New Identity Step-By-Step Example



Let’s use the ever-popular Author Scenario for this example.

 

1)     As a new Author, you should be forming a Business Partnership between your legal Given Name and your chosen Pen Name. If you already have a Business Name or want the ultimate in privacy, form a Business Partnership between your Pen Name and another Business Name you own. You could form a separate Business Name to use. This way, your Given Name is not directly associated with your new Business Partnership. You can of course use a LLC (my 2nd choice), Corporation, Sole Proprietorship (not recommended), or Trust (not recommended). There are good reasons to use the Partnership form of business, of which you will soon become aware. You will elect to use your chosen Pen Name as your Business Name so your Business Name looks like a real person on the checking account Debit Card, checking account Checks, business card, etc.

 

If your Given Name is Kathy Beautiful, you might choose Kathy Writer as your Pen Name (also your new Business Name as shown on the Fictitious Name Statement (coming in a few steps). Note that you can keep or change your first name but you do want to change your last name unless it is a common name like Smith or Hernandez (Spanish equivalent of Smith). You might want to change your first name too and especially if it is a unique or rare first name that could give your old identity away. You will now be doing business as Kathy Writer or better yet, use Kathy Writer Enterprises and so it will proclaim on your debit card and business checks. You can now introduce yourself as Kathy Writer and nobody will know you by your Given Name. You will have checks and Plastic with your new Business Name that just happens to match your chosen New Identity Name of Kathy Writer of Kathy Writer Enterprises. Don’t get fancy and use a middle name. Just become plain Kathy Writer of Kathy Writer Enterprises. If anyone asks what your middle name is, just say you don’t have one or you don’t use it because you don’t like it!

 

Pen Name Example that is also your Business Name:

 

Kathy Beautiful chooses Kathy Writer … Or Kathy Writer Enterprises (better) … Or Kathy Author Publishing … Or all of the above.

 

Write down on a piece of paper your chosen Business Name (s)

 

 

2)     Establish your Business Address as previously outlined in the chapter Establish a Business Mailing Address (click to go there)

 

Business Address Examples: 

 

P O Box 1234

Any City, FL  33954

 

Alternatively, use a Street Mailing Address for that same P O Box by filing the following form with the USPS branch where your P O Box is located:

 

Street Addressing Service for Your P.O. Box

 

Alternatively, use a Private Mail Service Address.

 

Alternatively, use a Friend’s Address or Relative’s Address … if you have someone you can trust to protect you.

 

Write down your Business Address on the piece of paper with your Business Name

 

 

3)     Establish Business Phone Number (click to go to that chapter)

 

You can use a cell phone provider of your choice, a prepaid cell phone, or a MagicJack you can buy locally or online at this link:

 

MagicJack Free 30-day Trial

 

Write Down Your Business Phone Number(s) with your other Business Information

 

 

4)     Establish Business Email Address:

 

You can use any anonymous email provider you like. However, keep in mind that some providers arbitrarily block content they don’t approve of by treating it as spam. At the time of this writing, email providers you might specifically want to AVOID include Verizon, AOL, AT&T, Comcast, EarthLink, and GoDaddy hosted emails.

 

NOTE:  Keep in mind that an email account such as StupidDummy@comcast.net might NOT be anonymous and reveals you might also have cable TV, or telephone service with Comcast. You compromise your privacy and security by providing information that could lead to someone tracking you to your service or living address for any of the Comcast triple-play services. AT&T, Verizon, and GoDaddy email addresses imply that you have cell phone or Internet services with that same provider. Avoid these types or email providers and don’t be a “Stupid Dummy”.

 

NOTE:  When registering for a new email address, to be totally anonymous, use a fake name. Provide the minimum amount of information to open the account and DO NOT provide information that can be tracked to your living address, etc. Don’t add a profile, photo, or other identifying information.

 

NOTE:  Pay service providers like HushMail.com and Safe-Mail.net, provide built-in encryption as well as other services such as private web surfing.

 

I switched to Gmail shortly after it was introduced. If I were to switch to a pay service, I would probably go with Hushmail.com, but further research would be wise to choose the best provider at that time.

 

 

I have repeated some anonymous and free email provider links from an earlier chapter. These providers have uncensored control of spam filters:

 

 

Gmail.com at this link:

 

Gmail

 

 

Yahoo.com at this link:

 

Yahoo

 

 

Hotmail.com, Outlook.com, or Live.com at this link:

 

Hotmail

 

Write down your Business Email Address with your other Business Information

 

 

5)     Establish A Business Website. You can add legitimacy to your new business by setting up an Internet online presence. A domain name is the name of an online website a business would use to market and sell products. You do not have to market products or services but you could. That’s what a real business does. For an example, if your Pen Name were John Author, you might want to buy the Domain Name of JohnAuthor.com or JohnAuthorEnterprises.net.

 

Optional, but if desired, establishes an Online Presence with a Website. You can establish websites here:

 

http://www.godaddy.com/

 

Add your Business Web Address to your other Business Information

 

 

6)     Establish your Business EIN by going to this link:

 

Free Business EIN

 

It’s FREE to get an EIN, you don’t have to appear in person. You do it online or by phone, I recommend online. You can find the phone number on the website link above if you wish to do it by phone. You will have to provide your social security number to get an EIN but you are giving your SSN to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Only the IRS knows you have an EIN number and the IRS will never disclose it to any other entity or person in the world. They don’t publish any record of ownership for an EIN is. Nobody can discover you now have an EIN number or multiple EIN numbers for multiple businesses if you so wish. It is impossible, unless you tell somebody, so if you don’t want anybody to know then DON’T TELL ANYBODY! No record of your personal information will associate with the EIN number unless you give the information to someone who would associate you with it. EIN’s are assigned to a business and NOT to people. There isn’t anywhere anyone can visit to discover if someone owns a business that was issued an EIN. You cannot call the IRS and ask if John Doe has a business that has received an EIN number. The IRS won’t share information about the owners of businesses, except with federal agencies like the FBI or CIA. As long as the FED’s do not want you, you’re good to go. Even if you have warrants for your arrest, they don’t do any background checks when you apply for an EIN number. To repeat, An EIN belongs to a business and NOT to a person.

 

Once you have an EIN number or several, you can use your new business to own another business if you so choose. In this case, you do not give your personal SSN and information to get another EIN. You give the EIN and information for an established business that will own the NEW business.

 

You do not have to do anything special to get an EIN number except to have a name for your business, a business mailing address, and the information for the business owner(s), which can be another business.

 

A business will use an EIN just as a person would use their SSN. When a business calls in to have electricity turned on, the electric utility company does not ask you for a personal SSN, they will ask you for the business EIN. A business can open a bank account, get a debit card, credit cards, and establish credit.

 

Add your Business EIN number to your other Business Information

 

Create a Business File Folder and add your EIN Document from the IRS to the folder so you have a hard copy for future use.

 

Put the paper with the Business Information into this Business File Folder for future use

 

 

7)     Go to your State website to get a Business License. You can find your state of choice by going to this link:

 

State Business License

 

Place a copy of your State Business License in your Business File Folder for future use.

 

 

8)     File a Fictitious Name Statement (if needed), in the name of your Business Name / Pen Name, which just means you are going to be doing business in a name other than your Given Name. You will have to research your State Website above to discover if a Fictitious Name Statement is needed or not.

 

Place a copy in your Business File Folder for future use

 

 

9)     If needed, apply for a County Business License and a City Business License. If you followed my advice in previous chapters, this SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY.

 

If needed, place copies in your Business File Folder

 

 

10)  Open A Business Checking Account (Click for details), at the bank of your choice (Bank of America is a personal favorite):

 

The Bank of America Website link is below:

 

Bank of America

 

 

If wanted by your bank of choice, get a State Partnership Agreement from your State Website:

 

Pick Your State Here

 

 

If needed, add your State Partnership Agreement to the Business File Folder for future use

 

Add your Checking Account documentation to the Business File Folder

 

 

11)  Order FREE Business Cards fromVistaPrint here (shipping is not free and this is optional):

 

VistaPrint Business Cards

 

 

Congratulations … You are there … An Established and Deserving of Respect … BUSINESSPERSON