<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6de6d115-2cc9-4ca9-b844-726024225fe7/F15E58B3-1E3A-4617-84D3-76F169702EB3/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/" href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.blogherald.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/">Finding a good name for your site can be very difficult.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/"><STRONG>Here are some ways to find a memorable name that will stand out from the crowd:</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/"><P><STRONG>1. Be unique</STRONG> - Make up a word (like <A href="http://dooce.com/">Dooce</A>), leave out a vowel (like <A href="http://flickr.com">Flickr</A>), or deliberately misspell a word (like <A href="http://pownce.com">Pownce</A>). Your name can work well, especially if it’s not an extremely common name, but only use it if you’re not planning on selling the site in the future.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/"><P><A id="more-6187"></A> <STRONG>2. Be amusing </STRONG>- I ran across a Jewish scholar’s blog called the “Velveteen Rabbi” some time ago, and I have never forgotten the name. Use a play on words to put a smile on the face of visitors and they’re more likely to find you again.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/"><P><STRONG>3. Be odd </STRONG>- Sounds like strange advice maybe, but the goal here is to be memorable. <A href="http://www.defectiveyeti.com/">Defective Yeti</A> is an extremely odd name for a site, but you’re unlikely to forget it quickly.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/"><STRONG>4. Hack a domain name</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/06/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-blog/"> del.icio.us and blo.gs are good examples of hacked domain names. </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/F15E58B3-1E3A-4617-84D3-76F169702EB3/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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