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Picking a name for your startup

Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Author: scott | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

Recently I’ve had misgivings about my chosen name for the  Meal Planning website I’ve been working on with a friend, MealsZen.

Getting Real suggests that a name should be catchy and not necessarily ultra-descriptive, and I tend to agree.

I’ve been pondering it for a few days, and funny enough I came across the video below of Tim Ferris (author of the 4 Hour Work Week) and Kevin Rose (founder of Digg) chatting about how to choose a name for your startup.

Tim and Kevin from Glenn McElhose on Vimeo.

In short, Tim suggested using Adwords to A/B test them.   How interesting, I thought.

Headline Description Line 1 Description Line 2 Display URL Impressions Clicks Cost Avg Position

MealsZen Create Meal Plans eat Cheap&Healthy Find Recipes, Create Grocery Lists www.mealszen.com 37840 36 $13.5 4.7

SpiceRack Create Meal Plans eat Cheap&Healthy Find Recipes, Create Grocery Lists www.mealszen.com 37643 14 $5.25 4.7

89388 59 $21.97 4.7

Well, there you have it. But just so you get the last word….

What should we name our Meal Planning website?

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