Just an FYI that the branding exercise will work best for senior members who've been posting a while and have given others a chance to get to know them.
It can still work, however, for new members. People may initially brand you based on nothing but your handle. Consider the branding effects of a handle like "CoolDude" or "SmartSkeptic" or "McLovin."
Even your own name can have a branding effect. For example, whenever I see Angela online, I automatically think of the word angel because it's part of her name and also describes her positive posting style. If she picked a different handle, I might have a totally different image of her. |