tnx
could you give me some examples of what you would consider good brandables?
I've done that before myself. It takes a lot of time and effort to first think up ones that are actually good, then check to see if they are available. And the most you want to do is risk a small amount of $ only at most only a few, because it's still like just buying a lottery ticket.
So I had one I held onto for a period of years or so. It was a very good one. I was like this: G***gle.com. (No, it did not resemble the name of the famous SE at all, except for those letters shown.) You would think it would have been a winner, but it was nothing but a waste of time and money. I had even posted it in a forum, and it was liked. I gave up on that kind of "brandable" a long time ago after finally letting that one go.
In general though, these would be the rules in my opinion:
1. Must be easy to remember, preferably easy to spell on hearing (same basic rules for normal domains), or at least very easy to remember the spelling if seen only once.
2. Must resemble real words, not be so bizarre that they don't even resemble real words.
3. Must have very clear and unmistakable appeal even if they are not real words.
4. Can also resemble or even be real names. For instance, the "Smecker" one may be a real obscure name, but it has no appeal and is not desirable as a domain. The "G*" one I had happened to also be a real name, but had loads of appeal as a made up word. Was also in use to some degree as a kind of made up word, though mainly perhaps in plural, so I was not the first to invent the word.
If I thought up one that was really great now I might be tempted to register it. But my recommendation would be to abandon this. The amount of time and expense is just not worth chasing this path, sorry to say. That's my honest opinion. I realize there may be a few who have done okay, and I saw a "brandable" site before, but that's like a needle in a haystack I would guess.
