This blog is started with a vague idea to share my everyday life. So in a rush of adrenaline, I just setup a blog called ‘A Little Typical’ that showcases my typical faves and thoughts.
However, during the Blogging 201 exercise, I finally made the decision to revamp my blog from top to bottom. Read on to see how I go through my blog renaming process for a new blog name that shouts my character.
Here’s my brainstorm flow.
1) Research
Take inspiration from the top bloggers. See how they create a mark with their unique blog name. Don’t forget to take a leaf from WP Dailypost advice on “Choosing the perfect blog name”. For myself, I have also compiled a post which shares a little insights on my favourite bloggers’ naming style.
2) Keywords
Brainstorm some keywords that can describe the blogger and the blog.
Me
- Four-eyed
- Fickle minded
- Love beautiful things
- Picky
- Sarcastic
- Spontaneous
- Hoarder
- Going 25 ->quarter century
Blog direction
- Sharing of interesting finds
- Curation of art & design
- Uploading of own creation of graphics, illustrations and wallpapers
- Journal down interesting events in my everyday life
3) Expand
Use Thesaurus.com to expand the keywords in Step 2.
- Fickle minded
- Moody
- Erratic
- Skittish
- Volatile
- Playful
- Dizzy
- Fleeting
- Yo-yo
- Curator
- Observer
- Gazer
- Sharer
- Design
- Style
- Sketchbook
- Notion
- Journal
- Space
4) Variation
Make and forms words. They can be blog names or tagline.
- Quarter Century Club
- Observer is Fickle
- Fickle Favoritism
- Square & Share
- Share Day
- Visual Diary - Dissect my favorite art & design
- Diary’s Favourites – Share beautiful things is my passion
- Pretty Fave - Lifestyle + Design
- Favoritism is Good! – Uncover gems in life
- In Favour of Favouritism! - The state of being a favorite.
- Moody Observer with a Yo-yo style
- Curated by Bel
- Hello Belindq!
- Design Gazer
- Fond & Fancy
5) Decision
Here come’s the decision-making time. Go over the names created in Step 4 and filter through with your set of criteria.
Let’s discuss my blog name requirements.
- Great identification of the blogger and blog – rings a bell on my readers’ mind when they come across the blog
- Sound nice – short & simple
- Look nice – look good in my favorite fonts
- Able to fit any future new content
- Not taken in most blogging platform, social medias, and etc
- (Optional) able to create a pretty blog initial
Lastly, my new blog name is …
The …
I will stop here for now. Now in the dilemma to buy a domain only or join WordPress.org. However, the above naming ideas are free for all to use!
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