My New Web Gallery

[Andy92]

Hey there,

I know that there are many web galleries out on the internet at the moment, but i am making one that is going to be much more sophisticated than most of the list here...

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/css/

Basically, people will be able to submit Websites, a swell as logos. But i need your help.

What else shall i let them submit?

Websites, Logos then maybe icons, wallpapers, vectors? Please help me choose.

:)

[Templarian]

Just copy deviantART + Websites, you already got the idea down solid.

j/king, but why is this in S&C?

[Andy92]

S and C - What do you mean?

Im asking what things i should showcase on there. Ive already decided Websites and Logos, but what about Vectors, Wallpapers, Business Cards and Icons?

[Esherido]

Just wondering but is this gallery going to be as
http://www.paperknapkin.com/images/crp.gif
as Kedoa?
I've been waiting so long since Sen made that post (http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2028071&postcount=64) to find a place to use that image. :lol:
Anyway, what does this have to do with S&C? I think there's already enough galleries out there (The 100's of CSS ones, DeviantArt, maybe even Veer.) so trying to mix them up will just create more confusion than good.

[Andy92]

Not really. It will be a bit like http://www.FaveUp.com

Also, How can you call kedoa crappy? Its an awesome design blog and community, all coded from scratch (apart from the forum). Hundreds of hours!

Also, this new design gallery, i have decided to go with...

Websites / Logos / Vectors / Print

Also, what shall it be called? At the moment, i own wsurl.com and i could use that because that stands for website url, but there are many other names out there that i like.

Blend.cc is available, Inspira.ws is available! There are many great names out there.

I think that as long as the name is good, catchey, easy to remember and has much relevance to the site than it doesnt matter if its not .com. I mean...

Blend.cc - A Blend of Web 2.0 Design.

Sounds good! But also ive come up with many other names. Haven't checked if they are available though...

FaveMix.com / Smikx.com / WsMix.com

[built_by]

umm, if what you are going to create already exists, why create it?

[Andy92]

Well, its going to feature different things, and be much better.

Ive come up with a few more possible names.

Blenu.com

Blenr.com

??

[Andy92]

I am probably going to go with blend.cc because its relevant and sounds cool!

Wsurl.com i will probably just forward it to blend.cc for now.

[Pasquale]

Also, How can you call kedoa crappy? Its an awesome design blog and community, all coded from scratch (apart from the forum). Hundreds of hours!


That site is pretty annoying. Bad acidy colours everywhere, no visual weight, overused and poorly executed cliche 2.0 effects - too much content and no quality to back it up - hey you asked!

I really don't think you should be trying to compete with something already well established and better. Come up with something original. I'm sure as heck not going to want to read a more mediocre version of favup with the same content..:book:

If you want to be an entrepreneur; do something that is going to be fresh and useful instead of remaking something, and down-grading it .

[Theros]

Then again entrepreneurship also includes doing old things in a NEW way...what your proposing isn't a new way. For example, Ladders (the 100K+ LinkedIn) isn't a new idea, hardly with Facebook, LinkedIn, etc running about. Yet, it manages to differentiate itself because it focuses on a certain target demographic, the high earning White collar worker. You either need to find a NEW UNIQUE way to do things, or REINVENT a old way to adopt it to a NEW NICHE DEMOGRAPHIC or use a NEW TECHNIQUE.

*EDIT* Also just watched one of your podcasts lol... Chris is still involved with this? And wow, talk about Digg Nation/Revision3 rip-off... At least make the premise of your webcast different! Stop pretending to be like Kevin Rose and that other guy.

I appreciate your guy's youngness, and willingness to go make money, and all that. But seriously, think out your plan of action first. There's still half the site at kedoa.com that doesn't work lol. For you to call that a success is odd.

[Andy92]

Ok, well i have been told at another forum (much bigger than kirupa), that if i develop wsurl.com into a site then it will be worth $1000s.

But i dont know if WsUrl.com is the right name. What about WsMix.com ?

[built_by]

Does it matter if the forum is bigger? It all depends if the members are knowledgeable. Also, "if you develop" doesn't mean "if you create." It means "if you can get the ball really rolling."

