discuss What makes for a good brandable domain ? Showcase your brandables here

[oldtimer]

With thousands of startups needing a name for their new company and many more existing businesses also branching out all the time and needing names for their new line of products and services it seems that brandable domains is one of the areas that could be very beneficial to domainers both old and new and deserves to be explored further.

Below are a few points of discussion to get this thread started, if I have left something important out please let me know so that it can be added to them. If you have any tips or advice about brandable domains please feel free to share them with the rest of us.


1-What is a brandable domain.

2-How many different types of brandable domains are there and is one type better than the others.

3-What makes a brandable domain stand out amongst thousands of others.

4-What is the optimum length for a brandable domain, how long can a brandable domain be and still qualify as being a good choice.

5-What types of brandable domains are most desired by startups and existing businesses.

6-What is the best way to find brandable domains.

7-What is the best way to sell brandable domains.


Attention Newbies: It's probably best to first hear what some of the more experienced domainers have to say about this subject before you consider getting any domains, and even then it's probably best to experiment with just a few domains at a time. You should be able to sell one domain and then use the proceeds from that sale to get more domains, if you cannot even sell one domain then you are doing something wrong and need to adjust your strategy. IMO

 

[Doron Vermaat]

Here's a great presentation by Alexandra Watkins from naming company Eat My Words called: How not to name your startup http://penxy.com/cyc

Edit: If you want to hear the part about domain names you can skip to 49 min into the presentation.

 

[BrandFishing]

My bb listings

My Published BrandBucket Listings

StereoEffect
Admiria (Based on Admire)
Extroda (Based on Extraordinary)
Sales Roll
Wrappetite (Wrap + Appetite)
Fresh Rush
Let's Jest
That Quick
Computine
Emerella (Emerald + Elle-means female in french)
Opreta (Based n Operate)
Zertive
Renedor
Genira
Rosova
Modure
Get Set Style
Zorono


Pending Logo Design

Born Tough
Humorer
Techise
Chronovo
Estranza
Nice Effect
Shopposite (Shop + Opposite)



Kindly give your opinions regarding the names and your favorites.
Thanks everyone.

 

[urlurl]

like; Humorer and zertive

 

[McDuke]

TheMillionDollarDomainName.com :D

 

[urlurl]

TheMillionDollarDomainName.com :D

a little long to be considered a brandable name

 

[McDuke]

a little long to be considered a brandable name

Yeah I'm just a noob I'll keep trying. :D

 

[urlurl]

just trying to help

 

[BrandFishing]

like; Humorer and zertive

Thanks for your opinion.

 

[iko]

just took

Achyoncom

it is similar to "tachyon" and has a techie sound...

What do you think of it?

 

[NameOmnia]

just trying to help

:lala::lala: Urlurl you are worse then me!!!! You are much more than a wrecking ball...you come and cut legs as they were trees!!! lol....
But if people have eyes to read your words they will appreciate your great advice.

I so so love reading your posts!!!!! lol :tu:

 

[Domainerr]

My Published BrandBucket Listings

StereoEffect
Admiria (Based on Admire)
Extroda (Based on Extraordinary)
Sales Roll
Wrappetite (Wrap + Appetite)
Fresh Rush
Let's Jest
That Quick
Computine
Emerella (Emerald + Elle-means female in french)
Opreta (Based n Operate)
Zertive
Renedor
Genira
Rosova
Modure
Get Set Style
Zorono


Pending Logo Design

Born Tough
Humorer
Techise
Chronovo
Estranza
Nice Effect
Shopposite (Shop + Opposite)



Kindly give your opinions regarding the names and your favorites.
Thanks everyone.

I love these Domain names of you,

SalesRoll similar Domain name Salesfly Sold Recently
ThatQuick Similiar Domain name FastRabbit Sold recently

Rest are also good but i love these Domains personally, Best of luck mate..:D

 

[BrandFishing]

I love these Domain names of you,

SalesRoll similar Domain name Salesfly Sold Recently
ThatQuick Similiar Domain name FastRabbit Sold recently

Rest are also good but i love these Domains personally, Best of luck mate..:D

Thank you for your opinion.

