Need a Domain Name? Start a Name Contest

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Finding good available domain names is becoming increasingly difficult. Each day, over 100K new .com domain names are purchased and as of today, nearly 200 million domains have been registered. If you have an online business, there is a good chance you must have experienced the frustration of endless domain checking, only to find out that all the good ones are taken. Don’t give up though, there are still good available domains out there! Finding them just requires a bit of creative thinking and a bit of time.

Save time using a domain name generator

You could save a lot of time with the help of a good domain research tool. Choosing a suitable, relevant and memorable name is naturally a creative process, but there are a lot of technical tasks that can be automated by specialized domain search software.  This domain name search tool helps you generate an almost infinite combinations of words, create random pronounceable names, search for dictionary words, alliterations, overlapping words and so on. You can generate 1000-s of relevant, available domain name ideas in a few minutes. Mastering those research tools fully may take some learning time, but it will still be totally worth it – on average, people tend to spend days coming up with that perfect name.

If you don’t have the time to learn how the name generators work, there is an even simpler alternative.

Holding a Domain Name Contest

No time to search for domains? Starting a domain name contest at NameStation is the easiest way to get great name suggestions.

Simply describe what you need, enter a couple of names you like as examples and publish your Contest. You can hold a private Name Contest with your friends, or a crowdsourced Contest to get help from NameStation’s community. These are experienced naming specialists who are using advanced domain research techniques daily. NameStation has a built-in Talent Points and rewards system which keeps the contestants motivated. You can also share your contest on Facebook or Twitter to get more participants.

When you have received enough entries, you can rate them and invite your friends to vote. You can also give feedback to keep the contest going in the right direction. If there is an idea you’d like to develop further, you can ask the contestants to suggest alternative name variations.

NameStation instantly checks the availability of domain names, when entries are posted to Contests. If a domain is not available, it suggests a number of alternatives to choose from. You can even hear the pronunciation of the names created, check trademark availability and check the name background.

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Good luck with your domain search!

Best Available Domain Names

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It was Shakespeare who famously said “What’s in name? A rose by any another name would smell just as sweet”.  Well we can’t blame him. Back then there was probably a single rose seller and not thousands, wanting to make an impact in the rose selling business.

Given the current competitive business scenario the name is everything. With the popularity of internet marketing, it is not enough to move your business online, but it is crucial to find the best domain name for your online presence.

The Importance of the Right Domain Name

Domain names are important because they can be a crucial differentiator between a profitable business and one that goes under.  Whether it is the name for a start up business or the name for a new product to be launched by an established company, it is necessary to devote time and energy to research the various name options and finalize one that will satisfy certain parameters. Finding the right domain name is not easy, but there are unique tools and strategies at your disposal to make the process simpler for you.

A good domain name is short and usually below 20 characters. One word domain names are the best and as the number of words increase, the effectiveness falls rapidly. It is necessary to keep the domain name free from aspects such as hyphens and numbers, foreign words or words that tend to be misspelled. But the fact of the matter is as the internet business has been around for the longest time, you may find that all domain names fulfilling these characteristics have been taken. No need to worry though.

Finding Available Domains

This is where specialized domain name suggestion services can help you tremendously. Check out NameStation to create new domain names by a combination of etymology, semantics or language that contain all above mentioned characteristics. They have preset custom word lists that can help you identify niche domain names that can be very powerful.  Name generators offer names in different languages, automatic name suggestion tools are particularly useful for domain professionals in suggesting the best options for their clients.

The Advantage for Name Seekers

NameStation has initiated a new process in the naming business called Social Naming – a platform to interact, research, collaborate and finally decide on the best available domain name for your business. If your company is coming up with a new product, you can enlist the help of your customers to choose a name for the same. NameStation’s public naming contests allow people to send you their name suggestions.  You can imagine the advantages of such a move:

• It helps you develop stronger relations with your customers as they are happy that you want their suggestions.
• As it is online, the customer base you are reaching is wider than possible through any other channel
• You will receive thousands of name suggestions, a few of which may be good and available.

The Advantage for Professional Name Givers

If you are agency that offers name services to clients including domain names, business names or any other names, NameStation offers a platform to enhance your reputation over a period of time. We have a credit point system to appreciate your efforts. You will receive a certain number of points each time your name suggestion is accepted by a client. These points can be redeemed for cash or you can opt for upgrade features on your membership. Simply give them the details of your business/ product/ service/ blog and your target audience and we will come up with a range of the best available domain names for you. With the right tools you can still find the best available domain names that will help your business/ blog/ brand soar online.

 

 

Hold Naming Contests to Find Company Names

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Whenever starting a new business, one of the main aspects to consider besides the idea itself is what it should be called. The power of a good name should not be underestimated. Choosing the right name can enhance the success of your company; on the other hand, making the wrong choice may sometimes be costly or doom the venture to failure. For example, Chevy Nova by General Motors’ was unsuccessful in Latin America because the company failed to notice the fact that “Nova” in Spanish stands for “it doesn’t go”.

In general, it is not hard to come up with a name for your business; however, when taking into account a number of characteristics that a good name needs, the name-search could become rather excruciating. To make matters worse, there is no consensus on the features of a good name. Some believe that the best names are informative so that the customers immediately know what your business is about. Others favour newly coined names (like Kodak, Intel, Nike) over already existing words, claiming that the former are more memorable. Finally there are those who for attention-grabbing purposes insist on a name beginning with a plosive letter (like B, C, D, G, K, P and T).

When looking for a name, one of the most important aspects to consider is checking whether there are any available and relevant domain names in accordance with the name you chose for your business. Moreover, since there are already about 200 million registered domain names, the process of finding a good name could potentially turn out to be more time-consuming than initially thought.

Creating Name Ideas

The website name generator NameStation helps to make this process easier for you. It offers a great number of opportunities to coin and combine words, so that you will never feel that your creativity has reached a dead end. Within seconds, you can generate hundreds of domain name suggestions. In addition there are several applications to help you with that, such as creating compound words with preset wordlists or words that you prefer to feature in the name of your future business. Among other possibilities, the system also offers word-substitutions, alliterative word combinations and translations to and from English. Furthermore, when creating new names the system automatically checks domain name availability.

Social Naming Contests

NameStation is a social naming service, allowing you to create public naming contests to find a name for your business. Holding a name contest with NameStation enables you to benefit from a global brainstorming event in essence, since the contests are open to suggestions from participants from all over the world. Everyone is free to contribute ideas to their own liking, with or without using the help of the system. You may choose to hide the responses from the participants to avoid distraction. Furthermore, you can easily interact with the participants through comments asking them for reasons behind their name suggestions if they have not added those from the start. It is also possible to connect with Facebook and ask your friends to contribute their ideas to the name-search.

Available Domain Names

In general, it is advisable that the .com extension of a domain name is available. With an urge to reach the market fast, some entrepreneurs often opt for the .net version if the .com is not available anymore, later regretting the decision. Consequently, when searching for the website, potential customers accidentally flock to the .com version, possibly never reaching their actual desired destination – that is your website.

After finding a suitable name, test it on a sample of potential customers to avoid mishaps like the Chevy Nova case and to find out whether the name is relevant, memorable and likeable. A good domain name is the corner stone of your online brand and when searching for it, remember to consider the long-term perspective. Contemplate future options for your business in order not to discover after a year that you are trapped in your domain name. When you feel it is a looming possibility, you can always start a new name contest at NameStation.