Choose a business name may sound so simple. Yet, if you are having trouble to find one, this post will give you some inspiration and guide to find a business name for you.
As important as it is to name your child, it’s just as important to name your business because that’s how people will see that company or the name for the rest of its life.
Ho many kids did you have in school who hated their names? They don’t like their names or they would call by middle name.
Same exact thing goes with naming a business because in a Bible a lot of parents like to name their kids after the Bible : Paul, John Luke, Mark, Matthew, Peter but you don’t hear Judas no one’s going to name their kid Judas. First thing you go search Judas oh my gosh this is Judas that’s your name or a doll you don’t hear a doll. Same goes with choosing a name for your business.
8 Ways to Choose A Business Name
#1 Name your business after two words that make up your company’s name value.
#2 Words that have no meaning. Twitter, Yahoo, Google there’s not a meaning to it but it’s catchy.
#3 Meaning in a different language. Verizon we all know Verizon came up with Veritas which in Latin means the truth combined with horizon. The truth horizon becomes Verizon it worked for them.
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#4 Crowdsourcing. Ask friend, family, co-workers or anyone about a business name you have chosen.
#5 Your name. Many businesses name use name of its founder.
#6 Acronym. Do it with letters or. IBM for example is an acronym for a business name.
#7 Several explanatory letters. Lego is an example of explanatory letters (Lego was founded in Denmark which has a meaning of leg gods which means play well and Danish or in Latin play together).
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#8 Do some research on website name. Once you decide a business name, make sure to do little research. If you have established business name, your business run very well then you realize your business name as website already taken, you may end up paying more to get that website name.
