   No! Too late! (new business name)
  I was about to register the domain name for my to-be company, which was free a few days ago, only to find out that it has since been registered. This really sucks as I liked the name very much. Now I have to go back to the drawing board to find a new name. I've tried several alternative spellings, and post- and prefixes, but none of them feel right.So, any tips at coming up with a new business name? If you have a business, where did you find your inspiration for the name?   
  Out of curiosity, what was the domain name you were trying to get?And why not try various suffixes to your original choice of name? Coca Cola Enterprises, SomeFoo Software, etc?   ;One of today's Slashdot discussions may be relevant to you.   ;  Hair-RifficHair & ThereA Cut AboveNow Hair ThisThe Cutting EdgeHair Say   ;Quote:Original post by TheUnbelieverOut of curiosity, what was the domain name you were trying to get?And why not try various suffixes to your original choice of name? Coca Cola Enterprises, SomeFoo Software, etc?The name was Hizkia (his kee ah). I don't like postfixes, they ruin the name.I was already wary of the sniffing stuff, so I used the commandline to check. But the company that registered the domain is a genuine company, so I can't really blame them or anything.   ;  Replacing a few letters maybe?Like Hyzkia, Hizkya, Hiskia, ... (I didn't check them though - edit: after reading the slashdot article: good that I didn't ;)).   ;Quote:Original post by LodeReplacing a few letters maybe?Like Hyzkia, Hizkya, Hiskia, ... (I didn't check them though - edit: after reading the slashdot article: good that I didn't ;)).Thanks for suggesting. It made me think over alternate spelings again (yours, and some others).. and indeed Hyzkia is pretty nice. Registered, both .com and locally :).Thanks again!   ;  Leuk! :)   ;  Aren't you going to get loads of people misspelling yours and his address though? It's a short word which is good, but it's not particularly easy to remember, which to me is important. I'm confident I could tell someone my company name and they would be able to remember it and use it to get my website first try.   ;Quote:Original post by d000hgAren't you going to get loads of people misspelling yours and his address though? It's a short word which is good, but it's not particularly easy to remember, which to me is important. I'm confident I could tell someone my company name and they would be able to remember it and use it to get my website first try.Yes, you might be right. It's a negative aspect of this name.