Coming up with a business name

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  1. DaveM

    DaveM Well-Known Member

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    Dont sheet where you eat
     
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  2. Vultures

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    Incidentally who should I use for domain name registration?

    domainregistrationservices.com.au charges $127 for a 2 year .com.au registration
    but netregistry.com.au is under $24 for the same period... ??? What's the difference besides price?
     
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    "The Office"
     
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    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    linen up/
     
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    We've got the sheets
     
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    Westminster Tigress at Tiger Developments Business Member

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    #instasheets

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    Put it on your bed
     
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  9. Chrispy

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    Online Linen

    That way you can have tablecloths including throwaway ones for picnics, sheets, pillow cases, Doona covers, tea towels, towels etc... Don't choose a name that will limit your market
     
    Chrispy, 10th Jan, 2016
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  10. Lizzie

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    For website registration - I use crazy domains ... they are cheap and means you can register a few until you decide which one really takes your fancy.

    I'm with Chrispy, in that choose something that won't limit you if you want to expand. Perfect example - we called out garlic business Pokolbin Purple ... we live at Pokolbin and the garlic is purple in colour ... but means we can sell anything. Friend called hers' XXX Garlic and, when she expanded her line to include fresh/pickled veges and honey, she either had to create a new name for each line, or change the overall name (which she did)
     
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  11. Blacky

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    Dont get tied to that one.

    Remember your business name and your trading name dont have to be the same. So you could have a business name as ABC Pty Ltd trading as 'When sheet hits the fan'.

    Also - your business name could be something a bit serious "Good Sheets" with a slogan "We got the best sheet in town"

    Blacky
     
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  12. Vultures

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    I think that's actually changing, trading names won't be listed on the Business Register or ABN lookup any more from 2018.

    Anyway, just thought of another one - Bedhead Linen? I prefer Bedhead on it's own but that's taken too.

    Bed Said Fred?
     
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  13. Mumbai

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    thelinenfactory.com.au is available!
     
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    The business name is taken though
     
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    The business name ' linen factory' is available.
     
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  16. Lizzie

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    Three sheets to the wind (hic)
     
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  17. Guest

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    Haven't checked any availabilities


    great fkn linen (could also do: gr8 fkn linen)
    Winning Linen
    Villain Linen
    Bed Threads
    Thread Head
    Sheet Happens
    Full of Sheet
    Sheets on Fleek (or On Fleek Sheets)
    Baller Sheets
    Cray Cray Linen
    Bangin' (between the) Sheets
    Blingin Linen
     
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  18. Ted Varrick

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    Why dont you call it Linenplanet.com?

    Nobody owns the domain.

    And when you make your first million you can send me a case of Veuve.

    But the good stuff, not the blend.
     
    Ted Varrick, 10th Jan, 2016
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  19. Guest

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    Seemed unlikely. Has been registered since 1995: http://whois.domaintools.com/linen.com

    [edit] Never mind you updated domain name :)
     
    Guest, 10th Jan, 2016
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  20. Leewei

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    I work in a startup and a couple months ago we changed our name after running into repeated difficulties in conveying the first name. I penned my thoughts down and maybe it would help you too.

    What goes into naming your company?
     
    Leewei, 11th Jan, 2016
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