Tuesday, March 16, 2010

what's in a name...

for years and years I’ve been trying to come up with a name for a freelance graphic design business. and frankly…i have commitment issues. i have no idea how people name their children…it’s so permanent. there is pressure and i feel it. i want it to be catchy, clever, maybe even witty. but, most of all i want it to instill confidence. i want it to say that i know what I’m doing.

recently i’ve considered going a different route and opening a shop on www.etsy.com, where I could sell other types of artwork as well. while looking into this i stumbled upon an article about choosing the perfect name for your shop. should it have my name in it? should it involve alliteration? and, i find myself with the same problem…commitment issues.

so, i’m going to do something i’ve considered doing for a while now…i’m going to ask for help. what do you think my design business/etsy shop should be called? any thoughts, ideas, strokes of genius...HELP!

3 comments:

Andrea said...

I love ETSY! You should go for it girl! I think as far as a name...I need more to work with. What kind of stuff will you be selling? Are there any words you want in the title? Do you want your name in the title?

robyn said...

i don't have any ideas right off the top of my head (i'm the same way - to try and come up with an email address or a blog name was near impossible for me), but i definitely think you should do it. i'm a fan of etsy, and i think it's a great idea...

and, not related, but because i'm already commenting - i definitely saw a food wars episode last night featuring chicken annie's and chicken mary's from pittsburg, ks... and it made me think about you and ang. hope things are great.

jesserae said...

my initial thought was A1 designs...because it would always show up first. I'll keep thinking about it...