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I saw this post on reddit as well but have been hesitant to comment. From what I've seen on HN, naming services have been (generally) poorly received here. Man
by molsongolden 15y ago
I saw this post on reddit as well but have been hesitant to comment. From what I've seen on HN, naming services have been (generally) poorly received here.
Many are of the thought that a name has almost no importance on its own so you can use any name if you are developing a brand from scratch.
Along those lines http://www.stylate.com http://www.stylate.com offers name inspiration, a domain, and a logo for $249. The names aren't chosen specifically for your business but I still think they will be one of your strongest competitors among the HN crowd.
You might be better off targeting less internet savvy businesses as they will be less likely to know where/how to research their own names.
I think you can compete but you really need to push the methodology and sample report and rebrand yourself a little. I would work on refining your website to be more attention grabbing at first glance. My initial impression when looking at your homepage is that it might be a personal blog. Spruce it up and throw on a catchier tagline "Nomvilla - naming and branding services for new businesses, products, and websites" is a mouthful.
IMHO, YMMV, FWIW, etc...
Best of luck
- keiferski 15y agoThanks for the feedback and good luck. I am actually planning on offering an all-in-one name-logo-business card package, which seems to be more substantial.