How to Name Your Blog

If you're starting a new blog, one of the most important things is the name. You want something short and snappy--and descriptive, too.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Paper
• Thesaurus

1. Brainstorm. What is the theme of your blog? Write down a bunch of different ideas.
2. Look around at other blogs in a similar category as yours. There are several blog catalogs on the Internet.
3. View the top 500 blogs at blogrolling.com. There you can see what works.
4. Check out a thesaurus for some good ideas.
5. Run it by family and friends.
6. Once you've narrowed your ideas, make sure it isn't already taken. Do a search on the Internet.
7. Name your blog and submit it to the search engines and blog catalogs. That will help you get visitors to your site.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure it's easy to spell.
• Once you've named your blog in blogger, for example, you may want to buy a domain name and point your blog at the domain name.