Comments on: How To Name Your Company http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/ A blog about the web Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:00:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Naming your Company » Figurate Ltd http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-22150 Naming your Company » Figurate Ltd Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:43:10 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-22150 [...] came across this article about naming your company, at Vitamin, by Michael McDermot which identifies five critical steps in naming your [...] [...] came across this article about naming your company, at Vitamin, by Michael McDermot which identifies five critical steps in naming your [...]

]]> By: Timothy http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-21993 Timothy Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:13:54 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-21993 If you are creating a company name with an online presence, the best place to start would be a domain registrar since many times you may come up with a catchy and creative name and you find that the domain is already taken. You cannot have a company name which doesn't match your domain (not if you are serious about the business). Some company names give you a pretty good clue what they are about without you even having to visit the sites, unlike say 'Google' or 'Amazon': http://www.beatthatquote.com - (financial quote comparison website, a bit like moneysupermarket.com) http://www.notonthehighstreet.com - (buy obscure products not usually found in high street shops) http://www.superstoresearch.com - (online shopping search engine and price comparison site) One trend that we can see is that more and more company names are becoming longer, perhaps this is due to the lack of shorter domain names in the .com tld. If you are creating a company name with an online presence, the best place to start would be a domain registrar since many times you may come up with a catchy and creative name and you find that the domain is already taken. You cannot have a company name which doesn’t match your domain (not if you are serious about the business).

Some company names give you a pretty good clue what they are about without you even having to visit the sites, unlike say ‘Google’ or ‘Amazon’:

http://www.beatthatquote.com – (financial quote comparison website, a bit like moneysupermarket.com)

http://www.notonthehighstreet.com – (buy obscure products not usually found in high street shops)

http://www.superstoresearch.com – (online shopping search engine and price comparison site)

One trend that we can see is that more and more company names are becoming longer, perhaps this is due to the lack of shorter domain names in the .com tld.

]]> By: Maine Security Companies http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-21225 Maine Security Companies Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:01:58 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-21225 I work with start-ups and I find this to be the most overlooked area. A lot of people want something that incorporates their names but there is nothing catchy/ "wow factor" or comforting about it. There are still lots of good company names out there COME ON PEOPLE. I work with start-ups and I find this to be the most overlooked area. A lot of people want something that incorporates their names but there is nothing catchy/ “wow factor” or comforting about it. There are still lots of good company names out there COME ON PEOPLE.

]]> By: dinesh http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-20576 dinesh Wed, 12 May 2010 11:39:22 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-20576 i want to start new firm related job placements please tell me what name i can go for i want to start new firm related job placements please tell me what name i can go for

]]> By: Bob B http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-20274 Bob B Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:50:27 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-20274 Great article Michael. I have created and named many companies over the years, and each of your points is a valid one. My most recent company name is ZipQuote. ( The website can be seen at http://ZipQuote.com ) The name is easy to remember, two syllables, easy to spell, fun to say, each syllable starts with a strong consonant and describes the business (Compare insurance quotes fast: Enter your ZipCode, get your ZipQuote) We were also able to purchase the .com domain through http://RedTruckDomains.com Michael, you are quite right.. a great name can make all the difference. Thank you for sharing your insights. Great article Michael.
I have created and named many companies over the years, and each of your points is a valid one.
My most recent company name is ZipQuote. ( The website can be seen at http://ZipQuote.com )
The name is easy to remember, two syllables, easy to spell, fun to say, each syllable starts with a strong consonant and describes the business (Compare insurance quotes fast: Enter your ZipCode, get your ZipQuote)
We were also able to purchase the .com domain through http://RedTruckDomains.com
Michael, you are quite right.. a great name can make all the difference. Thank you for sharing your insights.

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]]> By: Martin Bean http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-20041 Martin Bean Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:48:52 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-20041 You must be looking at a different version then, because the one I saw was horrible mainly due to the overuse of red. Nevertheless, the name of a company isn't the be-all and end-all. You can have the greatest company name in the world, but if your service and/or products are terrible it will count for nothing. You must be looking at a different version then, because the one I saw was horrible mainly due to the overuse of red.

Nevertheless, the name of a company isn’t the be-all and end-all. You can have the greatest company name in the world, but if your service and/or products are terrible it will count for nothing.

]]> By: Gary http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-20035 Gary Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:05:28 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-20035 I used most if not all of the techniques you describe when I had to name my company. It took forever to find a name that wasn't already registered as a parked (unused) dot com. The name we ended up with was not our first choice. In fact, the first acceptable .com we found was unfortunately incorporated already (by a non-internet company). The speculation on .com names is annoying. I don't mind people staking a claim and selling the names (like real estate) but most parked names have no contact info or way to make an offer. They are set up for ad-spam. Nice post, just the hardest part is the .com requirement. I used most if not all of the techniques you describe when I had to name my company. It took forever to find a name that wasn’t already registered as a parked (unused) dot com. The name we ended up with was not our first choice. In fact, the first acceptable .com we found was unfortunately incorporated already (by a non-internet company).

The speculation on .com names is annoying. I don’t mind people staking a claim and selling the names (like real estate) but most parked names have no contact info or way to make an offer. They are set up for ad-spam.

Nice post, just the hardest part is the .com requirement.

]]> By: Muhammad Ghazali http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-20027 Muhammad Ghazali Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:49:18 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-20027 Wow, such a good articles :) Good job! Wow, such a good articles :) Good job!

]]> By: Corey http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-name-your-company/#comment-20026 Corey Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:44:26 +0000 http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/biz/how-to-name-your-company#comment-20026 Not a bad article, but I'd surely place more emphasis on making sure the domain name is available. If you've narrowed down a list of possible company names, you can rest assured that the list will dwindle even further once you start checking domain availability. Not a bad article, but I’d surely place more emphasis on making sure the domain name is available. If you’ve narrowed down a list of possible company names, you can rest assured that the list will dwindle even further once you start checking domain availability.

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