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quickthrower2 on April 30, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Have a personal web site

You don't need the SEO for your name in particular. Here is why:

1. People who know you have your url.

2. People you meet have a business card or SMS from you with the URL

3. People searching for you can find you on social media, but most social media allows you to link to the site.

4. People searching for the keywords you use in your posts will find you if they are unique enough.

coldtea on April 30, 2019 [–]

Even people with the url will usually just search, not use the url. Even less so if it's on a business card (even if it's a QR code).

tyingq on April 30, 2019 | [–]

I'll usually try these kinds of searches if it's someone with a common name:

  John Doe <profession>
  John Doe <name of city>
  John Doe <name of employer>

Is that not common?

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