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Looking For A New Blog/business Title-help!!

Posted by janellelhake on 3/27/2012 at 1:04 AM ET 850 Points
Just starting a blog/business giving single and co-parenting advice based on my personal experiences. I'm looking for a funny catchy blog title/domain name. Nothing boring or run of the mill. Be creative Please. Here's where I am so far with ideas and possible words:

Createrents
Parenting
Parentice
Learnification
Parentmap
Soloraising
Raisingsolo
Solorents
Solosense
Solonomo
Dualdreams
Parentem
Soley
Onlyrentraising
Nuturfication
Onlytakesone
Inspirersnts
Raising truly
Bondify
Single solo we
Mamada
Raisingem
Mamadabest
Rentsify
Nurture
Nourishrents


Please provide any suggestions that u can think of and thanks for all ur time and effort!!
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  • Posted by janellelhake on 3/27/2012 at 1:10 AM Author
    HEy, I know some of these are totally lame, but I am really struggling with hitting this one on the head with an idea!! I just wanted to give you the general direction that I am moving in for the title/domain name...and keep in mind that it has to be original enough that the domain name is still available!! So, hold your chuckles and give me some much needed help. PLEASE!!
  • Posted by SteveByrneMarketing on 3/27/2012 at 1:38 AM Accepted
    You may find this link interesting ...
    https://www.parenting.com/article/parenting-style-quiz

    It will help us to know who you are targeting, and how you will be unique in what you provide.

    Steve
  • Posted by janellelhake on 3/27/2012 at 2:02 AM Author
    Thanks for the link....I'm specifically targeting single parents attempting to navigate the world of co-parenting. Maybe later some "guides" offered on various subjects,but this will ideally be a smaller, very specific community of single struggling parents. The information currently avaialable is stale and clinical--nothing real and authentic. That's what's I'm looking to offer--no product reviews or junk like that. Just experience from the heart!! Hope that helps...thanks again.
  • Posted by garyseanandrew on 3/27/2012 at 3:35 AM Accepted
    How about the following?:

    www.singleparentshub.com
    goodaboutparenthood.com
    coolmomawesomedad.com
    howtobecomeaparent.com


    Thanks,
    Gary Andrew
  • Posted by janellelhake on 3/27/2012 at 3:43 AM Author
    I like these and they r good, but a little toostraightforwardfor me. Looking for a little more outside the box....thanks
  • Posted on 3/27/2012 at 6:57 AM Accepted
    Hi,

    Naming is very difficult, it's always been an issue for me, I'm even considering renaming the business startup I'm working on because I'm no longer happy with what I once thought was the perfect name...

    With that said I've learned a few things from my troubles. I agree 100% with the "know who you're targeting" advice, I suggest take it a step further, once you figure out who you wish to target then really get to know them as well as you can by following some of the same things your desired audience follows.

    As a personal preference I'm done with names that don't tell you anything about a business, I know that Macy's, Barney's and Tiffany's don't tell you anything either but they're branded based upon names and not made up words that may seem catchy but don't actually mean anything and are headed towards obsolescence. You do have a few words on your list which I don't recognize but they don't sound ridiculous like the others I'm thinking of.

    In your case I think you'd do best with a descriptive name, maybe one that includes you aren't a professional by training on the subjects. Although you'll have to be clear about that anyway putting it in the title can save future headaches... I'm terrible at naming, just know the strategies, I can't come up with much for suggestions, MomShares or MomStories came to mind. I know you mentioned "funny/catchy" and I'm steering away from that but relevant is good too, base it on a relevant concept and and the fun from there.

    Anyway, once you reduce your list down then go check that you can get the .com, .info, .org and any other pertinent URL. One reason is that you want to be easy to find, another reason to check on this is to make sure that the name you want is available. Finally, search the name on a few search engines to see what comes up, it's possible that things you wish not to be associated with appear or businesses too close to yours will come up, therefore increasing your branding and advertising costs.

