I need a name for a business guys. Please help

[Monorail]

Alritey folks me again. I've decided to take a leap and start a basic web design business. I've got friends who are extremly fluent in html, so if i get stuck i've got plenty of help.
Anywho, I need a name for it, and it's bloody hard finding anythng clever that hasn't already been taken. So if you guys could please help out it'd be much appreciated.
Hell there mite even be a prize for the person who comes up with the one i use.
Cheers,
Matt

[Monorail]

comon guys there like 15 of ya on. help me out please

[The_Dover]

"fucken cool websites by matt.com"

beearch.

[Monorail]

"fucken cool websites by matt.com"

beearch.

im just not feeling it eh

[The_Dover]

your loss.

i'm a marketing guru

[SpankMe]

You gonna need to know more than just HTML for web design.

[The_Dover]

english helps too

[RantyDave]

Anywho, I need a name for it, and it's bloody hard finding anythng clever that hasn't already been taken.
Stay away from .com and it'll make your life much easier. There's also a line of thought that says you should name your company after something visible - hence "Red Hat" - because it makes the name easier to remember. Nothing starting with "e" like "eBygum". Or "i" unless it's an application for Mac OSX. Nothing ending with "nz" because it's cheesy and shite. Similarly nothing using IT industry nomenclature for the same reason. Nothing that sounds like a porn site - "Virtual Katy", I kid you not. Nothing that sounds like an existing site - "utube.com" actually exists, for instance.

Actually, I kinda like "eBygum".

Other than that I can't help you. The only other one I could think of - "The Wall" (as in, we don't need no education) appears to have been taken.

Dave

[Swoop]

"The Labour Party"

You'll get to make up all the rules yourself on how it operates, get to f*ck the customers over and instead of going bankrupt you can then set up an 0900 number to save your ass.

[Monorail]

"The Labour Party"

You'll get to make up all the rules yourself on how it operates, get to f*ck the customers over and instead of going bankrupt you can then set up an 0900 number to save your ass.

it's a web design company, i'd set up online credit card payment, not 0900 number geez

[Monorail]

what do you people think about 'Netfirm'

[SwanTiger]

it's a web design company, i'd set up online credit card payment, not 0900 number geez

:buggerd: if you wern't 15 I'd be enjoying this thread.


Perhaps.... Darwin Web Design ?

Or maybe elaborate on your grasp of the enlgish language with .... WebSight Desine ?

[Monorail]

:buggerd: if you wern't 15 I'd be enjoying this thread.


Perhaps.... Darwin Web Design ?

Or maybe elaborate on your grasp of the enlgish language with .... WebSight Desine ?

lol. i actually was looking at websight, but it's already taken. Netfirm doesn't sound too bad in my opinion

[MattRSK]

Just go on the dole.

[SwanTiger]

lol. i actually was looking at websight, but it's already taken. Netfirm doesn't sound too bad in my opinion

already taken ... just use your name "Matt Darwin T/A Darwin Web Site Design Services" and talk to people, you don't really need a business name.

[SuperDave]

Spend more time on your design skills before wasting your time on a name.

[MattRSK]

I reckon Weta Studios.

[marty]

like the 'butt hat snot all' shop should have stuck to selliing shit stuff off tv

[Monorail]

dammit. life shouldn't be this hard!

[Brett]

you're doind websites, so how about webpage.co.nz??

[awesker]

i reckon matt.com has a bit of a ring to it,

and when you say it you have to squint your eyes a bit and kinda whisper it.. makes you sound deep



matt.commmmmm

[R6_kid]

youngguns webdesign?

undergrad webdesign?

[RantyDave]

dammit. life shouldn't be this hard!
Dude, FFS. Self employment, in any form, is hard work. You can't start bottling before you've even thought up the name.

Look, fuck the name, OK? Do the following:

Find someone who wants a website. Warn them that it'll be lame because it's your first; agree on, say, $500 when it's delivered to their satisfaction and just do it. For five hundy you can probably just put the cash in your pocket. The following things will happen:

* It will take ten times longer to do than you thought.
* At least the last 80% of this time will be persuading the client that the site is good enough.
* You'll regret shooting your mouth off at the start about how cool the site will be.
* At the end the five hundy that looked like a shitload a few weeks ago is starting to look like the hardest money you ever earned.

