Naming a website / business

A good business NAME should be either of STRONG brand name -which takes time and money to build- or well explicit of what you are doing.

So, if you are to teach people from your area how to make money online it would be best to have something significant as a name. Example could be in the like of what you suggest yourself or even sometime what works well is by composing a brand name with what you are doing. For example: Moneycademy, Online Living School etc. These are not well thought, just out of my head quickly, and may be lame loll but you got the point right?

Good luck.
Andy

I'd go with a name that one can easily see, related to making money online, since we think in pictures, W. People get your brand, your niche, and your core message loud and clear when they easily see your domain name.

I chose blogging from paradise because readers easily see themselves blogging from paradise, connecting with the blog and brand instantly. No effort. No confusion, or lack of clarity. Aspiring travel bloggers or world traveling bloggers get my niche, buy in and I have more readers to serve.

Ryan

Yeah, agree with the above posters. Bottom line though remember that web pages (quality content) own keywords and web domain names are important but not the only thing in regards to getting on the first page of a search.

Focus on the content and things you'll put on there. I do have a couple of domains that are generic within my niche so I can create re-directs easily.

I know I've spent way too long on picking names for stuff, but in the end, honestly, the name isn't that important so long as it's somewhat short and somewhat memorable. Even that isn't a must since most people will probably be clicking on a link to access your website anyways.

What's most important is that you just take action and decide now so you can move forward with more important tasks. You can always change this later especially if you're building an email list.

I like SuccessFromHome. Not sure if the domain name is taken, but you should check and see if it is, or if other domain name extensions are available. Keep brand names out of your domain name and business name.

Just make the name related to what you're doing, and also... make sure YOU yourself are qualified to make this a success, and teach others how to do it.

Are you making money online? How will you find a list of targeted people within your local area? If you dont know much about direct mail and offline marketing in general, you should learn how to do it.

They are ok as long as the name is unique, easy to remember and not too long.

A good name is a good start.
You should make sure it actually sounds like a brand.

Name should be unique most importantly. Does not matter if its brand name or a simple one.

Here's just one way to find a business name and the corresponding dot com domain:


Go to LeanDomainSearch.com and input your search term or phrase, for example, "homesuccess."


Then "sort" results by "popularity" and filter by checking "starts with search term" (IMO, putting your keyword(s) at the front is best).


I just did this and all of the following are currently available:

• homesuccessblog.com
• homesuccessweb.com
• homesuccesssite.com
• homesuccessnet.com
• homesuccessdesign.com
• homesuccessinc.com
• homesuccessnow.com
• homesuccessinfo.com
• homesuccessguide.com
• homesuccesscentral.com

and about 1,650 other names. If you don't like any of these, change your

homesuccess keyword phrase to something else.


My point is . . . you should have no trouble coming up with a business name and it's corresponding domain name you can register.


Once you find "the perfect name", I would spend a little time online and make sure it is not being used by someone else or that your business won't be confused with another closely named business in the same niche.


IMO, I would find a keyword or phrase more specific to your business purpose than "homesuccess" . . . maybe something like "onlinesales_______ ."


BTW, contrary to what has been said in this thread, I believe choosing a good business name is important.


To your success,


Steve

Yet another make money online website will have approximately zero chance of success without something major to differentiate it. Without that, the name is the least of your worries.

You mention you're targeting local people. If that's the case, you should include the name of your location (village, town, neighborhood, community group, whatever) within the domain name. Unless you have a unique/compelling personal story to tell, that local angle would seem to be your best bet.

This is absolutely the least of your concerns. The fact that you're posting about it in a message board already means you're over thinking it.

In my opinion, a name is useless unless it's a strong brand.

See for yourself if you ever visited fortune.com, money.com, rich.com and others. But rather, some names stuck with you because their brand was amazing: google (search.com?), facebook (friends.com?), instragram (pictures.com?), twitter (?), 9gag.com.

My suggestion is looking at the name differently. Instead of finding the keywords that you want [home, success]. Rather try to tell a story: GuyWorkingFromHome, SuccessWithMyPijamas, FortuneBeforeBreakfast.com.

I hope this helps

To get it ranked asap, you can try filtering the keyword of your competitors and check which ones are generating the most traffic. Then combine a few of them, make a brand. This is one way to look at it, if you need every exposure you can get.

Something short and "brand"able. It does not have to be keyword-rich but focus on a name that will speak for your business/niche in general. Try to also stick to short names that is easy to remember. There are tools that can help you play with words if you want to spark some really good ideas. You can check out tools like Namelix or Names4Brands

Hey There,

It all comes down to your end goal.

Do you plan on selling the business in the future?

Do you plan on expanding past your local market into let's say other cities/states/countries?

What words relate and can fit into your domain name for your niche/market?

Also, just a personal opinion, but make sure the domain name is 18 characters or less, easy to remember, and doesn't contain any numbers or special characters.