[Esherido]

Also, How can you call kedoa crappy? Its an awesome design blog and community, all coded from scratch (apart from the forum). Hundreds of hours!
I better go get a mop to clean up all the stuff that's been coming out of your mouth. Kedoa is merely a completely unuseful amalgamation of horrible colors, cluttered design, and over-advertising.

[Andy92]

Anyway, lets stop going off topic. Whats the best name...

WsUrl.com / Blend.cc / WsMix.com

Any suggestions?

[Esherido]

:lol: So modest. You've probably already decided what you're going to go with, and are just posting this to help build your PR somehow.

[built_by]

I dont understand why you also want to create sites that are abbreviations. All three examples you posted are hard to remember (blend being the easiest but it ends in cc).

[Andy92]

Build my pagerank? This is what i hate about kirupa, you just go off topic so easily and can hardly ever help someone out. It is really annoying!

But anyway, i think i have decided to go with Mixnu.com

:)

[Esherido]

Told ya' he'd already decided. I'm getting to good at predicting you Andy. :3ye: I guess newbies are just like that.

[nobody]

Build my pagerank? This is what i hate about kirupa, you just go off topic so easily and can hardly ever help someone out. It is really annoying!

But anyway, i think i have decided to go with Mixnu.com

:)

You hate Kirupa because the members don't sugar coat everything for you? Your site names are pretty bad, and the absolute least of your worries.

My dad could beat up your dad he says I'm worth $1000s. :sigh:

[Andy92]

Dont worry, but anyway im going to go ahed and make the site.

Tell me what you think. Ill make a new thread when its out.

[Theros]

Dont worry, but anyway im going to go ahed and make the site.

Tell me what you think. Ill make a new thread when its out.

I shouldn't post this to up this thread and all...but I couldn't resist.

Lemme guess, your going to post again just for PR? Bah, you've got guys and ambition, buts its all in the wrong places. Just take a look at his Podcasts...total rips of everything out there.

[Andy92]

Ok, ive had some names submitted over at Digital Point.

Its out of Mixnu.com or Mix46.com

???

[Pasquale]

Dude, shuush.

[Esherido]

I think I should tag this as "lame" and "noob". :q:

[Templarian]

That site is pretty annoying. Bad acidy colours everywhere, no visual weight, overused and poorly executed cliche 2.0 effects - too much content and no quality to back it up - hey you asked!
Good to know I'm not the only one that thought that. It has every cliche ever used in web 2.0 i think, I could be wrong though.

[Andy92]

OMFG! You guys just don't get it. You are not professional!

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THEN SAY IT NICELY! All you do is put people down, and criticize my work!

If you are going to criticize then at least give ways of improvement! All i do is ask a simple question, and by the 3rd post, you people have gone completely off topic!

I really don't get it here! Ive asked the same question at DIGITAL POINT and ive had nearly 3 pages of very valid, sensible and positive responses. THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I GET HERE!

[Andy92]

Plus Esherido,

Mate i really dont think you should be talking. You cant code your own site, so you have to use wordpress. And what you have 4 readers?

Ive coded my blog and most of kedoa.com from scratch! And i have like 170+ readers, so how can you call my site lame? Look no further than the end of your nose at yours!

[chrisclick]

erm, Andy.. Esherido has made some pretty awsome things.

For example.
Tea (http://esherido.com/posts/the-closed-beta-is-here)
Soon, Tabit (http://esherido.com/posts/introducing-tabit)

Many People opt for Wordpress because they need the time to develop other applications.

[built_by]

I know once my page reaches 1,000,000 readers it will win design awards but since it only has 10 now it's garbage. Yeah, that's a valid theory.

[Esherido]

Plus Esherido,

Mate i really dont think you should be talking. You cant code your own site, so you have to use wordpress. And what you have 4 readers?

Ive coded my blog and most of kedoa.com from scratch! And i have like 170+ readers, so how can you call my site lame? Look no further than the end of your nose at yours!Actually I have done a fair amount of stuff, but never launch or publicize most of it because normally I don't have the time to maintain it. Also, I really don't care about readership. (And I haven't posted on it for over a few months.) The difference between 10s or 100s of readers is a lot smaller than 100s to 10,000s of readers. And coding from scratch isn't that big of a deal, pretty much anyone here could knock up the same thing in about a month or two. And on the subject of critiquing, I could go on for another few paragraphs. But just to begin, the design is extremely cluttered and the margins and paddings are very inconsistent. The ads stand out like a very sore, MRSA-infected, and inflamed thumb. Instead of spamming it with advertising in an attempt to squeeze out revenue, why don't you build a strong user base, publish good content, actually make all of your pages contain stuff instead of being empty canvases, and take the advice that Pasquale (darkmotion) and other members gave you earlier in this thread. (EG: Sandbox and most of the About section.) Also, trying to enact reform by citing your experience at DigitalPoint isn't going to work well.


erm, Andy.. Esherido has made some pretty awsome things.