Congratulations, you have just learned how the IT industry works. Get back to me when you've done it and I'll tell you how to stop it from sucking so much.

Dave

[Quasievil]

Sorry you are having a hard time getting suggestions from the members mate, back in the old days I did the same and got an awesome response.

Personally I think Netfirm is a goodin, but the word "firm" is not very modern as opposed to say netbuzz or netlife or netguy or netconnections or netsolutions,
go the other way around

surenet, yournet, buzznet


I dunno but keep at it, its a important decision.

And you other fuckers give the guy a break, he is only trying to have a go !! stop knocking him:Pokey:

[Monorail]

thanks quasi for your support.
I actuallly quite like surenet to be honest. nice and simple, yet sophisticated at the same time

[kro]

Blue Screen design
Charlottes Web
Ether (the internet is often reffered to as the "ether")

[kro]

like the 'butt hat snot all' shop should have stuck to selliing shit stuff off tv

LoL, like the old "whale oil beef hooked"

[WRT]

Surenet sounds good to me too. Good luck with the business!

[Racey Rider]

Podium Web Design - Web sites for Winners!

Brain Stain Web Design - Web sites that leave there mark!

'Web Design' Web Design - For Double the Attention!

[Calibre]

It's you that will make a name for your business, not the other way around. Pick something you like and go for it.

Check the companies register at www.companies.govt.nz to make sure the name is not already taken.

[MSTRS]

Blue Screen design
Charlottes Web
Ether (the internet is often reffered to as the "ether")

what about eETHER?

[Sniper]

As Spank said Matt. There is a fuck load more to websites than HTML. Also, setting up a small buisness isnt an overnight job. I would say, make it more of a hobby and keep it simple until you have people who can be with you and guide you through it

[MSTRS]

Off topic - what's this '4 hours to go' stuff Sniper?

[Paul in NZ]

WebMatters

MatterWeb

Spider Design (spiders make webs)

Web Spinners

Web Slinger

??

[Drunken Monkey]

Sorry you are having a hard time getting suggestions from the members mate, back in the old days I did the same and got an awesome response.

...

And you other fuckers give the guy a break, he is only trying to have a go !! stop knocking him:Pokey:

Your situation was different.

"They" may have come across harshly, but it's done in good faith. HTML alone will get you nowhere, you've either got to back that up with genuine technical/artistic design skills or some real coding ability to connect that front end to a suitable back end DB. Even then, there's a lot of competition out there these days.

[Monorail]

thanks for all your input guys... even the negative stuff. I'm still gonna go for it and just see how it goes. only goona put about $400 into the business to stat with. So if you know anyone who needs a website or is considering getting one made. let me know and i'll get them a good deal. was looking at some places charge 250 for a five page website with the same type of functions as the one i made. thats insanely unreal. the one i made i would have valued at around 112.50 inc gst

[WINJA]

Alritey folks me again. I've decided to take a leap and start a basic web design business. I've got friends who are extremly fluent in html, so if i get stuck i've got plenty of help.
Anywho, I need a name for it, and it's bloody hard finding anythng clever that hasn't already been taken. So if you guys could please help out it'd be much appreciated.
Hell there mite even be a prize for the person who comes up with the one i use.
Cheers,
Matt

HOW BOUT CALLING YOUR COMPANY "FAGBOY" THE NUMBER PLATE MAY STILL BE FREE AS WELL ,ITLL LOOK GOOD ON YOUR COROLLA .

WHY DONT YOU BE A PLUMBER OR ELECTRICIAN OR SOMETHING USEFULL , SEEMS EVERYONE THESE DAYS WANTS TO SIT ON THEIR ARSE AND BE A COMPUTER SOMETHINGOROTHER:spanking:

[Finn]

HOW BOUT CALLING YOUR COMPANY "FAGBOY" THE NUMBER PLATE MAY STILL BE FREE AS WELL ,ITLL LOOK GOOD ON YOUR COROLLA .

WHY DONT YOU BE A PLUMBER OR ELECTRICIAN OR SOMETHING USEFULL , SEEMS EVERYONE THESE DAYS WANTS TO SIT ON THEIR ARSE AND BE A COMPUTER SOMETHINGOROTHER:spanking:

www.fagboy.com is already taken WINJA.

P.S. I know you're going to look.