Someone asked me if I knew any websites to help pick a domain name. So I passed this old post from 2007. Still good. Check the related posts for other posts on domain names.
Choosing a domain name is tough. Ideally it should be easy to spell, catchy, trademarkable and describe your business. PickyDomains is a website which claims to have the method to find your ideal domain name.
The site uses the wisdom of crowds — domain name contributors from around the world suggest names based on your criteria. If you like the name, it costs you $50—half of it goes to the namer, half to Picky.
This is how PickyDomains describes how it tries to help you:
If you need a great, memorable, easy to pronounce domain name that EXACTLY describes what your website is all about – you are in the right place. This is what we do. We find available domain names that are descriptive, concise and are easily remembered. And if we can’t find one, or you don’t like any available domain names we suggest – you don’t pay anything. PickyDomains.Com is completely RISK FREE.
After you deposited $50, we need to know your answers to these questions:
1. What is your site going to be about.
2. Does the domain name has to be in .COM zone or other extensions are desirable.
3. What keywords are critical for your domain name.
4. Is there a limit as to how long your domain name has to be (in characters.)
5. Dashes or no dashes.
6. Give us an example of existing websites in your niche that you really like.Once we get answers to these questions, we’ll send you an e-mail with your login and password. You’ll start receiving your domain name suggestions within 24 hours (sometimes as fast as 10 minutes).
Your job is to check suggestions periodically and mark them as ‘Liked’ or ‘Disliked’ to help our contributors. We will soon add an option that allows you to comment each domain name suggestion, if you choose.
Once you see that perfect domain name suggestion, simply mark it as ‘Picked’. This will complete your order (we’ll forward $25 to a contributor who made the winning suggestion).
Rarely a client doesn’t get a name that he or she really likes. But this does happen from time to time. All you do in this instance is simply close the order and ask as for refund.
Sounds like an interesting idea. Check them out. Has anyone used them? DialerQueen and SoftwareJudge did.
Are you a good name picker? Join them as a paid contributor? Register here.
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