How do you come up with a Hosting Company Name?

[TehGuy]

I've been thinking about doing a small reseller business for a while now, but I still don't have a single idea for a name. I was just wondering if anyone here has a web hosting service, how did you come up with your name and where did it come from?

I've been trying to think of a name, but I just can't find a decent one. By the way...if you plan on suggesting one, I want one that's a bit more "laid back", but at the same time, not cheesy, nothing that just sounds...stupid.

Thanks in advance.

[Wojtek]

TehHost

[stu]

stuhost

[msn]

MillenniumHost

[vizhost.com]

hehe, laid back huh?
tehhost isn't to bad.

For us, we went for the name that was

1. available
2. catchy
3. easy to remember
4. easy to market.

[phuckedup]

I asked a couple of friends for a name, selected the ones i liked and drew NecronHosting out of a hat ;)

[kaliboy2g]

It took me 3 minutes to come up with my name. www.-----------.com :)
It tells people what to do.

[Robert]

NecronHosting? hmm reminds me of Neo-Nazi. Neo-Con

-----------? yea real original.

A name is more then a name, it's a symbol.

[kaliboy2g]

NecronHosting? hmm reminds me of Neo-Nazi. Neo-Con

-----------? yea real original.

A name is more then a name, it's a symbol.


I like ----------- :-)

I did a domain appraisal for it and its worth $1700 :-) It maybe wrong but who cares

[jmiller]

NecronHosting? hmm reminds me of Neo-Nazi. Neo-Con

-----------? yea real original.

A name is more then a name, it's a symbol."Necron" makes me think necrofelia.

[stabme]

you make up a hosting name by thinking of something resembling what you want to be, then add 'host' after it. actually, you can add any arbitrary word, symbol, letter, or number, and add 'host' after it, and there you go--a host name.

here's an easy way: get a dictionary. open to a random page, and set it on fire. now, the burnt paper... the first word you see that's recognizable in that heap of ash, choose that word!! add 'host' after and there, you're done.

the real problem, i think, is deciding whether to add a space between your arbitrary word and 'host', and whether to add any other arbitrary numbers after the word.

[Robert]

I like ----------- :-)

I did a domain appraisal for it and its worth $1700 :-) It maybe wrong but who cares
$1700?...

nah.. too easy.. i'll let you go this time.

[kaliboy2g]

$1700?...

nah.. too easy.. i'll let you go this time.


Yea i thougt it was wrong too. But i am not lying


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---BEGIN CERTIFIED APPRAISAL---

Certified Appraisal Number 12545

Appraisal of domain name: -----------
Performed by master appraiser Admin
Industry focus of name: tech

Category Rating (1-5)
Explanation
Descriptiveness 5 Ability to be associated with content.
Length, characters 4 Length in terms of characters
Length, words 3 Length in terms of words or partial words in the
name.
Spoken Test 5 Likelihood that name will be spelled properly after
being heard.
Breadth of Applicability 5 Is the name generic - e.g. can it be
applied to a variety of institutions, individuals and businesses?
Dot-Value .com What is the extension: .com, .net, .org, .cc?
Hyphenation 5 Does the name contain hyphens?
Abbreviation 4 Is anything abbreviated, such as eName.com?

Appraised value: $1074

Appraiser's Comments: NO COMMENT

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It was $1074 my mistake and here is one for my domain www.freeneeds.com



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Certified Appraisal Number 12550

Appraisal of domain name: freeneeds
Performed by master appraiser Admin
Industry focus of name: general


Category Rating (1-5)
Explanation
Descriptiveness 5 Ability to be associated with content.
Length, characters 4 Length in terms of characters
Length, words 4 Length in terms of words or partial words in the
name.
Spoken Test 5 Likelihood that name will be spelled properly after
being heard.
Breadth of Applicability 5 Is the name generic - e.g. can it be
applied to a variety of institutions, individuals and businesses?
Dot-Value .com What is the extension: .com, .net, .org, .cc?
Hyphenation 5 Does the name contain hyphens?
Abbreviation 5 Is anything abbreviated, such as eName.com?

Appraised value: $2667

Appraiser's Comments:

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[jmiller]

Those domain appraisals mean nothing.

My previous domain (a 3 letter .org) "appraised" for $3000, which is completely bogus.

[kaliboy2g]

Those domain appraisals mean nothing.

My previous domain (a 3 letter .org) "appraised" for $3000, which is completely bogus.

Learn how to read. I never said that these were 100% correct or that they meant anything.


As for your domain, 3-letter domains are worth a lot, especially dot coms

[jmiller]

Learn how to read. I never said that these were 100% correct or that they meant anything.


