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Youʼve got the perfect name for your business. Itʼs catchy, easy to say, and easy to remember. Your pumped. But now you have another tough decision to make. What should your logo be? Youʼve tossed around a few ideas, done a few sketches, and even have a few fleshed out prototypes. But it just seems to get harder and harder to make a decision. Most of your concepts have potential, but which one will best represent your business and draw people in? Here are a few tips to help you make the right choice for your brand.

Need to find a keyword-based domain name, but every word combination you think of is already registered? Wish there was an intelligent engine to help you quickly search hundreds of combination of words and their synonyms? NameBoy is your answer!

Last month, the Libyan government seized control of the website vb.ly, a link shortening service geared toward adults. Libyan authorities explained the site was shut down for offensive imagery and promoting adult content on the website. This begs the question: do other countries with popular ccTLDs (.tv, .cc, .co) claim to have the final say over what websites can and cannot exist?

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As you build your business you want to be sure to be in control of your business name. Trademark and secure that .com as well as all the other domain names available to control your brand name. When purchasing your first domain name you may not be sure of what domain extension to use and what are the benefits to each. A top level domain is important for a new website and those niche extensions can help you to find the right client base.

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When buying a domain name for a new business many people like to look at the traffic the name is already getting. This is not an indication of how successful your online business will be. It’s true that the perfect keyword domain like Blogger.com will get get more automatic traffic because it is the simplest domain but anything past that number one keyword domain is not ideal for business naming. The domain becomes just a description of your business rather than a business brand.