discuss Catchy vs. Vanilla

[ThatNameGuy]

CookingInstitute
YumInstitute
FoodInstitute


Question? Which domains sell best? All three of these domains are registered, and two have been registered for twenty years. They say "beauty" is in the eyes of the beholder, but is "catchy"? "vanilla"?

Do you have a CatchyPersona? or a VanillaPersona?

 

[ThatNameGuy]

I guess I differ with those opinions so against your "business development" style. We all have different strategies, different opinions, different stories, different paths, etc., etc....We should celebrate the differences, take what we can from the differences. We should absolutely not be criticizing the differences with personal attacks. I hope we, as a community, can celebrate the differences and learn from each other in a positive way.

Make something happen!

Cheers!

Cheers back at ya...I can't tell you how much I've learned from this forum. That's why i Smile For No Good Reason

 

[Internet.Domains]

Cheers back at ya...I can't tell you how much I've learned from this forum. That's why i Smile For No Good Reason

Ha! Make Something Happen and Smile For No Good Reason! Love it!

 

[Abdillahi Abdillahi]

I like Food Institute and I do like vanilla cake. Now, I have to get one, see what you did there

 

[Grego85]

So in the OP when you say all 3 names are registered. You mean two were registered for 20 years and the other was taken by you for the first time ever in Feb 2020?

Why don't I just go register TastyInstitute.com or maybe DeliciousInstitute.com, hell even mmmInstitute.com, all are available, and for good reason, just as YumInstitute.com was available 24 hours ago.

Catchy to you just means you can settle for whatever no one wants and you're "creative". No, you're just wasting money. Anyone under the sun can use a thesaurus, just most people that are naming a business know better.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

So in the OP when you say all 3 names are registered. You mean two were registered for 20 years and the other was taken by you for the first time ever in Feb 2020?

Why don't I just go register TastyInstitute.com or maybe DeliciousInstitute.com, hell even mmmInstitute.com, all are available, and for good reason, just as YumInstitute.com was available 24 hours ago.

Catchy to you just means you can settle for whatever no one wants and you're "creative". No, you're just wasting money. Anyone under the sun can use a thesaurus, just most people that are naming a business know better.

And that's your OPINION This thread was about "catchy" vs. "vanilla", but if you want to get into my creativity and my 50+ years of success in NAMING businesses I would be happy to discuss

 

[Joe N]

if you want to get into my creativity and my 50+ years of success in NAMING businesses I would be happy to discuss

So what does it mean to you to "successfully" name a business?

 

[ThatNameGuy]

So what does it mean to you to "successfully" name a business?

Have you ever heard of Linkedin Joe? If not, you can find my Linkedin bio at my "information" page here on NP. Under "Experience" you'll find some of the businesses I started, operated and NAMED since 1970. The business I'm showing you here was named Accounts Receivable Management Corporation until I rebranded it to become AcSel which it still is today 40 years later. I was paid $2,000 to come up with name for the company, and if you doubt me (which I'm sure you do) you can contact Phil Redmond who was my technical partner in the business and he'll confirm it.

Joe, to be paid $2,000 almost 40 years ago to rebrand and rename a business should tell you something about me I'm sure you'll say that doesn't count, but that's what you do....attempt to discredit anything and everything i say. btw, I'm sure you've been to my Linkedin bio where you'll see some of the other businesses I started and named, but I suppose you don't believe that either

President and CEO
AcSel
Jan 1978 - Dec 1993 (16yr)
Virginia Beach, Va

AcSel Corp, a medical billing company and service bureau was formed in 1978 by Richard Morris. Richard sold AcSel to his partner Phil Redmond and Phil has successfully operated AcSel for the last 18 years (2011)

 

[Joe N]

Have you ever heard of Linkedin Joe? If not, you can find my Linkedin bio at my "information" page here on NP. Under "Experience" you'll find some of the businesses I started, operated and NAMED since 1970. The business I'm showing you here was named Accounts Receivable Management Corporation until I rebranded it to become AcSel which it still is today 40 years later. I was paid $2,000 to come up with name for the company, and if you doubt me (which I'm sure you do) you can contact Phil Redmond who was my technical partner in the business and he'll confirm it.

Joe, to be paid $2,000 almost 40 years ago to rebrand and rename a business should tell you something about me I'm sure you'll say that doesn't count, but that's what you do....attempt to discredit anything and everything i say. btw, I'm sure you've been to my Linkedin bio where you'll see some of the other businesses I started and named, but I suppose you don't believe that either

President and CEO
AcSel
Jan 1978 - Dec 1993 (16yr)
Virginia Beach, Va

AcSel Corp, a medical billing company and service bureau was formed in 1978 by Richard Morris. Richard sold AcSel to his partner Phil Redmond and Phil has successfully operated AcSel for the last 18 years (2011)

Yeah, I remember looking at your LinkedIn page quite a while ago. You have some great business experience, no doubt.

This doesn't answer what I asked, though.

My question: What does it mean to you to "successfully" name a business?

You often mention having successfully named many businesses as a means to validate your domain name investing choices. So I'm hoping you can clarify what it means to "successfully" name a business.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Yeah, I remember looking at your LinkedIn page quite a while ago. You have some great business experience, no doubt.

This doesn't answer what I asked, though.

My question: What does it mean to you to "successfully" name a business?

