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Ask HN: HN Fellows, Domain Name Feedback

1 pointebastiban12 comments

Hello HN Fellows,

I hope you're doing well!

Could you kindly share your thoughts on which of the following domain names would be the best fit for an international trading company?

1. GlobalTradeWorlds.com

2. GlobalEximX.com

Or anything else?

Thank you in advance for your time and feedback!

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One reminds me of "global trade winds." Not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but that's how it reads. It also feels very generic and unmemorable to me. Even though I have a lot of experience in product and company naming, I don't know the international trade industry, so there's that. Can you give more context, like who your target market is or which part of the industry you focus on?

Two, as @not_your_vase mentioned, sounds like JohnSmith2. Also, "X," imho, will be the "gimmick" name trend of the 2020s, which will possibly look very lame and outdated in the near-ish future (if not now). Do you use Exim specially somehow? Why the reference? Will your market appreciate that reference?

I've been kicking around the name "Orbital Edge" this week for fun. There is an Orbit's Edge in some other industry, but I think that domain is available. Other random ideas (because that's what I do), and which may pair well with a memorable logo: Vertical Bridge, Meridian's Gate, Obsidian Sail, Ocean Divide.

Obviously I'm in a double-word mood. Your mileage may vary.

Hello,

First of all, thank you for your response!

My target market consists of wholesalers and companies seeking raw materials, as well as suppliers looking for merchants like me who can purchase their products in volume.

For more information, please feel free to visit my website: [ebastiban dot com].

Regarding Exim, in the trading world, "Exim" is shorthand for Export/Import.

As for your domain suggestions, all of them are good. I especially like Obsidian Sail and Ocean Divide, but I feel they might sound a bit unfamiliar to customers in the trading industry.

I’d be happy to find a name that combines "global" and "trading."

Would this company be dealing with the general public? Or just manufacturers, shippers, wholesalers, and such? If the latter - then the domain name matters far less, industry insider lingo is fine, and shorter is better.

Appreciate.

Just manufacturers, ...

EDIT: Don't get anything containing a plural (such as "Worlds"), unless you also have the singular version.

Unfortunately, the singular version is not available right now, but I understand your point.

Thank you.

The second sounds like you wanted to be GlobalExim, but the name was taken... akin to having JohnSmith2 username.

So I would go with the first. (Anything else vote: CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet)

"The second sounds like you wanted to be GlobalExim"

Good point

Thank You

I’ll take option 1. Why, because it’s prettier. Ain’t any other way to draw conclusions I can see.

Thank You.

1 looks okay, maybe try some other relevant words combinations!

Tnx, any ideas?

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