Finding good domain names.
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Any suggestions on where to find good domain names for a couple of new business ventures.
Its obviously getting harderd and harder to find decent .com and .co.uk names but if anyone has any searching tips it would be appreciated!
Maybe if allowed on here you guys might have some name ideas?
Its obviously getting harderd and harder to find decent .com and .co.uk names but if anyone has any searching tips it would be appreciated!
Maybe if allowed on here you guys might have some name ideas?
It's tricky, I'm always like to have .com/.co.uk variations.
I tend to use something like http://www.domainhole.com/namespinner/ along with a thesaurus. I'll then spend many many hours dipping into the search over a couple of days until I end up subconsciously lowering my standards and come across something that 'will do'
I tend to want something that is quite phonetic so there is little scope for confusion.
I tend to use something like http://www.domainhole.com/namespinner/ along with a thesaurus. I'll then spend many many hours dipping into the search over a couple of days until I end up subconsciously lowering my standards and come across something that 'will do'
I tend to want something that is quite phonetic so there is little scope for confusion.
Bikerjon said:
With all the new domain extensions now available it should be fairly easy to find something decent. Does it really need to be .co.uk or .com?
I echo this sentiments with a bit of a warning. I changed my company name at the beginning of the year to The Code Company. I was aware that the TLD .company was due out in a few months and I was lucky enough to get thecode.company - perfect for my company.However, I've now lost count of the number of people I've had to educate with regards to the new domains, quite a lot of the wanting to put .com at the end. Secondly, there have been numerous (probably > 80%) websites that will not except .company as a valid domain for email addresses (we're talking Twitter, Xero, Meetup, Campaign Monitor, etc). I'm lucky in that I have a .co domain for the company too that I can use as a backup email address.
alan-87 said:
Jammy, are you aware you're site is completely unresponsive on an android phone?
Its formated with a massive white diagonal line taking up most of the left part of the acreen and some blurred writing sticking out under it.
Yes, that page was just something I chucked up in 30 minutes when the new domain went live. We're working on a fancy new website as we speak, but my main designer has been in Berlin working for a startup, which has paused everything. I didn't want to do this, but I may just have to stick a Wordpress theme on there soon.Its formated with a massive white diagonal line taking up most of the left part of the acreen and some blurred writing sticking out under it.
I know this isn't the right attitude to take, but we've been so busy with current client projects that our own website has had to take a backseat and as we're not actively marketing for new clients at the moment the website hasn't been the main priority.
jammy_basturd said:
I echo this sentiments with a bit of a warning. I changed my company name at the beginning of the year to The Code Company. I was aware that the TLD .company was due out in a few months and I was lucky enough to get thecode.company - perfect for my company.
However, I've now lost count of the number of people I've had to educate with regards to the new domains, quite a lot of the wanting to put .com at the end. Secondly, there have been numerous (probably > 80%) websites that will not except .company as a valid domain for email addresses (we're talking Twitter, Xero, Meetup, Campaign Monitor, etc). I'm lucky in that I have a .co domain for the company too that I can use as a backup email address.
Hmmm... thanks for that. Nice to learn from someone else's bad experiences. However, I've now lost count of the number of people I've had to educate with regards to the new domains, quite a lot of the wanting to put .com at the end. Secondly, there have been numerous (probably > 80%) websites that will not except .company as a valid domain for email addresses (we're talking Twitter, Xero, Meetup, Campaign Monitor, etc). I'm lucky in that I have a .co domain for the company too that I can use as a backup email address.
I have the .co.uk and .com for mine and had wondered about adding some of these new TLDs. I may still do so, but simply as 'just in case' protection and not to actually use them.
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