gotta list, wanna vote - business name thread again

the names all look nice but what makes to difference, imho, is what is behind the name!

i see place with cute names fail and others with stodgy, formal, uncute names do well..... the difference is the what comes after the name, i.e., quality, references, etc.

but a cute name helps people to remember when they have senior (or junior) moments how bouts

Larisa Sew What

off kilter quilter wrote:

the names all look nice but what makes to difference, imho, is what is behind the name!

i see place with cute names fail and others with stodgy, formal, uncute names do well..... the difference is the what comes after the name, i.e., quality, references, etc.

but a cute name helps people to remember when they have senior (or junior) moments how bouts

Larisa Sew What

off kilter quilter wrote:

Howdy!

Larisa's Lovlies: could share a shop w/ my old buddies, Professional Strippers. LRV--too impersonal So-Sew or Sew-Sew--sounds mediocre

That's my in-put (you'd even get change for my 2 cents ).

Ragmop/Sandy-- dba: Handquilted by Sandy Ellison Handcrafted by Sandy Ellison

p.s. Professi> Ok....having polled the group, here is what I have come up

Firewood business in the valley is Bun Warmers. He told me his sales did something like double when he went from Mike's Firewood to Bun Warmers. Seems I've heard of your stripper friends before ; )

IMO Larisa Sews is simple and says it clearly.

Taria

Sandy Ellis> Howdy!

I vote for Sew What! Catchy name, not likely to be forgotten once heard or seen.

Larisa's Lovelies: Custom Sewing

My tongue has a problem getting around all the others, and the so-so ones are to quaint to be popular. JMNSHO

grin

Karen, Queen of Squishies

No fun just to vote. How about Larissa Lastname, Custom Clothier

I had to laugh at your siggie quote. I got a telemarketing call from the AARP when I was in college, asking me to join. I told them I was pretty sure I didn't qualify, and the lady on the other end cheerily said "Oh, you only have to be 50!" I told her I wasn't even old enough to drink alcohol legally and was barely old enough to vote, but that she might want to call back in

So I did get an invitation, and I sure didn't feel like a grownup yet! LOL

Try the phone test:

"Hello, Sew What." How will that go over with customers? Same with answering machine messages.

Also, will people you casually mention your business to hear it as "so what?"

Try the other possibilities and see how you like saying them and how they might sound to others.

marcella

I'm liking one of these two.

--the oinkifier

-- Megan Zurawicz South Holland, Illinois

I think that I am the only person alive that turned 50 without an invitation to join AARP. I am a member but it is my mother's membership, she had paid for several years when she died and they transferred it to me.

Shame, other than health I don't feel old enough to belong to the group but I am. LOL today my oldest sister told my dad that he had senior citizens for kids now. I am sure that didn't make him feel too good either.

Jacquel>

Jacqueline

LRV reminds me more of some automobile, LX, LRV, .....

Larisa is better

and agree that Sew What is good written but not so well spoken! :-[

off kilter quilter wrote:

I'd combine 2 of them: Sew What! Custom Sewing Roberta in D

"off kilter quilter" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:q-SdnYqCYZfhHUrZnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@adelphia.com...

There are lots of Sew and Sews etc around - someone looking you up in a directory might get the wrong one!

I have a dreadful memory but think I would remember a name that started with Larissa better. If I remembered the Larissa bit I could look you up in the 'phone directory. I would never remember a series of letters (can't even remember my car numberplate) and would probably look under R or V.

I would go with Larissa followed by what service your offer, to differentiate you from Larissa the Hairdresser.

Also think how the name would come over on the 'phone - would people be able to hear it correctly. I once worked for The Curriculum Support Service - people were always mishearing us as Curriculum Sports Service!

Good luck with your new venture

-- Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

Apologies for misspelling your name Larisa - too used to writing my neighbour Melissa's name, with the double-S. Realised as soon as I'd pressed the send button.

-- Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

LOL used to it. I sometimes spell other "iss-ah" names wrong because of my spelling, so don't worry about it.

Larisa

Sally Sw> Apologies for misspelling your name Larisa - too used to writing my