 

[pokainc]

Here's to have an idea what maybe to look for:

(NR)Gimmio.com
(NR)Atavon.com
(NR)Avangio.com
(NR)Tatimo.com (sorta Tassimo style)
(NR)Fukari.com (sounds Italian, Indian, Japanese.. versatile)
(NR)Unimati.com
(NR)Jelacy.com (play on the word Jealousy)
(NR)Fortani.com (Fort, like forte, meaning strong)
(NR)Purido.com (PUR AND the sound "O" means water in French, so pure water)
(NR)VacationCove.com
(NR)EagleRepairs.com
(NR)DrinkHeaven.com
(NR)UnitedSourcing.com (Cool for a Coop style of site, or wholesalers)
(NR)InstaTrader.com (Instant Trading)

 

[joshny]

OONTO- The owl

so here's mine
OONTO.com( pronounced as oon-toe)(oon as in moon)
it's to be used as a search directory of sorts

The logo is almost ready and is of two variant's let me know what you think, obviously these are just two drafs , it's not completely ready
Let me know what you think

 

[McDuke]

Here's a great presentation by Alexandra Watkins from naming company Eat My Words called: How not to name your startup http://penxy.com/cyc

Edit: If you want to hear the part about domain names you can skip to 49 min into the presentation.

I listened to this yesterday and the speaker had some interesting points.

Although I think "Network Solutions" is a great name!

Interesting that there are company's like hers, developing brands etc. I would love to have a company like this. Although you would need solid connections to get contracts I'm assuming.

 

[Abdul Aziz R]

I have

Cupcai (cupcake)
Kleera (clear)
Klearex (clear)
Alwaz (always)

what you think

 

[Magicpig2]

Chocolatech.com

3Dprintability.com

 

[Chris Wright]

Here's a great presentation by Alexandra Watkins from naming company Eat My Words called: How not to name your startup http://penxy.com/cyc

I listened to this yesterday and the speaker had some interesting points.

I did too, and she is very talented + creative.
She revealed a S.M.I.L.E. strategy for choosing good brandable names:
S - suggestive
M - meaningful
I - imagery
L - legs
E - emotion
She also gaves a S.C.R.A.T.C.H. strategy for deciding which names to scratch from your list.
Domainers can stop wasting $ by utilizing SCRATCH.
Go and listen, you will be glad you did.

 

[McDuke]

I did too, and she is very talented + creative.

Yes but I did notice she pushed her own agenda a bit.

Not sure about Forcery...

All in all a good presentation.

 

[oreo84]

Snarpy .C0M

I've got a couple brandables for sale in my portfolio, this ones my favorite.

Also like Flurbo.C0M its nice spin on turbo.

Both names got accepted @Namerific and are waiting for logos.

 

[mazkel]

Hyfy dot com

Maybe a music/entertainment/video type site

 

[Chris Wright]

Yes but I did notice she pushed her own agenda a bit.

Not sure about Forcery...

All in all a good presentation.

Yeah, we r all pushing our agendas.
You're right about Forcery, it's not a great business name.
She also advised me to create my brand by using my last name in a pun. :td:
I don't agree with everything she says, but most folks in here (including me) can learn a lot about naming from her.

 

[Abdul Aziz R]

ClickLot

marketing or advertising company. (Lot as portion, ration, or share ...)

 

[Honey Domains]

Here's a great presentation by Alexandra Watkins from naming company Eat My Words called: How not to name your startup http://penxy.com/cyc

Edit: If you want to hear the part about domain names you can skip to 49 min into the presentation.

Just watched the whole thing, thanks for posting the link. It was very illuminating.

It made me feel a bit like like we are going about it bass ackwards, but it explains why the simple 2 word, or play-on-a-common-phrase type name's popularity, over the truly madeupables. It gives a more traditional marketing and ad agency type of view to it, IMO.

It looks like you have to be very clever as a brandable domainer, as it is made harder by the fact you don't know a company's vision ahead of time. So you have to come up a story/idea/name so good, that a company will want to claim it for their own, along with the domain. Very similar to what Rader said in one of his posts.

I just got a couple of books from Ebay. "The Brand Gap" and "Zag" by Marty Neumier. They just got here so I haven't read them yet, and the second page he says "a brand is a person's gut feeling about a product, service or company". So it's not just the letters, it's the meaning/feeling. Though you need all the letters too, when possible, unless it's a blend of two strong words. I think I need to go back through the sold brandable domains and see if they have that. And check against the smile and scratch check lists too. :D

 

[McDuke]

Yeah, we r all pushing our agendas.
You're right about Forcery, it's not a great business name.
She also advised me to create my brand by using my last name in a pun. :td:
I don't agree with everything she says, but most folks in here (including me) can learn a lot about naming from her.

Lets hope your last name isn't Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele.


My new brandable is Kwiglo dot com .

I figured there shouldn't be a similar name as TheMillionDollarDomainName "Quiglo" :D