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Many people including myself, don’t like to contact Support. We tend to try to figure it out ourselves to avoid the long delay support often takes. When someone like me (whom is technically minded) contacts support, we want a good quality and helpful answer back.

Possibly the most popular soda in America has a rewards program. For quite a long time (maybe a couple of years) I have not been able to log into My Coke Rewards and since this is both non important and not urgent and simply a game, it has not been a priority to recover the password. Continue reading →

This is part 4 of a 4 part series.

To recap, here are the steps involved in Choosing a Name
1. Learn about the different types of names . Read Part 1.
2. Brainstorm name ideas and name combinations. Read Part 2.
3. Filter out possibilities by eliminating any names to be avoided. Read Part 3.

Finally, you will want to analyze the potential new name with this handy list. Continue reading →

This post is part 3 of a 4 part series.

When considering names, you will also want to make sure it is not a name to avoid. Below is a list of what to avoid and reasons why.

Avoid Trademark infringement. It’s always good to remain nice and legal. So before you commit to a name, it may be good to make sure it is not trademarked. http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp

Avoid names not available as a domain name. If the .com version of your name is available, snag that up RIGHT NOW at DomainDad.com.

Avoid names not available at social networking sites. You can check this at http://namechk.com/.

Avoid negative double meaning names. Recently, a friend told me about a friend of his, who is starting a iPhone screen replacement business. A name they are considering is “iCrack”. When my friend asked me what I thought about the name, I laughed. I believe this name has little to be desired for several reasons. Continue reading →

This post is part 2 of a 4 part series.

Here are some helpful hints to help you brainstorm some business name ideas. Get 2 sheets of paper and get ready to write down ideas on one of them.

1. Write down you and your partners first and last names and all industry keywords you can think of.

Grab a thesaurus, or use http://thesaurus.com/ to find similar words. You may also want to try Continue reading →

This post is part 1 of a 4 part series.

After you have a business concept, one of the first things you need to do is come up with a business name. This task can be often be daunting and confusing of how to name your business.

It could be possible I may be re-inventing the wheel here, but after some thought about the topic, I believe there are 7 Major Categories of names, they are Personal Names, Partnership Names, Last Names, Unique Names, Industry Names, Hybrid Names and Acronyms.

Each of these have advantages and disadvantages. Continue reading →