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Domain hacks for website [duplicate]
I am trying to register a new domain for a software product website and thinking of using domain hacks. Something like http://del.icio.us or bit.ly or fold.it. In our case ending with .it or .io. But ...
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Which is the best naming strategy scenario to follow for our startup?
a colleagues and I are trying to find the most appropriate name for our startup, is about software consulting for small companies. We already have established a small company that we deal with web ...
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What do you think about company names that end with Land?
I'm thinking about naming my company (financial services) with a name which ends with "Land". E.g. if I was selling books it would be bookland or aqualand if I sold bottled water. My friend says it ...
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Choosing a domain / app name… What if another company already uses it?
Obviously, you can't use the same name as another BIG, recognizable company. And you also want to avoid trademark issues.
But what about these two scenarios:
You finally find a domain name and app ...
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“ABC Consulting” or “ABC Advisory”?
for a firm in the business industry, specifically in strategic management, finance, HR, is there a more suitable word between consulting and advisory?
I mean, does "ABC Consulting" have a difference ...
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.com domain with hyphen or .info without hyphen?
Let's say I have a choice between best-something.com and bestsomething.info, and my website will contain articles how to choose best "something" and reviews of various "something".
I read a lot about ...
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What does the “Name & Company” represents?
I have noticed in a lot consulting firms this name structure
Name & Company
What does the & Company represent?
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Risks of naming product in tribute of famous figure
I am considering naming my startup/product in tribute of a famous figure.
For the sake of argument, let's say the plan was to name the startup pasteur.com.
What are the risks of using a name like ...
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How to solicit opinions about my chosen company name
I think that I've found the right company name, but I'm not sure about it.
I'll like to hear others opinion, and I don't know how to do it in order to protect the domanin name and to get ...
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Naming an LLC - conflicting with a service trademark [duplicate]
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Somebody got a trademark for a domain I own. I am planning to launch my service in a week
I'm looking to name a startup (LLC) with what I think is a cool name. Upon ...
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Choosing a URL: balancing a bad name with a great URL vs. a great name with a bad URL
Assume I've made a (hypothetical) online game where you equip two cats that rule small feifdoms, and they fight each other. I haven't done this! It's just an example. But say I did this, and I wanted ...
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Should the company be named after a product?
I think a lot of people with ideas wonder about this - should they come up with a company name first or figure out the name for a product, get a domain name matching the name and then register a ...
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How much weight should be given to domain and social network name availablility when naming/branding a new business?
Following on from my previous question, how much weight should be given to domain and social network name availability when naming a business? In my case, there are no other business' with the same ...
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Does creatively naming a product make it look inferior?
I have developed a product and did a basic search for domain names, and to get the domain name I want I will need to more creatively name my product. Does this creative naming turn off some customers ...
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Can I use a derivative of a trademarked name in my product title?
For example, say I develop a piece of software that helps eBay users. Can I call this software 'Ebayer Helper' (note 'ebayer' not 'ebay') or are there potential legal repercussions?
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Are there restrictions on names for an LLC in California?
I'm forming a LLC in California in the coming months and I have come up with a few good names. Can I simply pick the one I like best and run with it (have graphics made, etc) or is there a chance that ...
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What am I legally allowed to call my 'company'?
I'm a student, and I'm interested in making apps/websites. Thus, I registered for a Student account with App Hub {WP7 dev program.} I also made a website where people can play my HTML5/JS based game.
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PUN domain name suffixes [duplicate]
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Non .Com Domains - Does it Really Affect Branding?
I have been meaning to get on with my idea and first thing - the domain for its website. Naturally it was already ...
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do I need to buy the domain suffix of my competitor's country?
I am lucky to have found the most ideal domain name with TLDs free. the problem comes in with local one of competitor's country here :)
I thought generally buying all secondaries (non-TLDs like own ...
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EU domain to start a business. Good idea?
This is my first question here,
I am going to start a business, but as you know it's not easy to find a good domain .com (if you don't want pay hundreds or thousands $).
I have found a good domain, ...
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Is my new name going to be trademarkable?
Ok, I think I'm going to give up my company name (see here: Trademark infringement - does it really sounds that bad?)
Given my situation I need to make sure:
Nobody will go after me again (it is ...
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Which one of those emails are the most appropriate to give and print on cards?
I need your opinions about which email structure should we go with. For example my name is Gregory Gillespie.
gillespie@company.comggillespie@company.com g.gillespie@company.com
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Do I need to register a new business name to trade as it
I am currently working on a new start up, we have some capital and are currently "trading as" the potential new company name, through an existing business.
My question is do I need to register this ...
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How do I set up a new company with multiple enterprises?
We want to start a single business with a variety of different offerings that have their own identity to the public. We have an overarching business name that we think we would register as an LLC and ...
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Are there sites to help come up with new domain names?
It's getting a little difficult to come up with a domain name for a new idea I have. Most of the good names are either taken or parked.
Is there a site I can use to get ideas for my domain names ...
