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How the crap do you think up a name for your website.

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by RainbowGradient, May 28, 2009.

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    Domain name, etc.

    I swear every darned name I've thought of is taken. This includes all versions I could think of with my name in it, my initials, etc. But then again I do have a common name. But I want to put me in there somewhere since it's a site about me and my work that'll hopefully get more work. XP

    Even my roman numeral (I'm the 5th) and all variations I can think of... ALL TAKEN!!!
     
    RainbowGradient, May 28, 2009 IP
  2. qazu

    qazu Well-Known Member

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    There's so many TLDs to choose from, I'm sure one must be available if .com or .net is taken. There's .ws, .name, .me, .biz, etc.
     
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  3. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    You can always try putting "my" or "the" or "design" in it.

    e.g MyDigitalPoint.com, DigitalPointDesign.com, TheDigitalPoint.com etc..

    Personally, if the .com is taken then I think of something else. I've never bought anything other than .com and .com.au domains. I wouldn't touch .biz .net etc even if they were free.
     
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  4. Straightupimp

    Straightupimp Peon

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    Just Do Something Simple

    Ex: If Your Name If Justin

    justinpluswork.com
     
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    MayaLocke Peon

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    free3dart Active Member

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    use the concept of your site and say for eg 3d or gfx or vfx, and add what is the action for eg talk, chat, model, etc. this will work in most of the cases.
     
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    free3dart Active Member

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    use the concept of your site and say for example 3d or gfx or vfx, and add what is the action for example talk, chat, model, etc. this will work in most of the cases.
     
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    Cash Nebula Peon

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    What site you using to check them with? Doesn't it give you suggestions for names that are not taken? That's where I have found most of my names.

    Try a prefix or a suffix eg. title, age, qualification, location, etc.
     
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    pipes Prominent Member

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    Theres always a very small word you can add in there somewhere.
     
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    RainbowGradient Peon

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    Since when was trademarking so stupidly expensive? There's no way I can pay that right now or even by the time I put up my site.

    What if I make a site and want to trademark later when I can afford it then somebody sees my site and trademarks it's ideas before I have the money to?
     
    RainbowGradient, May 28, 2009 IP