Free dot com name idea of the day: Indigogo

(Name availability not guaranteed. Shown as available at time of post checking http://www.whois.net/ If you do register this name, please let me know. Thanks!)

I’ve been naming websites for over ten years. When I first started, you could usually craft a website URL name like Red Frog or Blue Clover (descriptive adjective + common noun) and it would likely be available.

As many of you know, when you try to register this type of name today, you’ll typically find that those halcyon days of availability are long gone. (As you’ve likely heard every word in the English language has been registered. As is every 2 and 3 letter combo, I believe. I just randomly checked BZY.com and yes, it’s taken. Though the dot net seems to be available if you are interested.)

But it’s not all bad news. Viable, available dot com and dot net names do exist. (And yes, the dot net, though not my favorite seems to be a bit easier to find these days with the economy.)

Finding a good dot com name is like diving for giant black pearls. You just have to open a lot of shells. So once in while I just like to give myself an assignment of finding an interesting and possibly usable dot com name. Why not register it myself? I sometimes do. Like many namers I own many dot com names, and maybe one day I’ll get a call for one of them.

In the meantime, I’ll be posting some here for your usage. Again, if you do register it please let me know. What do I like about Indigogo? I’ve always liked the word “Indigo” which comes from the from Greek indicon meaning from India. It’s a color name (in this case a dark blue pigment), which I’m fond of because it lends itself to some imagery. And it contains the action verb “go”twice which also makes it fun to say and gives it some extra flair.

As a Creative Director, I also give props to names that give the art directors and logo designers something nice to work—the color, the “gogo” part would both work well for a logo application.

Need help with your website URL name? Please email me at namelancer@hotmail.com