The importance of a name

I’m confused. You see I told you all before I would start to shape the site more to professional content, and whilst I’d keep the blog, I may be looking for a new name.

The biggest problem is that mcrowle-grovesphotography.com is just WAY too long to ask professional clients to contact me on. It’s also cold and soul-less.

Whereas at least thelongmile has some soul to it, something descriptive. I actually can’t come up with the right name, but at the same time I want to keep the one I have. So this leaves me with two choices. Come up with a new name for photography site and possibly spend months dealing with it, or find a new name for the blog and pass it over. I COULD just leave it combined or even chuck the blog onto a separate site but that would mean all my regular visitors had to go to something like thelongmile.net/blog or blog.thelongmile.net or … well, whatever I choose… But do people really want that? Or do I leave this as thelongmile.net or come up with a new name for the photography and loose the fact that almost everyone knos the name thelongmile.

I need some help on this one. Suggestions, thoughts, please, let me know…

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  1. birdiecanfly
    birdiecanfly

    My two cents? I think the name ‘thelongmile’ is perfect for photography. I don’t see a problem with leaving it combined but I’m not a pro-photographer. It would depend on what is accepted in the industry.

    I’d suggest looking at the sites of photographers you admire. Some will probably have their blog attached to their professional site, others might not. It would also depend on the content of your blog. Will it add that extra personality that will distinguish you from others? Or will you have to watch what you say? Do you mind watching what you say? I’m acutely aware of my web presence because patients google me. I honestly don’t know if that is a concern for you.

    Whatever happens M. I’ll follow you :)

    J.

    Oct 24, 2009 @ 10:54 pm

  2. Anna
    Anna

    Maybe you could try LongMilePhotography or something – enough to identify with the name everybody knows, while being a separate identity? Tis quite long though…

    Oct 24, 2009 @ 11:20 pm



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