Comments on: How To Create A Company Or Product Name

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:38:42 +0000

Done that. It’s the first thing we all must do legally. I wouldn’t call that an umbrella though.

By: Mark Sierra

Mark Sierra — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:48:55 +0000

Well, I can’t speak to the legal part of it, but a good start would be to come up with a “doing business as” (DBA) at your local county office.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:23:21 +0000

Personally I’m really confused on how to put it all under one umbrella legally.

By: Mark Sierra

Mark Sierra — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:22:05 +0000

I know what you mean, Mikael. I particularly did that with my business logo as well — printed the ideas out and looked at them over and over again picking what I liked and disliked about them.

By: Mark Sierra

Mark Sierra — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:19:26 +0000

Having a business name, for me at least, seems to bring it all together, makes it seem more real to have all the things I do online under an “umbrella”. Besides, even if you had something like “LLC” behind your name as the name of your business, I think adds a little more credibility to it all and people take it more seriously.

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:06:11 +0000

I’ve been meaning to come up with an “umbrella” myself, although I’m not quite sure how that works. I really appreciate the help, especially the name generators.

By: Mikael @ Retire Rich

Mikael @ Retire Rich — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:28:02 +0000

My favorite besides the ones you have mentioned is to write the best ones on a piece of paper (one name on each) and then put them up on the wall where I can have a look at them over the following weeks. When I have had time to look at them for a while one of them tends to become my favorite and then I pick that one.

By: Mark Sierra

Mark Sierra — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:13:59 +0000

Thanks, Christine. A physical Thesaurus is really good, but I get impatient, so I go for the online versions. I don’t like what thesaurus.com has become though — too advertising-centric. And even m-w.com has its shortcomings. So maybe I ought to go with your tried and true method.

By: Tammy Kennedy

Tammy Kennedy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:13:37 +0000

Good article.

By: Christine Senter

Christine Senter — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:59:39 +0000

Hey, great ideas. Being a Thesaurus junkie, that one struck me right away. As a writer, I’ve got my thesaurus next to me at all times. I’ve also been known to use word play. Some words have more than one spelling, or more than one meaning. This is a great way to come up with site names.
Great one, Mark.