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Hi Laurie: What Emily said...... I like Rising Moon Studio, it implies more than one genre of art. I personally use my name, because as an independent contractor, whose gov't clients don't contact me for 5 or 6 or 10 years, I want them to find me. Best of luck. Linda > Hi Laurie, > If you like "Rising Moon" and want to keep it, I see no reason not to. In > my opinion, the name of a business can be very important, but less so if > one is a sole proprietor. > > If you want people to connect your name to the Rising Moon name, then you > can make sure your name is included in the page title alongside Rising > Moon > (so the search results would be something like "Rising Moon Design Studio > - > illustration by Laurie Bebick" or whatever you want). That way, folks > would > find you whether they're looking for Rising Moon OR Laurie Bebick. > > If you like Rising Moon but aren't sure about the "Design" part, perhaps > consider simply "Rising Moon Studio" or maybe include the word "Creative." > > Just some suggestions! > Emily > > --- > *Emily S. Damstra* > natural science illustration > Guelph, Ontario > (519) 616-3654 > *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* > Newly redesigned website: emilydamstra.com > Twitter: @EmilyDamstra > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 11:24 AM, Laurie Bebick <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> As the new year approaches, I am reevaluating my art business. One >> thought >> is changing the name of my company from Rising Moon Design Studio to my >> name. My company name has gone through a couple iterations, it was >> originally Konza Graphics, but I though that sounded too much like a >> graphic design or sign making company. I then changed it to Rising Moon >> Fine Art Studio (Rising Moon Art Studio was already taken), but decided >> that might put a lot of people off and my style is more illustrative >> then >> fine art. I have settled on the current Rising Moon Design studio, but >> am >> concerned that it sounds like an interior design studio rather than an >> art >> studio. However, if you google rising moon my site is number one. I see >> that many of you use your name as your business name. What are people's >> thoughts on using your name vs a made up name? Does all my fussing >> about >> the name mean nothing since most sites are found by key words and not >> necessarily the title of the site. >> >> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >> instructions at >> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >> > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv