Hello, I work in the entertainment industry and I adopted a stage name some years ago. However, when I search for my stage name on Google, my previous legal name before marriage also appears in the search results. How can I address this issue with Google?
Change the name on the profiles that you can. Reach out to the site owners and ask for the change. You’d be surprised at how many will actually do it if you reach out politely and get to the right people.
Then do some PR with your stage name. Add some websites and as many social profiles as you can with your stage name. Flood the search results.