Now that you have an idea for your new business start-up it is time to come up with some Business Name Ideas. Hopefully you understand who your potential customers are – for example are you targeting women or men, certain age groups, luxury or discount shoppers and etc.
With this information you should be able to narrow down the type of name to choose. The guidelines to consider include the availability of the name in the Trademark database, the ability to get a matching or exact match domain name, the availability of the name in all the social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linkedin) and any others you may think important to you business niche.
If you are going to be doing business in a smaller market then the name should have some type of local or regional reference in it. This will help you to get good rankings in the local search engines and the all important Google Places and Google Maps pages.
This discussion is not about your legal entity name. The name you choose for your LLC (be sure to do an LLC name search) or Corporation is not as critical as the name you choose for your DBA (Doing Business As) or fictitious business name or trade name. You must register a business name that you will use as the name customers will see.
Ideas For How to Choose A Business Name
The process can be hard and very frustrating. The video below from the Chicago Office of SCORE gives you some taste of how complicated it can be. Your Business Mentor Ray wants you to be sure to carefully take the time to follow all the steps in the process and be aware of the availability of all the Social Media, legal and trademark restrictions in the process. In the end you will get a business name that will be productive in branding your new business and be a source of getting found on Social Media and the Internet search engines.
Please take a look at the collection of articles and the video I have selected for you on this topic. This information will be a big help in getting you started on your Entrepreneurial adventure.
What’s in a Name: The Art of Naming a Business [Infographic]
Choosing a name many not seem like the biggest challenge your company faces, but the right name can influence buyers and become a staple of your company’s entire image.
What’s in a Name? Naming or Renaming your Business …
Kimberly MacArthur Graham of Layer Cake Marketing shares her top tips on naming or renaming your business.
Why is Business Naming So Hard? Naming Expert Offers Solutions …
(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 17, 2011 ) Goshen, MA – Everyone wants an exciting, catchy name for a project they’re about to send out into the world. It’s all too common, though, for namers to get stuck and give up prior to …
5 SEO Strategies When Naming and Branding Your Company …
Tungsten Branding Company Lots of factors go into a great company brand, first among them, the business name itself.
3 Tips About Naming Your Business To Attract Customers …
What’s in Your Name? Check Social Media Before Naming or …
From start-ups to rebranding, businesses often struggle to find the right name for their company or product. Is the name unique enough to differentiate us from the competition? Will clients easily be able to determine what our …
Business Names Are Important!
Business Branding and Naming Tips
Ideally you want a business name to be a mix of memorable and catchy, plus tell people what you do, and have no competition in the marketplace. An extra benefit would be if it also gave them a feel for your company in a way …
So right now my brain is buzzing with hundreds of ideas and follow-ups. But I wanted to stop and write about what you name your business, because that topic came up quite a bit in two of the masterminding sessions I was in …
Naming your business is more important than you think. Read how a business in Delaware is fighting for it’s name. http://t.co/Hlwj6MKz
How to choose the right name for your small business http://t.co/MU8QG6yx
Picking a name for your small business-SCORE Chicago
www.scorechicago.org An excerpt of an interview that Mark Goodman hosted with guest Brian Fons of Corporate Creations on February 20, 2009 Brian discusses the challenges of selecting a name for your business. Examples of various business naming optio…
The answer to finding the best business name ideas is to use a lot of effort to research and to think through all the options. Cute and Fun names are not the answer.Use the power of the best business name ideas to make your business more successful andplease be sure to share this article with the Social Media Buttons below.
