Is using your name a bad idea?

[TrentVlogsTV]

Do you guys think that it can be a bad idea to use your full name as your youtube account? Could you potentially face work related problems? What do you guys think?

 

[KGATV]

As long as your content is appropriate, I don't see how it could bring problems.

 

[BradyGidge]

I've used my real name on the internet for like 5 years and have uploaded some pretty messed up stuff over that time, never faced a problem lol

 

[TrentVlogsTV]

I guess you guys are right lol. As long as i'm not doing anything that I wouldn't do in person then it should be fine

 

[MarkRodriguez2012]

Maybe not your full name? Like just your first name? Personally, I prefer a stage name.

 

[Cay]

It can look more professional but if you don't want people in real life to find you it's not the best idea. It's why i don't do it.

 

[Sid]

I don't like personally using my Full name even though my channel has my first name in it, though I think if you become popular it will not be good if people know your full name

 

[BattleGeekPlus]

Never had a single problem using my real name. I've been lucky that former co-workers haven't come up to me saying they saw me on youtube.

(Although it's one of my dreams to have my former co-workers look in awe when they see me all famous on youtube being interviewed and stuff like that.. ha! )

 

[TrentVlogsTV]

Idk how I would feel if someone I knew came up to me lol. I think I might be embarrassed so I think ill change my youtube account name since I am doing this for fun and not really for people I know to see lol. that might be awkward

 

[Franklin]

It depends on what you put online and if someone is really trying to look up your information. If a person is searching for your information then he or she needs to get a life. Be careful what you put online.