You should follow these phases when trying to come up
with a name for your business.
Preparation
Phase:
Prepare yourself by thinking of the following:
- What is the image that I want to protray?
- What am I selling?
- Do I want to use existing words or use new words?
- What demographic am I serving?
- Will I be growing the business in the future?
Generation
Phase:
Generate up to 5 different names that you believe you
could go with. Remember the more your name
communicates to consumers, the less effort you must
exert to explain it (i.e.,
branding). You can use
Naming.net to generate names based
on the text you enter. It's a free service.
Evaluation
Phase:
Evaluate each name separately. Get feedback from
others such as your friends and family. Have your
friends and family examine each name separately then
compare them and list them in the order of preference.
Don't forget to check the name in other languages.
Use these tools:
-
Google Translate -
SDL Free Translation -
Translator -
Bing Translator
Secure/Registration
Phase:
Do your research on the web,
states' databases,
domain names lookup,
trademark to make sure they
are not taken. If they are not taken already go
ahead and secure the name by registering them.
Register the domain name, file a trademark/provisional
trademark and
register the company name with the
state when you file for incorporation papers. |