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    Need Name for starting a Computer business

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    by knifeboy426 ·

    Hey,
    I am about to open a computer business and I am having trouble deciding on a good name. I want it to be able to accurately describe what I do. I fix computer and do upgrades, remote support,backup and website hosting, but also do digital conversions such as vcr to dvd and cassette to cd. I also repair broken screens on most electronics such as laptops, cameras and ipods. So it is somewhat of a broad category, but I want it to be defined in the business name. Any suggestion or opinion will be great!

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    • #2867935

      JAFuG

      by charliespencer ·

      In reply to Need Name for starting a Computer business

      If you had a dime for every time we’ve seen this question, you wouldn’t need to open a business.

      • #2867715

        open a business providing names for businesses

        by robo_dev ·

        In reply to JAFuG

        now what would be a good name for such a business? 🙂

    • #2867920

      NoName Computer

      by nicknielsen ·

      In reply to Need Name for starting a Computer business

      Mr. Monitor

      There’s a finder’s fee of 50% or your first year’s gross.

      • #2867919

        Don’t mess with Nick

        by santeewelding ·

        In reply to NoName Computer

        He is a master of intellectual-property law.

        Back when electric guitars first became of vogue, I was interviewing a new band — an ensemble of those guitars — for a review piece, and they were in search of a name.

        I suggested, gratis, The Electric Company.

        They didn’t take me up on it. As I recall, someone else did.

        • #2867878

          “As I recall, someone else did.”

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to Don’t mess with Nick

          That would have been Children’s Television Workshop. For a while they produced a program called ‘The Electric Company’. It was a program for kids who had outgrown ‘Sesame Street’. No numeric skills; it emphasized reading and language. Sadly, it stopped airing after a couple of years; a minor factor in the overall decline in American literacy.

        • #2867865

          I used to….

          by otaku_lord ·

          In reply to “As I recall, someone else did.”

          LOVE that show! I especially loved Spiderman! Also, the two heads silouetted which spelled out words… “C..ar…car…”

        • #2867862

          “Love of Chair”

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to I used to….

          “And what about Naomi?”

    • #2867876

      Start with…

      by unhappyuser ·

      In reply to Need Name for starting a Computer business

      If you can have it start with an A. You’ll be near the top of the list in the phgone book. The poor sap that is near the end of the alphabet never gets chosen as people are too lazy to go that far down the list.

      Use a medical term, like “Computer Doctor”, but don’t use technical terms that only your peers will understand. Think of what will grab a customers eye when they see the name. Something they will know means you do computers.

      Good luck!

      EMD

      • #2867874

        “AAA Ace Interplanetary Decontamination Service”

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to Start with…

        A series of sci-fi short stories by Robert Sheckley. The partners picked the name for the very reason you mention.

      • #2867827

        I have names like that in mind

        by knifeboy426 ·

        In reply to Start with…

        Such as:
        Computers are us, ComputersRus
        Computers and Beyond!!
        ThatComputerGuy
        Clever Computing and Repair. CC&R
        Frowns-2-Smiles Tech Shop
        ANYTHING PC
        Alpha Computer Services (your first stop)

        But I am finding it hard to accurately describe everything I offer.

        • #2867824

          “But I am finding it hard to accurately describe everything I offer.”

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to I have names like that in mind

          That’s what your web page and phone book ad are for.

          Have you Googled any of your suggestions? Pay special attention to any that already exist. Even if they’re in Oregon, you can be tainted by their poor reputation.

        • #2867726

          How about

          by unhappyuser ·

          In reply to I have names like that in mind

          “Computers, Etc.”
          “A lot more than Computers”
          “A Plus Computer Service”

          I hope these help!

          EMD

    • #2867789

      If we were in an earlier era,

      by seanferd ·

      In reply to Need Name for starting a Computer business

      I’d go with Chips and DIPs.

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