Updated: April 2024 Naming your business or product is a crucial element in the marketing process. A good name enhances your image and opens up all kinds of promotional and branding opportunities. Here is a step-by-step approach to finding the right name and some helpful tips to consider when launching your business or product online. Step 1: What's Your Business Personality? Before you can find a good name you'll need to develop a road map for success. Create a naming brief, which is Continue Reading
How to Pick a Great Name for Your Pet
It seems like something around here always needs a name. A new kitten, a new stuffed animal, a new baby...... or maybe it's work-related (a business, product, club or non-profit). People often ask me for help in choosing a name for these types of things. In fact, out of all of my blog posts, the one with the most hits by far has been my entry from 2009 entitled How to Name Your Farm or Ranch. Apparently, it really struck a chord. Anyway, just for a little bit of fun today, I want to Continue Reading
Meet the Cats We Have Rescued
I used to live next door to a man with many cats. Way too many cats. Most of them were feral and sickly. Seeing a few of them almost brought me to tears because of the terrible shape they were in. Every couple of a months a new litter would appear; with every crop of cats came more fighting, more illness and more mess. Thankfully, my family was able to trap many of these feral cats and have them fixed through the local Spay-Neuter-Release program. These volunteer-led efforts spay or Continue Reading
How to Name Your Farm or Ranch: 200+ Ideas!
We bought a lovely little farm on five acres years ago and wanted to find a suitable name for it. But after coming up empty with internet searches, I resorted to my own independent research and inspiration. Zephyr Hill Farm was born. Life and literature are filled with delightful names: Green Gables....Sunnybrook Farm.....Ponderosa Ranch.....Misselthwaite Manor..... If they can do it, so can you! But don't expect inspiration to come in an instant. Allow plenty of time for your imagination Continue Reading