For example.
Tea (http://esherido.com/posts/the-closed-beta-is-here)
Soon, Tabit (http://esherido.com/posts/introducing-tabit)

Many People opt for Wordpress because they need the time to develop other applications.Thanks for the back-up Chris, it means a lot to me. :rabbit: I actually launched TabIt a while ago, but since I didn't have the time to promote or improve it, I took it down. After Revision Magazine gets going, I'm going to revisit TabIt and hopefully launch it as a better and much more usable service.

[Andy92]

Instead of spamming it with advertising in an attempt to squeeze out revenue, why don't you build a strong user base, publish good content, actually make all of your pages contain stuff instead of being empty canvases, and take the advice that Pasquale (darkmotion) and other members gave you earlier in this thread.

My blog has no paid posts on it at all. All great posts.

And im not trying to shout at any of you. Its just so frustrating when i am trying to ask a valid question, and you tell me to shh, and say lets mark this as lame and noob.

Its just so annoying because i can never get a valid response from most of you.

[Esherido]

^ Paid posts is only a slice of all the different types of advertising there is. Your site is full of advertising in the form of images in the sidebar, tons linked famfamfam icons in the bottom.

[built_by]

maybe the people at digitalpoint were so helpful because you offered them 3 dollars.

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=824943

[Esherido]

^ :lol: I had a feeling he wasn't telling the whole truth. Nice job built_by!

[shane-c]

While I don't think reinventing the wheel is worthy of a pat on the back, if you can describe what exactly will set your site apart from others (without just saying "it'll be better with more stuff"), then maybe we can help you think of a good, easy to remember URL that won't get lost with every other sad, desperate attempt at web 2.0 out there right now.

[nobody]

Guys this is pretty ridiculous on both sides.

Andy92, you're getting exactly what you deserve with these responses, you're constantly spamming your site and asking for ideas on concepts and names, that's your part the process. Our part is to critique what you come up with, and when we do you throw a fit. Not sure what to tell you, if you like the other forum so much, stay there.

On our side we need to keep it a little less personal. The strongest way to deal with someone like this is keep it objective and fair, the truth is going to be more effective than jabs.

Esherido you constantly spam your sites and we all remember when you started building your tools and sites that you needed your hand held for everything, so knock off the high and mighty bull crap because I see more similarities than differences between you two.

Everyone play nice or the thread is getting closed.

[Andy92]

Ok. Thanks. My Apologies. And anyway, that wasn't the thread on digital point. It was infact this one..

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=819158

Anyway, ive come up with this logo. Please can people critique on the name and the design?

If you don't like the name, can you help me develop a better .com name?

http://i31.tinypic.com/1ze9q8j.png

[Esherido]

Esherido you constantly spam your sites and we all remember when you started building your tools and sites that you needed your hand held for everything, so knock off the high and mighty bull crap because I see more similarities than differences between you two.
You're definitely right that we all started somewhere, and I am sorry about the "high and mighty". (Annoyance can make me get that way.) But I'm pretty sure I do not "constantly spam" my sites.


Ok. Thanks. My Apologies. And anyway, that wasn't the thread on digital point. It was infact this one..

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=819158

Anyway, ive come up with this logo. Please can people critique on the name and the design?

If you don't like the name, can you help me develop a better .com name?

http://i31.tinypic.com/1ze9q8j.png
Does that logo have to be that massive? :q: The page flip and heart look pretty stock to me. The Arial Rounded with the white border is ugly and way too big. And gradients are over-used to the extreme. This looks more like a banner to be held in a parade than for a website. (I suspect you made it that big for a reason. (Hint: Advertising))

[built_by]

Guys this is pretty ridiculous on both sides.

