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  • CygnusZero40

    If you were going to start a company, you really should not use your own name, because unless you only plan on working with people in india or wherever you might be, people are really going to struggle with that name.

    Client: Hey can I see your work?
    You: Sure, just go to joonaspaloheimowupadidooddieee.c...

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    • I'm sure the people of Finalnd won't have too much trouble working out one of their own names.detritus
    • *shrugs* or perhaps, everything really does revolve around thoughtless and somewhat ignorant Americans?detritus
    • Not berating Americans, understand, just the small-minded slightly parochial ones who don't think too much.detritus
    • to be honest its looking for international clients that would be a problemfadein11
    • and im from the UK, I can see your point but I am not narrow-minded and thought the domain a problemfadein11
    • Interesting, so he's only going to work for people in finland? Hehe, awesome.CygnusZero4
    • Ha :) I'm really trying to imagine how horrid my name reads out to you guys.Joonas
    • Joonas Paloheimo can be roughly translated to Jones Burn tribe. So in that sense it's full of the win!Joonas
    • ...But I do understand the point and should propably get a shorter address on the side if someday I do start to get comissions from abroad...Joonas
    • ...comissions from abroad.Joonas
    • I'm sure if you send clients an email with a link to your site in, they'll not be so stupid as to not know what to do with it.detritus
    • Your name isn't hard. Your name is interesting, and therefore something to appreciate and take care with. Don't fret it.detritus
    • Put it this way - any client who gets confused at that stage is probably a client not worth bothering with, hehe awesome.detritus

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