings up your photos and not anything pornographic. Unless you legally change your name, or bring a law suit against the woman (since I doubt "Kendra Paige" is her real name) the "porn link" isn't something you'll be able to avoid as you'll eventually have to tell your clients your actual name anyway.

I think once a Google Bot properly crawls over your dA page, with the new name change, the search results will change as well. Being more active on dA (thus having your name pop up more often) will also give dA priority in the search results.
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:iconsamrickim:
~SamRickim Jun 18, 2012  Student Photographer
Also, most people browse with Safe Search on anyway.
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:icondudelrok:
~DudelRok Jun 19, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I don't use safe search and still didn't get any pornographic images. :XD:
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