Yes ive read opinions on Punternet where guys have said that the only reason a girl would change her name is to get rid of a bad reputation
typical male thing to say,im sure it wouldnt cross their minds that it might be to shake off a creepy,stalker client etc! grrrrr it makes me mad.
Well my reputation is fine,i have good feedback from my clients and quite a lot of return clients with my current agency.
Even if i kept my name though im not sure my current clients would follow me to my new agency as it charges higher rates and doesnt do the half hour 'quickies' that my current agency offers (another reason im thinking of changing over,bit fed up with feeling like im on a 30 minute man production line
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And yes i do think agencys say things like moving from one to the other makes you look bad purely to keep you working for them. Trouble is im finding that with most of them after 6 months tops i start to get fed up with the way they are running things etc and want to move on. Hopefully to find my 'perfect' agency which clearly doesnt exist.
Im considering staying with my current agency with my present name and joining another one with a new persona and see how things go. Its definately encouraging to see that most of you have had positive experiences from changing your names.