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How to use prefixes and suffixes in domains

April 21, 2017 by Christopher Carfi 1 Comment

Just before you are about to fall asleep, you think of a catchy name for your next venture. You go to choose a domain name, like yourcompanyname.com, and you find that it’s already registered. You shut your laptop, go back to bed and wake up in the morning thinking “what now?”

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Christopher Carfi
Christopher Carfi

A veteran of both startups and the enterprise, Chris has a deep track record in developing customer community and evangelist programs for brands such as Adobe, H&R Block and Aruba Networks while holding executive positions at Ant’s Eye View and Edelman Digital, and he was co-founder and CEO at Cerado. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his family.

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Filed Under: Marketing Ideas Tagged With: domains, Godaddy, naming, SEO

Why is MURAL Called MURAL?

April 15, 2017 by Annelise Schoups Leave a Comment

Have you ever been working on a project only to discover that the tools you needed hadn’t been invented yet? If you have, you’d know that the next logical step would be to invent the tools. Right? At least that was the conclusion MURAL* CEO Mariano Suarez Battan came to when he was creating video games for his company Three Melons. At the time, Battan had gained significant design experience launching Bola, a soccer game played by more than 20 million users via Facebook, and working with Lego, Mattel, and Warner Bros to create video games alongside a multidisciplinary team.

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Annelise Schoups
Annelise Schoups

Annelise Schoups is a contributor at Rewind & Capture. With a degree in journalism, experience in public relations, and an education in travel, she is passionate about cultivating knowledge and storytelling.

Filed Under: How Tech Brands Got Their Names Tagged With: mariano suarez battan, mural, mural app

Naming Tip: add a prefix or suffix to your domain

April 15, 2017 by Adam Lang Leave a Comment

If you can’t get your hands on the exact .com, try inserting a prefix or suffix to your domain. For example, getdropbox.com, squareup.com, gotinder.com, bufferapp.com.

Adam Lang
Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Naming Tip: avoid numbers in your name

April 15, 2017 by Adam Lang Leave a Comment

At some point you will feel tempted, but we highly recommend staying away from including numbers in your name. Digits tend to make your name more generic and less brandable.

Adam Lang
Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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Naming Tip: use a name generator

April 15, 2017 by Adam Lang Leave a Comment

Find awesome brand names by using Squadhelp’s AI based visual business name generator.

Adam Lang
Adam Lang

Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.

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