Seven suggestions for website naming in Web 2.0

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• 1. Try to be brief
• 2. Either generic or original
• 3. It is best to make it easy
• 4. Use. com for the domain name
• 5. Avoid concatenation
• 6. Avoid Domain Name Segmentation
• 7. Be meaningful

You can see a good article 7 tips for naming your Web 2.0 startup in folksonomy. The sentence is reasonable and pertinent. The full text is as follows:

Seven suggestions for website naming in Web 2.0

By Michael Zhang
Translation: htmlor

Naming websites and services is an extremely important step when you start a business. The current Internet companies can start quickly at a very low cost, and it seems that there is a new emergence every few seconds. Here are some suggestions to help you name your service properly:

1. Try to be brief

Google.com and askjeeves.com are two domain names. Which one do you think is easier to input multiple times a day for search? That's why AskJeeves shortened the name to ask. If you cannot be superior to competitors in terms of quality and functionality, you have to work hard to make the service easier and easier to use. Whether a domain name is easy to enter has a great impact on whether visitors are willing to access it frequently. I often read the news on cnn.com because it is too easy to type the three letters in the address bar. (Htmlor note: In China, qq.com is the champion.) if the name is a word, the length should be 5-6 letters. It is recommended that there be no more than two words in the name.

2. Either generic or original

At the top of the screen, a considerable number of entrepreneurs seem to think that they have developed a naming standard for Web 2.0 (htmlor note: "omitted ). Otherwise, many services, such as locatr, bookmarkr, zooomr, preloadr, and frappr, have not become the next target of Yahoo's acquisition. (So my advice is) either buy a general name that is highly consistent with the service nature at a high price, or be a bit creative and make a distinctive and unique name.

3. It is best to make it easy

The website name cannot be difficult to read or write. If the pronunciation of a name makes your tongue very difficult, simply change it. Imagine people asking each other: "Have you heard of the network service PricewaterhouseCoopers ?" I have never heard of it. Once the name begins to pass through word of mouth, there should be no confusion about spelling when entering the address bar.

4. Use. com for the domain name

When Nintendo (Nintendo) released its seventh-generation Wii host, wii.com was registered. Fortunately, Nintendo has money to buy the domain name back. If your wallet doesn't have a Nintendo drum, you have to use your mind to get a name suitable for. com. Even if the domain name has already been registered, check the whois information and try to ask the domain name owner to talk about whether to buy it. Do you know how many additional clicks dig.com bring to Disney (Disney) due to the popularity of Digg? If Digg needs to return to dig.com, it will become even more powerful. But I doubt whether Disney will sell it. (Htmlor Note: I don't want to sell it, and I don't need the two dollars.) thefacebook.com buys Facebook.com right away after having the money. This is also the reason.

5. Avoid concatenation

In some special cases, it is better to use a website domain name with a hyphen (such as expertsexchange.com changed to a experts-exchange.com), but most of the time it is better not to use it. Don't just add a hyphen to your domain name because the domain name that does not contain the characters has been registered. How do you tell people a website with a domain name containing hyphens? (Very challenging) If Myspace's domain name is changed to a my-space.com, how many people will get wrong input in a day? There is a group of people who specialize in this line. They are good at making profits from incorrect domain name input. Don't make them a fortune because of your ignorance.

6. Avoid Domain Name Segmentation

Yes. Some time ago, it was very creative and unique to name a website similar to Del. icio. us, but now domain name segments have become out of personality and become out of date. Yahoo purchased delicious.com as another (more convenient) address for access to Del. icio. us. This may be the reason. Not all words in English can be divided into multiple sections. It is time-consuming to enter such domain names. If you must use Domain Name Segmentation for some reason, you must also register a. com domain name and refer to the domain name segment (like competitious.com ).

7. Be meaningful

As we all know, it is difficult to register a common domain name in recent years. However, this does not mean how difficult it is to give your service a high-quality and tasteful name. A simple trick to impress a name is to combine a descriptive word with a meaningful and general phrase. Such as feed/burner, you/tube, hot/mail, tech/crunch, etc. Descriptive words must let people know at a glance what you are doing. Words with meanings need to deepen people's impression and hide positive information. The names like feedporcupine (Porcupine, Porcupine) or picturesloth (sloth, lazy) obviously do not match this. (Htmlor Note: If your service is eye-catching and eye-catching, you can try it)