    Best,
    Candice
  • Posted by janellelhake on 3/27/2012 at 7:31 AM Author
    Thanks for the thoughts Candice. It's probablyly important to mention thatmy tag line will currently read something like

    "a co-parenting manual for child wrangler's"

    Something close to that, so as you can see I am really going for the 'out there' and quirky branding.

    I know my target pretty well and can easily get into a description of them if heating this tag line doesn't describe them enough! :)

    As much as I appreciate it, from here out I really don't need any generic advice (not to be rude)-specific advice I hadn't thought of is great, but run of the mill "learn your tm" I'm way past.

    ThAnks so much,
    Janelle
  • Posted on 3/27/2012 at 8:38 AM Accepted
    Available:

    Single raising

    Single raising guide

    Single raising club

  • Posted by Jay Hamilton-Roth on 3/27/2012 at 8:47 AM Accepted
    Some names to consider (domains currently available):
    - OhTheKids.com
    - SingleAndStruggling.com
    - 1ParentNeedsHelp.com
  • Posted by janellelhake on 3/27/2012 at 8:56 AM Author
    Ah, these are getting closer to what I am looking for...thanks--keep 'em coming!!
  • Posted by SteveByrneMarketing on 3/27/2012 at 1:01 PM Member
    kid raising for singles
    kidraising 2.0
    how to be single and raise the kids
  • Posted by janellelhake on 3/27/2012 at 1:04 PM Author
    Oh, I like the idea of using 2.0.....thanks
  • Posted by Gail@PUBLISIDE on 3/27/2012 at 1:32 PM Accepted
    2.0 is catchy, but it's been around for awhile. It could be outdated within a few months...

    That said, how about ---->

    • Solo Mom/Solo Dad

    or....in going with the .0 theme, • Parent 1.0 (one parent...?)

    • I'm only one parent! (like parents who explain to their kids why they can't do 15 things at one time).

    I like the concept and I think you've got a great target audience. Good luck!
  • Posted on 3/28/2012 at 1:11 AM Member
    Hi Janelle,

    No offense taken, I think there just may be a misunderstanding. Based on your question I couldn't tell what was new to you and what you are "way past" as all this goes. Maybe I over-stepped by adding more to my answer than a selection of favorites from your list... Regardless I wasn't trying to belittle your knowledge and experience. Truth is I love the small biz world and sharing anything I can that might help another is fun for me. You'd be really, really surprised of some of the basics people have never considered.

    I do want to clarify something I said, I agreed that knowing your TM is critical but was trying to add that there's a difference between knowing who you want and for good reasons suspect your target market to be and getting to know who they actually are. When I mentioned getting to know your market maybe I should have been more specific about my own experience but I didn't want to make the answer about what I'm doing, but now I feel a little stuck needing to explain myself. In some of our own early marketing evaluations we've been shocked by a number of things about the brand we're developing and those drawn to it opposed to those drawn to the industry our brand is within. Our demographics don't match the standards and that's changed our game a great deal. Now we've spent a lot of time getting to know what makes our unsuspected supporters, well supporters. Granted we're doing something unique within our industry but the deviation of supporters from the norm is notable.

    I've spent over 15 years in advertising working at small businesses as service providers to the big ad agencies in NYC. Who knows, maybe these quirky names people are using are dead-on and I'm too entrenched in my old thinking. A little quirky and memorable is good, I'd wish we'd come up with something like that... As I said though, the names you presented were fun without being irreverent.

    As far as your name goes, I actually like part of what you described as your tagline as a name. Maybe "ChildWrangler". It's catchy to me, I've only heard parents referred as such on a set. As new taglines "Ideas Of A Child Wrangler", "From One Child Wrangler To Others", or "Child Wranglers Unite".

    Is that last one too long for a blog name?... :)


    Anyway, all the best, and no hard feelings.

    Candice
  • Posted on 3/28/2012 at 11:11 AM Accepted
    Your tagline --"child wrangler's"--conjures up images of ranching. You could have a lot of fun with your graphics using that theme.

    That being said, here is one to think about:

    StableParenting.com (available)

    This has two meanings obviously but both ideas work well with your tagline.

    As a co-parent, I get what you are doing :D
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