You often mention having successfully named many businesses as a means to validate your domain name investing choices. So I'm hoping you can clarify what it means to "successfully" name a business.

One where you're paid $2,000 to rename a business 40 years ago...doubt me

 

[Joe N]

One where you're paid $2,000 to rename a business 40 years ago...doubt me

So as the CEO of a company, you were paid $2,000 by said company to pick a new name.

You picked the name AcSel.

As a result you were successful in naming a business. And this success is what makes you more qualified than most domain investors to select good domain names?

 

[bmugford]

One where you're paid $2,000 to rename a business 40 years ago...doubt me

Anything more recent than when Jimmy Carter was president, like since domain names have actually existed?

Brad

 

[ThatNameGuy]

So as the CEO of a company, you were paid $2,000 by said company to pick a new name.

You picked the name AcSel.

As a result you were successful in naming a business. And this success is what makes you more qualified than most domain investors to select good domain names?

Quotes from NP brothers sent via DM....


"You have some gold in your BoGo names — BoGoXXX is excellent, I have a car dealer buddy that does BoGo auto deals, and BoGoXXX is very catchy. Are you planning to offload these names or develop?"

from another brother;

"are you still spinning up those good names?"

Joe..so why do you think long time members of NP might say such things "unsolicited?"

I'd ask what you think of my philanthropic domain plan, but it's probably a little over your head Do you do any philanthropy work Joe? It's an interesting concept to gift a charity something you paid $8 for, and they in turn sell, lease or rent it to an "end user" who can't afford it today, but see's value in it enough to pay you later As a matter of fact I have a meeting with my Pastor and our mutual accountant to discuss the idea...wish me luck Joe even though I really don't need luck....Remember Joe;

"True Wealth is What You Give Away", and once you realize that; Smile for No Good Reason

 

[Abdillahi Abdillahi]

Quotes from NP brothers sent via DM....


"You have some gold in your BoGo names — BoGoXXX is excellent, I have a car dealer buddy that does BoGo auto deals, and BoGoXXX is very catchy. Are you planning to offload these names or develop?"

from another brother;

"are you still spinning up those good names?"

Joe..so why do you think long time members of NP might say such things "unsolicited?"

I'd ask what you think of my philanthropic domain plan, but it's probably a little over your head Do you do any philanthropy work Joe? It's an interesting concept to gift a charity something you paid $8 for, and they in turn sell, lease or rent it to an "end user" who can't afford it today, but see's value in it enough to pay you later As a matter of fact I have a meeting with my Pastor and our mutual accountant to discuss the idea...wish me luck Joe even though I really don't need luck....Remember Joe;

"True Wealth is What You Give Away", and once you realize that; Smile for No Good Reason

hmmm interesting idea ,you must be having great names. where do you share your portfolio?

 

[bmugford]

I'd ask what you think of my philanthropic domain plan, but it's probably a little over your head Do you do any philanthropy work Joe? It's an interesting concept to gift a charity something you paid $8 for, and they in turn sell, lease or rent it to an "end user" who can't afford it today, but see's value in it enough to pay you later As a matter of fact I have a meeting with my Pastor and our mutual accountant to discuss the idea...wish me luck Joe even though I really don't need luck....Remember Joe;

This one is probably over my head.

So you buy a domain then gift it to a charity, but they are the ones who then find an end user?
Can you give an actual example of how that would work?

How would some random charity have the ability to sell a domain name?

Maybe I am confused, but the bold part sounds like you will eventually make a financial gain.

Is it really philanthropy if you are expecting a financial return eventually? That sounds more like delayed compensation than actual philanthropy.

Brad

 

[Joe N]

Joe..so why do you think long time members of NP might say such things "unsolicited?"

I can't speak to the motivations of other members, but it sounds like those two people like some of your names.

You've said before that most members on NP don't have a clue. Does that include these members? Or do their kind words prove that you do have a clue?

I'd ask what you think of my philanthropic domain plan, but it's probably a little over your head Do you do any philanthropy work Joe?

Yes, I do some volunteer work.

The domain give-away plan... Yes, I suppose it is over my head. It sounds very generous, but I devote my time to domain investing to make money, so the plan would be a little counter-intuitive for me.

On the other hand, if the point of the give-away plan is to make money, it seems a bit roundabout. I'd rather cut out those extra steps and just sell the names. Seems more efficient.

"True Wealth is What You Give Away", and once you realize that; Smile for No Good Reason

'Tis better to give than to receive! And 'tis kind of you, Rich, to give away free publicity for this guy's book:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3068558-smile-for-no-good-reason

 

[ThatNameGuy]

hmmm interesting idea ,you must be having great names. where do you share your portfolio?

I certainly can't share it here, but if you send me DM with your contact information I'll share it directly with you

 

[Ntmt]

Plus they are now all flooded with names. However, in theory if optimised, a good name (as an end user) like YumInstitute** would be at the top of every food related search.

Do you mean search in brandable marketplace can be optimized? Or you mean SEO in Google search?

 

[Ategy]

Do you mean search in brandable marketplace can be optimized? Or you mean SEO in Google search?

Yeah .. I meant on brandable sites.

When it would come domain discovery in terms of attracting potential buyers, I think straight up lander SEO is probably going to be rather challenging and likely not worth the time investment on most domains. That being said .. just to be clear that's just a guess and I'm not speaking from experience at all as despite having a profitable 2019, my portfolio optimization is something I can admit to be slacking on! lol