Name for my Web site

[Starstruck Media]

Hi there,

I am starting a new on-line web site selling my partners art. It is going to be lots of different styles to suit every ones needs as well as some art specific to the County of Suffolk where I live.
Im after a good name, short, easy to remember and stylish. It does not really need to be any thing to do with art ... for example there is a Gallery near me Called EYE STORM which I like.
Any one have any good ideas??

 

[RedEvo]

Your problem is two fold - as I'm sure you know. You need to:

a. Find a good name
b. Make sure the domain name is available

A word of warning, it can be frustrating.

d

 

[Starstruck Media]

Tell me how frustrating it is!!!!!! I have been sitting here for the last 3 days thinking of any word that I can!!!
Any one else please??

 

[RedEvo]

Give us something to go on. Partners name, place you live, inspirations?

d

 

[quikshop]

We hosted a shop for an gallery up near Derby many moons ago which was called Laboratorium Of Art... a bit too long really to market easily but we did like the latin approach

Regards,
Dave

www.internetretailer.biz

 

[JustOneUK]

Hi there,

I am starting a new on-line web site selling my partners art.

PartnersArt.com

StarstruckArt.com

NotMyArt.com :|

and of course CheesyArt.co.uk

all available.

 

[Starstruck Media]

CheesyArt.co.uk

Lol Very good!

Inspiration---
Ok she is Called Louise, We live in Suffolk, ipswich.
The art work will be on Canvas, with oils. Will be that 'Random' splodgy art ...you know the drips and that spread over three canvas's as well as 'normal' art, like of the Orwell Bridge etc.
The site will tecnically be hers I am just sorting it all out for her.
Thank you for your help so far.

 

[Dawg]

Gyarari
japanese pronunciation of "gallery"
See Wiki article

 

[Starstruck Media]

Gyarari
japanese pronunciation of "gallery"

I like, but how do you pronounce it??? LOL

 

[vanboy]

How about thisartiscool?.

 

[Dawg]

Gyarari
pronounce gigher (like higher)'arry (Harry without the 'H').
gigher'arry

~Dawg-san; Consulrant ringuist.

 

[Starstruck Media]

Hmm, I like it but it does not sound as good as it looks... top of the list so far though it think

 

[Lisette]

Ipolkise Art
Suflouolk Art

and other derivatives of Louise, Suffolk and Ipswich

abstractoils and abstractoil in .co.uk is there but not .com
uniquelyart and artorignality are there in all of the endings

quintessentiallyme or you
quintessentialme or you

 

[RedEvo]

Not that inspired this evening but these might fire someone else's imagination. All shown are available.

splodgyart.com
splodgyart.co.uk
thewebgallery.co.uk
therandomcanvas.com
therandomcanvas.co.uk
thestraycanvas.com
thestraycanvas.co.uk
thefunkyeasel.com
thefunkyeasel.co.uk

d

 

[Starstruck Media]

Yes some very good names there gents!!!! Somem good ones to mull over a few pints and think about it!!
Thank you all so much for your help, this is a really good friendly forum, well chuffed that I found it!

 

[little_stork]

blank canvas
Drips
splatt
bella gallaria - italinan beautiful gallery
bella vista - beautiful view

Too late for any more

 

[Aspect Investments]

How about ArtyFarty.

That should make an impact.

 

[Morgan]

Bel Mondo Gallery (beautiful world I think?!)
The Gallery
The Art Gallery
The Art Gallery Sussex - does what it says on the tin!
Another Masterpiece By
Blue Banana Art/Gallery
Red Panda Gallery - or anything random pairings you like!!

 

[Chris Kaday]

Hi there,

It does not really need to be any thing to do with art ...
/quote]

Sorry but I think it does. Domains particularly for small businesses with no presence in crowded markets have to say what they do. Pick your location, the type of art, the target buyer the price or whatever. For example 'the affordable art fair' from which I buy pictures from time to time. Of course depends what one means by affordable he he. I have posted something on this same subject on this forum only yesterday so check it out. Why make things difficult for yourself by using a name which means something hugely relevant and charming to you but f..k all to anyone else. Will help increase your hits too! Chris Kaday

 

Chris, totally agree with you, the name can be abstract when you're on the high street and everyone can stare into your shop window, but online is an entirely different ballgame.

The name needs to conjuer up what it is you are doing, it can be quirky, but realistically a quirky trade name is going to need more effort when it comes to pushing it up the search engines. Far better to combine your quirky name with something directly related, and then you can uses the quirky part all you like when it comes to the branding side of things, logo, graphics etc.

 

[Starstruck Media]

Ok that makes sense... The only reason I thought it didn't need to have art in it was there are loads of web site out there that have random names like Amazon etc etc, but I suppose they would have had lots of money to plough into the busines to get there name out there in the first place.

Ok, so needs to have art or a word to do with art in it and be quirky...
HHmmmmm

 

You say that it's art for everyone? So there's not one controlling style or artist. In which case why not go for something simple and direct Complete Art - completeart.co.uk is available on Easily , I've just checked

It doesn't need to be complex, and at any rate you can always rebrand in the future if you find yourself going down a particular route.

 

Do you already have an online shop design in progress awaiting the name? If not I'd highly recommend building & hosting your shop with internetretailer.biz, my sites with them and I'm happily sitting on page 1 of google and have been for 16 months (I've been trading for 18 months) despite the jewellery business being highly competitive.
The owner of ir is a member of this forum...usually lurking under the username quikshop somewhere.

 

[Simon First Angel Film]

Make sure the name has something in it you can visually represent in terms og a logo, etc. Branding Branding Branding!

 

[Starstruck Media]

Have thought of

Peppered Art

pepperedart.com

Any thoughts?

 

Why peppered? what does the peppered bit represent though?

 

[Dawg]

Doesn't work as one word:
pepperedart
pepperedart
pepperedart

Not as bad as Pen Island.com* but a tad confusing.

(*pen1sland for those who had a good Sunday lunch)

 

[Morgan]

Picture This
Picture Perfect
I Heart Art

 

Picture This & Picture Perfect are long gone....
I Heart Art suffers with the same issue Dawg mentioned you have to think of it as one word when it comes to the domain name
iheartart - I hear tart ...

 

how about artisticdifferences that's available as a .co.uk and it's a play on the fact you got lots of artists and has that all import art in there

 

[Dawg]

artfare.co.uk
artfaire.co.uk
artfayre.co.uk

 

[Morgan]

Picture This & Picture Perfect are long gone....
I Heart Art suffers with the same issue Dawg mentioned you have to think of it as one word when it comes to the domain name
iheartart - I hear tart ...

Not if you do I-Heart-Art.co.uk or something??

You don't have to have the exact same domain as your business name ie he could be called Picture This but have picturethissussex or picture-this-sussex.co.uk for a domain name??

 

[Chris Kaday]

Sometimes the posts in here have me gasping for breath! When will you folks realise that business and marketing is about attracting and pleasing potential customers and not yourselves. OK sorry to be harsh .. A bit long? Can you imagine anyone other than you as a Latin scholar even being able to type this let alone understand it or remember it Business is actually incredibly simple, it is only the people who run them who make it complicated. Sorry Dave - said with the very best of intentions - Love to all - Chris

We hosted a shop for an gallery up near Derby many moons ago which was called Laboratorium Of Art... a bit too long really to market easily but we did like the latin approach

Regards,
Dave

www.internetretailer.biz

 

[RedEvo]

I think most of us thought it was a bloody awful name.

d