Domain name suggestions - Brainstroming.

[IMEX Sourcing Services]

Hi,

Need some domain name suggestions for an online retail shop I am planning to open. I will be selling jewellery to begin with, however, I do not want to use any jewellery related terms in the domain, as I might expand my product range in the future, so I want to keep my options open.

Some of the factors I am looking for in the name are

1. Commonly used (SEO purposes) - not a high priority though.
2. Appealing, catchy
3. Suits all ages (not a typical regional slang)

ummm...Thats pretty much it...looking forward to some nice suggestions

Ash

 

[epiphany]

It would be useful to know what sort of direction your product range might go in the future. Also what geographic area you are aiming to get your business from.

 

[IMEX Sourcing Services]

Hi - our primary focus would be Uk, however we would be shipping internationally, so we want to give the site a Global theme.

Product Range - From jewellery - Handbags - Charms - Fashion Accessories, sky is the limi for the long term..however, we would be focussing on jewellery only for the next year or so

 

[mattk]

I'm rubbish at coming up with names, but I'll give you a few common pitfalls to avoid.

1) You've hit on this, but don't put a product/range name in your domain. For example - LovelyJewellery.com. That's great until you decide to sell something other than jewellery!

2) Don't have YourCompanyUK.com. It sounds obvious, but I've seen it done. Again, a great domain until you decide to work outside of the UK. Also avoid regsitering YourCompanyUK, YourCompanyUS, YourCompanyEU etc. etc.

3) Get a domain that is available in both .co.uk and .com forms. You can ignore the rest.

4) Don't fall for registering a load of "similar" domains. Get one good domain, stick to it and publicise it like mad!

 

[VeryMark]

.... and don't forget that any new name may need to be checked out from a trade mark perspective - see our website at www.crossguard.info for more information.

 

[IMEX Sourcing Services]

Cheers guys..some nice recommendations there...lets come up with some names now

 

[dagr]

I'd pick a one-word name that was easy to spell and not easy to confuse with anything else, and use that name as your Internet brand name (it doesn't have to be the same as the company name). The name doesn't have to mean anything. Go for ".com" if you have overseas customers (".co.uk" looks like a sub-domain to non UK people as they are used to just seeing the country code ".fr", ".de", etc.).

For example: www.artensa.com, www.brookly.com, ...
(I have no idea if these domains exist or not).

 

[IMEX Sourcing Services]

Cheers David,

The biggest problem is, it is virtually impossible to get a single word, easy to remember .com domain today.

Ash

 

[Dawg]

Passionatta
Pasionatta

Although I think there is an Aussie softdrink something like this

 

[dagr]

There are still some 5-letter names available like toffz.com and some longer gemister.com.

Otherwise go for a two-word saying. There must be some, surely.

 

[DuaneJackson]

justcharming.com
simplycharming.com