Comments on: PickyDomains Names Your Domain http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/ The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:15:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: domainer http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137685 domainer Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:42:43 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137685 there seems to be a lot of objections and mistrust in replies towards the naming service provided by PickyDomains and naming services in general. Please Keep em coming, i am an objections collector, i will respond to each one in the near future. If you think coming up with a good name(s) is easy then congratulations. However just because you think the name is great doesn't mean it is, and that the world will think so , even if you have friends to help you out its not enough. There are tens of thousands of Garbage domain names expiring everyday, business and dreams shuttered, i would argue that some of them could be attributed to bad name selection alone. These people need help. while i haven't used PD services myself, if the ideas they come up with are solid, their fees are a bargain, and i bet they save their clients a lot of potential grief. There are a lot of variables that need to be considered, when selecting a name. Name selection shouldn't be taken lightly if you want a successful start and brand. If you need more examples of bad names just look into any business directory. there seems to be a lot of objections and mistrust in replies towards the naming service provided by PickyDomains and naming services in general. Please Keep em coming, i am an objections collector, i will respond to each one in the near future.
If you think coming up with a good name(s) is easy then congratulations. However just because you think the name is great doesn’t mean it is, and that the world will think so , even if you have friends to help you out its not enough.

There are tens of thousands of Garbage domain names expiring everyday, business and dreams shuttered, i would argue that some of them could be attributed to bad name selection alone. These people need help.
while i haven’t used PD services myself, if the ideas they come up with are solid, their fees are a bargain, and i bet they save their clients a lot of potential grief. There are a lot of variables that need to be considered, when selecting a name. Name selection shouldn’t be taken lightly if you want a successful start and brand. If you need more examples of bad names just look into any business directory.

]]> By: Wendy Piersall http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137170 Wendy Piersall Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:52:52 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137170 Quite honestly, these guys don't make their money ON their sites as much as make their money BECAUSE of their sites. People assume it's big money to blog about blogging. It isn't. It's big money to run a big business that is fueled by a popular blog. Big difference. Quite honestly, these guys don’t make their money ON their sites as much as make their money BECAUSE of their sites. People assume it’s big money to blog about blogging. It isn’t. It’s big money to run a big business that is fueled by a popular blog. Big difference.

]]> By: Tari Akpodiete http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137145 Tari Akpodiete Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:20:31 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137145 Yes, two separate things. I was never confused on that. eMoms is/was a great name, but you're right, an updated name/domain would be a good idea given your audience. I was actually amusing myself by trying to come up with possibilties. As for the second site concept that didn't launch - big ugh re that name - SecondHandDrink - and if they charged you 50 bucks for that, all I can say is I'm glad you didn't pay more. Yes, two separate things. I was never confused on that.

eMoms is/was a great name, but you’re right, an updated name/domain would be a good idea given your audience. I was actually amusing myself by trying to come up with possibilties.

As for the second site concept that didn’t launch - big ugh re that name - SecondHandDrink - and if they charged you 50 bucks for that, all I can say is I’m glad you didn’t pay more.

]]> By: Wendy Piersall http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137102 Wendy Piersall Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:49:31 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137102 SecondHandDrink and eMoms at Home have nothing to do with each other - hope that makes it clearer. SecondHandDrink and eMoms at Home have nothing to do with each other - hope that makes it clearer.

]]> By: Tari Akpodiete http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137057 Tari Akpodiete Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:54:18 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137057 Wendy, while eMoms is a cool name (and you're right about it needing to be different now that your site is grown), I don't think that "SecondHandDrink" is a 'kick ass' name at all. Wendy, while eMoms is a cool name (and you’re right about it needing to be different now that your site is grown), I don’t think that “SecondHandDrink” is a ‘kick ass’ name at all.

]]> By: Jaisne http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137055 Jaisne Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:43:50 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137055 SecondHandDrink? How are you defining 'kick ass', Wendy? Because that's anything but. In fact, it sort of s*cks. SecondHandDrink? How are you defining ‘kick ass’, Wendy? Because that’s anything but. In fact, it sort of s*cks.

]]> By: Wendy Piersall http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137046 Wendy Piersall Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:05:51 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137046 Hey John! :) Actually, they didn't pick the eMoms name, they picked a name for a different project that sadly I never got off the ground, because the name they picked was kick ass. (SecondHandDrink for a family support forum for relatives of alcoholics). I'm actually thinking about using them again because I'm about to rebrand and leave the name eMoms at Home behind. I finally couldn't justify keeping the name any longer as we just have too many dads and non-parents hanging around. :) Hey John! :)

Actually, they didn’t pick the eMoms name, they picked a name for a different project that sadly I never got off the ground, because the name they picked was kick ass. (SecondHandDrink for a family support forum for relatives of alcoholics).

I’m actually thinking about using them again because I’m about to rebrand and leave the name eMoms at Home behind. I finally couldn’t justify keeping the name any longer as we just have too many dads and non-parents hanging around. :)

]]> By: Sha http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137021 Sha Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:08:21 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137021 Seems like a rip off. I also agree with some of the comments about possibly getting screwed out of a domain name. This is happening with Network Solutions [people checking to see if the domain they want is available & NS then register it for themselves] and they're getting a lot of crap for it. Seems like a rip off. I also agree with some of the comments about possibly getting screwed out of a domain name. This is happening with Network Solutions [people checking to see if the domain they want is available & NS then register it for themselves] and they’re getting a lot of crap for it.

]]> By: Robert http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137020 Robert Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:43:09 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137020 Heh, true. I've actually tried working for Picky Domains and choosing domain names for other people. If you're creative, it's a cool gig to have on the side, making $25 a pop. Heh, true. I’ve actually tried working for Picky Domains and choosing domain names for other people. If you’re creative, it’s a cool gig to have on the side, making $25 a pop.

]]> By: woolwit http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137011 woolwit Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:52:51 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/pickydomains-names-your-domain/#comment-137011 It is fun to hone your domaining skills by working on specific business/available-domain-name problems. If you do find something special, why wouldn't you register it yourself? OTOH a couple of pretty good domain names I submitted, that were 'liked' by the client, ended up registered a few weeks later. Emails to support were promptly responded to with an 'I'll look into it', but I never did hear back. I guess that's the weak link with PickyDomains. If it's a good enough domain name to be 'liked' it's certainly possible that anyone else could stumble upon it as well, but it's equally possible that either the client or PickyDomains are registering (not accusing anyone) your domain name ideas and you're neither the wiser nor richer for it. Picky Domains lacks transparency and you may be waisting your time. It is fun to hone your domaining skills by working on specific business/available-domain-name problems. If you do find something special, why wouldn’t you register it yourself? OTOH a couple of pretty good domain names I submitted, that were ‘liked’ by the client, ended up registered a few weeks later. Emails to support were promptly responded to with an ‘I’ll look into it’, but I never did hear back. I guess that’s the weak link with PickyDomains. If it’s a good enough domain name to be ‘liked’ it’s certainly possible that anyone else could stumble upon it as well, but it’s equally possible that either the client or PickyDomains are registering (not accusing anyone) your domain name ideas and you’re neither the wiser nor richer for it. Picky Domains lacks transparency and you may be waisting your time.

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