As for your domain, 3-letter domains are worth a lot, especially dot comsUhh, I am more than capable of reading.

Did I ever once say you were 100% certain of the value? NO.

I was merely pointing out the fact that appraisals are bogus alot of the time.

Had nothing to do with what you said.

[kaliboy2g]

So whats the point of restating what i just said. I said in the beggining that this appraisial was must likely fake and wrong. No need for you to repost the exact same thing.

[jmiller]

So whats the point of restating what i just said. I said in the beggining that this appraisial was must likely fake and wrong. No need for you to repost the exact same thing.Uhh, I was pointing out that is was bogus, when compared to my own domain name, which trust me, isn't worth $3k, even though it is 3 letters.

I wasn't repeating what you said in the same context.

[kaliboy2g]

It was already stated that these apprisials are fake. Why reapeat it.

[TehGuy]

It's story time, kids:

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The Host Name Thread Story - Based upon actual events
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Once upon a time there was a thread made where some guy wanted to know about how you create a good memorable host name. Some people starting giving some really good ideas and suggestions. But things took a turn for the the worst and people started arguing and it made TehGuy cry because it was scary.

And then everyone realized this thread wasn't supposed to be a flaming war about appraisals for domain names, but a thing where some guy needs help on creating a name for a web host. And they lived happily ever after.

The End. (Not of the thread...they lived happily every after because they kept talking peacably about the thread, and they talked for a long long time after they resolved their arguement. True story.)
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TehHost is pretty good. Nice, short, and people know it's a host. As for the thing vizhost said:

"hehe, laid back huh?"

Yup...laid back...Lots of hosts take professionalism to the extreme, and seeing as how I'm only going to be hosting about 10-15 people (not going to be a huge company by any means), so I could probably actually get to know each person I'm hosting pretty well. It'll be more like they are 'associates' of a sort and I'll have a forum for us to all help each other out and everything.

Considering the prices I'm planning for what they get, I really won't be making any money. (Whoo. 2 dollars a month.) Plus, I'll have some people who could possibly help me out with some PHP scripting if I run into a snag. :-)

Keep the suggestions and ideas on making a name coming...I like it. lol

[striker]

I agree with tehhost.com

or, just pick your favorite noun and theme your hosting around it (i.e. www.arctichost.com)

or, pick to random letters and make it stand for something. (ie, www.dwhost.com = Direct Web Hosting).

But, TehHost is still the best :D

[TehGuy]

The thing is I don't know of any good themes to go around with my site and I don't have any sort of favorite noun at all. I tried the random letters thing and short words made into abbreviations and all I got was "panda in my pants" hosting. Well, a friend of mine got that.

TehHost is the best I've got thus far, but it's not the greatest...maybe I'm just saying that because I always seem to think that most of the things that I'm controlling (ie, this web host I'm making) could always be better. For whatever reason, I'm never satisfied with anything I create. Although I didn't create this name. lol

[Wojtek]

TehHost is good imo.
Plus the .com domain is available.

Grab it while it lasts :)

And you can have Teh Starter Plan and Teh Medium plan and so on :p

[stabme]

"Teh Starter Plan"? "Teh Medium Plan"? No, no.. you need names that match the theme..!

"Teh OMG ima n00b!!1" plan, "Teh 1337 LOLO" plan, "TeH PWNAGE~!1" plan, and so on..

[Wojtek]

hahah
good one :p

[TehGuy]

lol...I'm actually only planning on one plan to start with. But if I were to get more plans, I'll put stabme's idea, and then a translation below it like Wojtek's. :-)

[stabme]

uh.. don't do that. it's just bad PR. people would think you're like a punk or "l33t" based host, and might be unreliable or not last very long :p

[allanh]

doh-host.com

[TehGuy]

uh.. don't do that. it's just bad PR. people would think you're like a punk or "l33t" based host, and might be unreliable or not last very long :p

Luckily for me, I'm only going to be hosting about 10-20 people max. Plus, I was only joking about using the "omfgfk!1!one!11 Im n0-0b!" stuff.

The "Teh Starter Plan" and stuff might work though.

[Wojtek]

Are you saying I'll be getting 5% of your profits annually as a royalty fee for finding a company name and plan names? :p

[stabme]

uhhh.. i had better plan names :p

[Archbob]

www.iamawesomehost.com

[1planhost]

Chose a name that is short and memorable so your customers can easily remember it. It is also helpful to get a name that is not close to any other hosts name. Brandable domain names are important if you seek to make a name for your company. Stay away from hypens and by all means get a .com

Once you find a suitable name, look for alternatives that are close to yours and register them as well in order to protect your investment.

Best Wishes for a .Net Success!