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single word names vs multiword names
We are trying to come with some names for our new startup, and wondering if a multiword name is better than a single word names?
The startup is going to be focusing on food/cooking. Some of the ...
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Thoughts on service motto
I am working on a service that makes certain aspect of project management accesible for regular stakeholders (i.e. non-techie users).
I though that a motto like "[certain aspect] for mere mortals" or ...
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internet business name?
Ok im having trouble finding a company name that also has an available domain name. Now I want to know is it ok if I just register a company and than try and find a domain name that us not my ...
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Creative software company name suffix
A lot of technology companies, especially non-consumer facing, have a multi-part name. The first part can be almost anything... The last word, or suffix, is a more formulaic noun, common choices ...
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Trademark issues with naming a seed accelerator
If I created a seed accelerator program in New York City, can I call it icombinator or wcombinator?
What are the legal issues with copying the name of the famous seed accelerator program in ...
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How a Game studio should be named?
I'm starting a game studio which targets the younger generation (children and teens).
My questions are:
does the name of the studio matter?
if yes, how should I name it?
and what are the things i ...
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Websites for helping choose a company name? [closed]
I found this very cool site that I thought I'd share with the community (I'm not affiliated with them)!
http://www.panabee.com/
It helps you word play and create fun domain names... but it hasn't ...
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Do I have to have the company type in the name?
I'm creating a new startup in DC and corporating as an LLC. Do I need to have Company Name, LLC or am I free to name it just Company Name?
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How can I find a catchy name for my startup?
I'm working on a social web startup related to location tracking and check-ins. What would be the best way to get suggestions from people for the website name?
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What should we consider when naming a company related to technology?
I believe one of the hardest and most important things that will help a company to be successful is what name you put to that company. The name should be easy to remember and retain on customer's ...
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Using the word “should” in domain name
I'm deciding on a domain name and I like one, however it has the word "should" in it.
Do you know of any reason that would be a problem ?
Like people not being able to spell it or any such ?
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Branding vs. domain name availability… and the consequences to creative solutions?
With the introduction of more versatile domain names, people have been utilizing subdomains and clever suffixes to create more unique domains (ie. del.icio.us.)
I've also come across others that use ...
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Will people still use my app if I have an alternative spelling for my domain name?
abcTech.com is already taken and I'm thinking about registering abcTek.com. Sites like de.lic.io.us (I don't even know where to put the dots) still succeeded despite their horrible names (or maybe ...
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Should I bother registering .NET/.ORG/.BIZ/.INFO domains along with .COM?
I own a small software company, which has it's website on a .COM-domain ( jitbit.com )
Should I register .ORG/.NET/.BIZ/.INFO as well? "jitbit.net/jitbit.biz/jitbit.info/jitbit.org" or it's just a ...
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Business Operating under 2 names for CC purposes
I currently have a LLC that I am operating under. I am wanting to start a web service that will be accepting credit card payments. The web service will go under a name that is very different then my ...
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Incorporated or Corporation in company name
My undersntanding is that there is no legal difference between naming my S Corporation MyCompanyName Incorporated vs MyCompanyName Corporation.
However, are there any preferences on which one to ...
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I need to change the name of my blog… can you help with suggestions? [closed]
I created the blog Austin Tech Geeks in August of last year. It's been somewhat successful as I have been able to get a decent number of subscribers and uniques every month. The blog is about tech ...
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How important do you think the domain of a web/mobile game is?
Say you have a game (we'll call it Widgetville) that is web based and will also be extended to mobile devices.
But "widgetville.com" is taken. So your main domain would be something like ...
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How would people receive a startup called ltrPath considering that there's one called Path?
How would you receive and what kind of association would come up in your mind about these two names?
Is there any possiblity of a trademark violation? Like the book word in the facebook case.
Take ...
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Has anyone used any of the sites that find a name for you and had success?
From what I have read on here it seems that there are mixed reviews on whether or not to use keywords in your name, such as software or games, since a Google search on your name with a popular keyword ...
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How bad is it to have an unfortunate acronym?
We've all heard the sad story of ExpertsExchange.com, where an unintended misreading turned out to be quite unfortunate for them.
What about if the company/product/domain name is fine, but if ...
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Which is a better suffix for enterprise-product company domain?
As per @Zuly Gonzalez' answer to this question on "Non .com domain v hyphen domain", when choosing a domain name sometimes it is necessary to add a common suffix to the name. Eg. mydomainAPP.com.
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Regarding trade names / “doing business as”
I am looking to form a corporation in the state of New Hampshire, USA. I understand that a company may register a trade name with the state.
As I understand it, all companies require a legal suffix ...
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Difference between Limited and Inc?
I want to register a company i.e. MyCompany Limited but unfortunately this name is unavailable I am playing with different names and found MyCompany Inc is available. What would be the difference if I ...
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How does one create a company name that is internationally accepted?
I'm working on an international startup, website based, for which I need to create a name (with corresponding domains for all extensions) that is internationally accepted as my service is meant to be ...
