At the current time of starting I was running the website under the same of Paisley Boyd Art as this was also my social networking name, which I felt was important to keep consistent in order to link them all together.
The reason for the choice of the name in the first place was to state who I was Paisley Boyd and what I did Artist. However when joined together Paisleyboydart can be miss read as Paisley Boy Dart in some ways confusing the matter. Also I felt it didn't flow well and wasn't very professional.
With Paisleyboyd.wordpress.com having been taken and paisleyboydart.wordpress.com not flowing so well I explored the possibility of changing this.
The name needs to be unique and different in order to make a mark or stand in the mass of the internet and avoid getting confused with another Paisley Boyd, which on researching I have found there is a few that are constant bloggers on popular and fan culture so I need to step away from this as an image.
Suggestive names can be and also to include maybe my middle name Jay, as there are a few Paisley Boyd as established but none of which with the exact full name.
paisleyboyd.wordpress.com - Webpage name taken already, also may get mistaken for other Paisley Boyd's
paisleyjayboyd.wordpress.com - I find this a little too lengthy for a webpage url however it's a possibility
paisleyjboyd.wordpress.com - This one I like, the J in the middle is seen obviously as an initial for my middle name, it breaks up this connect and separates me from others of the same name, also this name is available for other social network sites such as Twitter and Instagram that I use to network. Also for the future this url isn't taken and could be used.
paisleyboydartist.wordpress.com - Writing artist at the end breaks it up a little better than just art however I feel I want to avoid labeling myself as just artist as my practice and work is quite open and can also tie into writing in parts. I want to present this website as my work in a professional manner, but avoid adding too many labels.
paisleyjayboydart.wordpress.com - Too long and poses many problems like same above.
paisleyjboydart.wordpress.com - Miss read and above issues stated.
paisleyjayboydartist.wordpress.com - Same again.
paisleyjboydartist.wordpress.com - Lastly same again.
Overall I felt PaisleyJBoyd worked the best, it translates well over to other social networks I use as well as providing a professional look as a name. The website needs to be clear on what it is about and who I am but I feel the visuals and writing should portray this. Also if it comes to buying a domain name paisleyboyd.com and paisleyjboyd.com is currently not taken so that's an idea for the future.
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