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Smart, except now they'll want something like _Theresa_1904374983275@gmail.com 
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There's already a guy named "Cadastrophe" on the web.
See what I'm talking about?
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CADSandbounders is taken but CADaver is available. Does he offer drop dead service?
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I faced that issue a couple years back when starting my own LLC. It really depends on what the goal of the company is. There is no one size fits all.
* Does he intend to stay a single member or single owner and only do consulting or contract work? If so, keep it simple. Something like First Name Last Name Services LLC (e.g.; John Doe Services, LLC) is good enough. It has the added bonus of making sure your clients remember your name.
* Does he intend to grow and add more people as members/owners and/or employees? If so, using a domain name generator with keywords that describe his type of business. A good one to use is Impossibility[^]. If the domain is free chances are the company name is free too for your local area.
And don't forget, it's not about what you think is cool. It's about what your customers think is cool. If the two align, great. If not... customers come first.
Jeremy Falcon
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Jeremy Falcon wrote: If so, keep it simple. Something like First Name Last Name Services LLC (e.g.; John Doe Services, LLC) is good enough.
That's exactly why I didn't put my name in the company name, I want my customers to have the idea I'm not just one person (and I hope I won't be in the future).
Jeremy Falcon wrote: If not... customers come first.
Yes, and no.
I think selling your business is a lot easier when it's your business, not when it's the business your customers want it to be.
I can really talk proudly of JUUN Software because it's completely my name and my company 
Of course, if there's a huge discrepancy between what you like and what your customers want, for example having a middle finger as a logo, you'll have to find some middle ground (well, you don't have to, but that would make it easier to get customers).
Besides, you can't really think for your customers.
Maybe they'll love the idea of getting the finger
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Time to put on his thinking cap. Use his/her imagination.
I needed a name a few years ago when it became necessary to become an LLC. "Bitmask Design" as a company name and the rest followed easily.
How about Techno_Scrawl? He'd get my business !
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First time I got an email account, I wanted to use my "full name". Couldn't. Someone at that same ISP, had the same name as me, and used the same spelling for his account.
At one time, there was like one Schmitz (family) in all of Canada (practically).
Then I wanted to use my initials for a software company. Couldn't. Someone used them too. GHS ("Green Hills Software") or some such nonsense.
It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it.
― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food
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So, let's see if I've got this right? Your AutoCAD friend has the full-blown AutoCAD program on disk, is a perpetual license owner, wants to sell his copy (actual license not a subscription) to me for $101.00 with no strings attached plus has actually contacted AutoCAD and told them of his plans to sell his software to me and AutoCAD has acquiesced by sending him a license transform form through surface mail and he has it in his hot little hand?
Lessee, that just about covers all the bases.
Now, listen, very, hard ,,,
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It sounded like his friend just wanted to create a business offering CAD services. Don't know where you got the 'sell AutoCAD license' from?
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RedDk wrote: So, let's see if I've got this right?
You've got that left.
He just wants to sell his services as an AutoCAD expert.
For now I think that means making some custom drawings for customers.
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uncrappycad.com is available (unless my entry triggered someone to buy it)
same for cadalicious.com, cadtoseeyou.com, cadyourway.com, cad-yshacktosuccess.com, cadimgood.com, mocadfoyou.com, bestcadforyou.com, cad_for_you.com, ohyouwantcad.com, youneedmycad.com, cadtomeetyou.com, cadforcoolpeople.com, totallyawesomecad.com, sheets-o-cad.com, totallybestcad.com, ill-have-the-cad-shes-having.com (Harry Met Sally reference) ...
What are you talking about? There are TONS of domains available!
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David O'Neil wrote: There are TONS of domains available!
I didn't say there weren't, I just said that there weren't any GOOD ones available 
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When you are blind to good taste, stay out of the elephant pen!
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I feel like there is not enough "& Son" or "& Daughter" (also Child, Parent, Cousin, Brother, Bestie) companies around. Someone alrady got the singular use, just add another to make it plural
we at Jamie's Software & Buddies are far better then those at Jamie's Software and Buddy
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The name is a sales tool. Ideally it should be an advert in itself. That doesn't necessarily equate with sounding cool - he isn't a retail brand.
When a potential new client hits Google searching for an AutoCAD expert, what terms are they likely to use? Is there a name around those terms that instantly conveys the nature of the service, answers the searcher's requirement, and therefore likely to get the click almost before they have the chance to think?
You need to strike the right tone with it. What type of person is likely to look for such a service? What are their concerns and goals?
E.g. If clients are likely to be people in serious engineering with primary concerns like competence, credibility, safety and reliability, perhaps in a certain age range and with a certain type of background and mindset, you need align and fit with that. They might be put off by a gimmicky or frivolous name that suggests different and doesn't obviously relate to CAD services. Is it a name that won't sound right when they tell their middle-aged boss who they've hired?
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Ian_Sharpe wrote: E.g. If clients are likely to be people in serious engineering with primary concerns like competence, credibility, safety and reliability, perhaps in a certain age range and with a certain type of background and mindset, you need align and fit with that. They might be put off by a gimmicky or frivolous name that suggests different and doesn't obviously relate to CAD services. Is it a name that won't sound right when they tell their middle-aged boss who they've hired?
Exactly this.
Too bad though, that people relate the name to the quality because they have nothing to do with each other.
A name is just that, a name.
It helps to have it related to your industry, mainly for findability.
Naming your company "QualitySoft" doesn't guarantee quality software, just as "GarbageSoft" may just be a "fun" name and may deliver excellent quality software.
Actually, my friend thought of a very cool name, but I've asked around a bit and everyone thinks it's too childish (but they also admit it's a fun name and they'd click on it if they found it because it makes them curious, so...).
Apple got away with naming their computer company after a fruit (and they did a bit more than "get away with it"), so it is possible if you have the right marketing and perhaps a bit of luck.
But B2C has less strict demands when it comes to "looking professional" than B2B.
In the end it's all about keeping up appearances though.
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Try the "This Word Does Not Exist" web page: This Word Does Not Exist[^]
It will display random AI-generated words and "definitions."
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That's actually pretty cool 
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JUUN is rather close to JUUL which is a company which manufactures electronic cigarettes.
Truth,
James
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Thirty or so years ago, when we were creating our company name, we brainstormed word fragments that had anything to do with the work we did. We then randomly combined them together, and picked out 20 or so that seemed pronounceable. We then created a bunch of survey forms with 5-6 of the new "names" randomly threw in to each question. It would ask things like "Which name sounds most like a high-tech company", or "Which name sounds most/least like a company you can trust". We has 4-5 questions per sheet. We then set out wandering local shopping malls, asking people to fill out our surveys. After a week, we had it narrowed down to 3 names that we discussed and picked from. Worked out well.
I don't know how well wandering the malls would work for you in the current COVID-19 environment, but the overall methodology is still sound, and will get you a name that works in peoples mind they way you will want it to.
Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
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I'm afraid he'll end up with Company McCompface 
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