We just passed 20,000 domains ideas registered that were originally listed on this site!
See: http://hotnamelist.com/recent/
Happy Domain Hunting!
Jorge
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Monday, October 31, 2011
Test driving your new Domain name.
Try the brand-name visualizer at CatchwordBranding.com.
It lets you try out your new domain/brand on a billboard, building sign, and more.
Example:
Happy Domain Hunting!
Jorge
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Starting A New Business? You Need Domains!
Here are some tips for finding great domain names:
1) Know your niche. If there are a lot of companies in your niche, a lot of the obvious names are taken. Increase the domain length to widen the search.
2) Whatever name you end up selecting for your company, you should consider buying a few other names for "type in search traffic". Many less sophisticated users type directly into the address box, like "TaxReduction.com", to see what they find, instead of using a search engine. It would be good to have a few of those addresses forward to your new site. You can beef them up with a landing page, and even get some good search traffic -- google likes keywords in domain names. If you already know all about this, then I will stop here.
3) Search for domain names with and without a trailing "S". Perhaps you like CaTaxRefunds.com, but you also notice that CaTaxRefund.com (without the s) is available. You should own both, because many of your customers will forget the trailing "S".
4) Play around with some of the names. For example shorten "Property" -> "Prop", etc. Put CA, or CAL as a prefix.
5) Verify that the name you choose isn't too similar to other names already in the niche -- I do not check for this.
6) Check for US trademaks.
Happy Domain Hunting!
-- Jorge.
1) Know your niche. If there are a lot of companies in your niche, a lot of the obvious names are taken. Increase the domain length to widen the search.
2) Whatever name you end up selecting for your company, you should consider buying a few other names for "type in search traffic". Many less sophisticated users type directly into the address box, like "TaxReduction.com", to see what they find, instead of using a search engine. It would be good to have a few of those addresses forward to your new site. You can beef them up with a landing page, and even get some good search traffic -- google likes keywords in domain names. If you already know all about this, then I will stop here.
3) Search for domain names with and without a trailing "S". Perhaps you like CaTaxRefunds.com, but you also notice that CaTaxRefund.com (without the s) is available. You should own both, because many of your customers will forget the trailing "S".
4) Play around with some of the names. For example shorten "Property" -> "Prop", etc. Put CA, or CAL as a prefix.
5) Verify that the name you choose isn't too similar to other names already in the niche -- I do not check for this.
6) Check for US trademaks.
Happy Domain Hunting!
-- Jorge.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Picking a name for a software product: Trello.com
Interesting article about how the new project management software, Trello, got its name: http://blog.fogcreek.com/the-agonies-of-picking-a-product-name/ . The software, itself, is pretty neat *and* free.
I like the article because it gives you an idea about how hard it is for end users to find good names with available domains -- and this company had a decent sized budget. Are all the good domains taken?
Happy Domain Hunting!
Jorge
I like the article because it gives you an idea about how hard it is for end users to find good names with available domains -- and this company had a decent sized budget. Are all the good domains taken?
Happy Domain Hunting!
Jorge
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Happy Birthday, HotNameList
HotNameList.com is celebrating it's 3rd birthday today.
Some statistics:
15,318 - Listings sold since 9/10/2008. See: http://hotnamelist.com/recent/
74,940 - Available domains right now. Search them here: http://hotnamelist.com/search?query=
Jorge
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