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By: Lex G

Lex G — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:20:55 +0000

The headache of domain name brainstorming … getting a headache already…

I always go for branded domain names because I believe that implementing a branding strategy can in the long run be most valuable … point is that on the net we are forced to think of the most weird branding ideas because of all the ‘taken’ names….

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By: Randa Clay

Randa Clay — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:19:37 +0000

@Ross – I think it’s possible to rebrand, but only if you REALLY think it will make a difference in your future success.

By: Ross Gordon

Ross Gordon — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:58:20 +0000

Good article. The problem is many monain sellers try and come up with the brandable names before you can. But they can’t get ‘em all!

Also, what are your thoughts on changing your name after you already have a following. My blog is called Free Stuff Finder. The name is accurate b/c i basically find all sorts of cool non-spam stuff from aroud the web.

But lately i’ve been thinking it’s kinda lames. Especially b/c the domain has dashes between each word. What are your thoughts on rebranding it even though i have about 170 subscribers now?

thanks!

By: Randa Clay

Randa Clay — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:12:11 +0000

@cerebralmom – great point about the rhyme and metre of the name. Thanks for adding that.

By: cerebralmum

cerebralmum — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:16:34 +0000

I think that one thing you haven't mentioned, is rhyme and metre. While it may have been used unconsciously, it is very evident in the "Defective Yeti" example and it is that, as much as it's oddness which makes it so memorable. In terms of rhyme, it has assonance - repeating the vowels sounds of both the E and the I. (ie;defEctIve yEtI). In terms of metre, it is dimeter consisting of a cretic (which is often found in slogans and proverbs) and a trochee (which is lilting and fun)(ie;(deFECtive | YEti). But you don't need to get all technical to recognise its strength - it's just da-DUM-da-DUM-da. Rhythm and rhyme: Two powerful tools for creating memorable blog names. (And I'm with Ian on the "hacked" ones - I can't remember them, and I can't stand them.)

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:56:08 +0000

Although I think that they’re good suggestions surely the most important factor when choosing your domain name is getting something memorable.

Without wanting to sound too much like a granddad here but I find those Web 2.0 style domain names with misspellings and hacked domains (like the flikr or del.icio.us examples in your post) increasingly hard to remember.

If you want people to keep coming back to your site, give them a hand by picking a domain name that’s easy to remember.

By: daniel

daniel — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:12:40 +0000

agree it, but it’s so hard to get the domain name that you want.