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Title: thinking of business name
Post by: darren73 on February 10, 2010, 11:27:50 am: hi,i am about to start up and need a business name and would appreciate honest opinions,i was thinking of countrywide windowcleaning. thanks.-(i am based in northern ireland)
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: mfwindowcleaner on February 10, 2010, 11:43:12 am: countrywide sounds like you do the whole of N.I
bestway is to keep it simple imo
where in N.I are you ??
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: supernova77 on February 10, 2010, 11:44:43 am: Quote
countrywide windowcleaning

Are you planning on covering the whole country?

I always think a location type name is good...

Andy
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: Ian Lancaster on February 10, 2010, 01:10:24 pm: IMHO you can't beat using your own name. Ours is a very personal sort of service (My window cleaner is how they think of you) so it pays to let everyone know who you are.

We are "Ian Lancaster Window Cleaner*" (the star is just to make them look a little bit longer ;))

People know and recognise us.

I'm not so sure they would see "County Wide" or "Sparkle Bright", or "Clear View" in the same way.
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: supernova77 on February 10, 2010, 01:32:50 pm: Quote
the star is just to make them look a little bit longer

I'm not sure I get what you mean Ian?

Andy
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: Ian Lancaster on February 10, 2010, 01:56:32 pm: Quote from: Andy @ Southern Cleaning Services on February 10, 2010, 01:32:50 pm
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the star is just to make them look a little bit longer

I'm not sure I get what you mean Ian?

Andy

It's part of my logo - my name is in ordinary Arial font, "Window Cleaner" is the same but in italics and then I added an asterisk (*) afterwards to catch the eye and hold attention for a second or two longer to give the reader a chance to notice what it was they were looking at.

Seems to work for me ;)****
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: supernova77 on February 10, 2010, 02:18:46 pm: Ian,

Did you ever use a different name for your business?

I chose "Southern Cleaning Services" because I am based in the South and was going to offer other kinds of cleaning services... Im now thinking about changing my business name to "Something Window Cleaning" and just continue to focus on window cleaning - Im not sure what to do at the moment.

Andy
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: Ian Lancaster on February 10, 2010, 02:32:47 pm: In the early days when I was just me on my own, there wasn't much competition so the need for 'high profile' didn't exist. I didn't actually call myself anything - I was just 'the window cleaner' and everybody in my neighbourhood knew me and most were either customers or on my 'waiting list'.

In the early 90's when I met my second wife, we decided to expand and employ, and so we needed to formalise things a bit and Ian Lancaster Window Cleaner* came into existence.

I then had a break for a couple of years when I was running my FiltaFry franchise, but revitalised the old brand when I started the current business.
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: AuRavelling79 on February 10, 2010, 05:08:56 pm: Would a van painted green on one side and orange on the other bearing the legends "Six counties window cleaning" on the green side and "Ulster window cleaning" on the other not work? ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: Ian Lancaster on February 10, 2010, 05:23:03 pm: Quote from: Gold on February 10, 2010, 05:08:56 pm
Would a van painted green on one side and orange on the other bearing the legends "Six counties window cleaning" on the green side and "Ulster window cleaning" on the other not work? ;D ;D ;D

Only if it were green on the left side, orange on the right side and travelled only from east to west along the border ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: AuRavelling79 on February 10, 2010, 05:40:55 pm: I think you'd have to travel South to North as the orange boys are predominantly on the East of Northern Ireland!
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: darren73 on February 11, 2010, 10:11:32 am: thanks for the replies,i need a name by 3pm today so i can open a business account,i am not as sure about countrywide now,do you think D.M WINDOWCLEANING sounds better(my initials).thanks
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: amayze on February 11, 2010, 10:17:12 am: Darren, I'm sorry but I can't believe it's taken over 24 hours to think of a business name.

Just get on with it man, your business will never be successful, if it takes you this long to make a decision.
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: jonnyald on February 11, 2010, 10:22:08 am: irish darren windowcleaning
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: darren73 on February 11, 2010, 10:34:57 am: Quote from: amayze'n'glaze on February 11, 2010, 10:17:12 am
Darren, I'm sorry but I can't believe it's taken over 24 hours to think of a business name.

Just get on with it man, your business will never be successful, if it takes you this long to make a decision.
ive been busy since yesterday and have only got back to this,i am not spending hours thinking of a name,i am looking for opinions before i get cards made up and i will have no probs building a business,ive been doing it for years-i just usually sell them on-do you have an opinion on the name mate.
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: supernova77 on February 11, 2010, 10:50:37 am: Quote
Darren, I'm sorry but I can't believe it's taken over 24 hours to think of a business name.

Just get on with it man, your business will never be successful, if it takes you this long to make a decision.

A name is very important... You have to be happy with it. Does it really matter how long it takes to decide on one?

D.M. Window Cleaning sounds good to me... Or you could even use "Full Name Window Cleaning"... Have you checked the availability of domain names?

Andy
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: amayze on February 11, 2010, 10:52:12 am: Darren,

I'm not trying to get personal, just trying to help gee you along. Personally, I would go with Toucan Window Cleaning.

a) It's not currently being used by anyone else
b) It's much more memorable than Darren or DM Window Cleaning
c) You have the choice of three colours, black, white and orange to assist you with branding, i.e vans, cards etc,
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: supernova77 on February 11, 2010, 10:53:58 am: A couple of names I always had in mind:

Oasis Window Cleaning
PureClean Window Cleaning

Andy
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: darren73 on February 11, 2010, 11:05:05 am: sorry if i got a bit touchy amayzenglaze-i might use one of those names,its between oasis and toucan-both would work well with a logo. thanks
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: amayze on February 11, 2010, 11:11:46 am: Darren,

Your welcome, just thought you could do with a gentle nudge. I'll look forward to my royalty cheque in the post ! LOL !
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: supernova77 on February 11, 2010, 11:20:58 am: Quote
I'll look forward to my royalty cheque in the post ! LOL !

Not if he chooses Oasis - Which is sooooo much better than Toucan ;)

Andy
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: darren73 on February 11, 2010, 11:34:37 am: i will let youse know,its a close one
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: daz1977 on February 11, 2010, 02:42:09 pm: how about

lepracorn window cleaning

(dont know how u spell it sorry)
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: amayze on February 12, 2010, 05:02:46 pm: Daz,

What was the final outcome ?
Title: Re: thinking of business name
Post by: A+CleaningService on February 12, 2010, 11:31:49 pm: You can always change your company name with a business account, after you have opened it.