Andy92, you're getting exactly what you deserve with these responses, you're constantly spamming your site and asking for ideas on concepts and names, that's your part the process. Our part is to critique what you come up with, and when we do you throw a fit. Not sure what to tell you, if you like the other forum so much, stay there.

On our side we need to keep it a little less personal. The strongest way to deal with someone like this is keep it objective and fair, the truth is going to be more effective than jabs.

Esherido you constantly spam your sites and we all remember when you started building your tools and sites that you needed your hand held for everything, so knock off the high and mighty bull crap because I see more similarities than differences between you two.

Everyone play nice or the thread is getting closed.
Did you know when you rollover your titles on your site they turn a different color than the background color of the site? Site background FCFCFC, posts on rollover FAFAFA. I dont know how I caught that or if it's supposed to be like that. haha.

[Pasquale]

Plus Esherido,

Mate i really dont think you should be talking. You cant code your own site, so you have to use wordpress. And what you have 4 readers?

Ive coded my blog and most of kedoa.com from scratch! And i have like 170+ readers, so how can you call my site lame? Look no further than the end of your nose at yours!

Wordpress is a powerful cms. Why reinvent the wheel when you can use something already there and build on it?


OMFG! You guys just don't get it. You are not professional!

IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THEN SAY IT NICELY! All you do is put people down, and criticize my work!

If you are going to criticize then at least give ways of improvement! All i do is ask a simple question, and by the 3rd post, you people have gone completely off topic!

I really don't get it here! Ive asked the same question at DIGITAL POINT and ive had nearly 3 pages of very valid, sensible and positive responses. THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I GET HERE!

If you are a bit more open to critiques and plug your site less; you'll get better responses. :p:


You're definitely right that we all started somewhere, and I am sorry about the "high and mighty". (Annoyance can make me get that way.) But I'm pretty sure I do not "constantly spam" my sites.


Does that logo have to be that massive? :q: The page flip and heart look pretty stock to me. The Arial Rounded with the white border is ugly and way too big. And gradients are over-used to the extreme. This looks more like a banner to be held in a parade than for a website. (I suspect you made it that big for a reason. (Hint: Advertising))

I still don't dig the latest logo at all. Not too sure what it's supposed to be for, and it looks like a mashup of every web 2.0 logo. It should be memorable and unique, but still simple enough to be readable, and instantly recognisable.

[Esherido]

I still don't dig the latest logo at all. Not too sure what it's supposed to be for, and it looks like a mashup of every web 2.0 logo. It should be memorable and unique, but still simple enough to be readable, and instantly recognisable.
Were you referring to my critique somehow? :gas: I'm confused.

[Pasquale]

Were you referring to my critique somehow? :gas: I'm confused.
Oh I was agreeing at it!

[nobody]

Did you know when you rollover your titles on your site they turn a different color than the background color of the site? Site background FCFCFC, posts on rollover FAFAFA. I dont know how I caught that or if it's supposed to be like that. haha.

I switched servers and everything just kind of went to crap, the whole site is a disaster. I'm working on something else now, but that's crazy that you noticed it :P

[Andy92]

Ok guys, thanks for the response.

1) I made the logo big not for advertising, its just that this is how i make my logos. I make them big, and then when i want to implant them into my site, i scale them down. I think its best to design logos big if they are not vector.

2) The page flip and heart ITS NOT a stock image. lol. I made it from scratch in photoshop and used blending settings on it.

3) If you dont like the coloured gradients, and the white border, can you suggest what colours i should have and possibly give me a font to use? I dont mind downloading one.

Also, does everyone like the name? Mixnu.com ? I think its better than Mixno.com or Wsurl.com or even Mix46.com

I am open to suggestions.

[rumblesushi]

I don't like "nu" at all, it's too kiddy, too teenage, and too passé.

Why can't we start speaking proper English again?

I would continue trying to think of names, because none of them are catchy or memorable to be honest.

[built_by]

I'm not going to say i have anything better but the name really should be something I can pronounce. Mix46 is probably your best for that reason but I don't really understand why 46 ended up in there. At this point I would just pick one that you have already or completely rework your thinking on it.

[Gundark]

The only one I can easily pronounce is Mix46.com... Where did the 46 come from though? What does it mean? Did you just pick it because it sounds good with the word mix?

[Andy92]

It was Mix66, but 66 is taken so 46 sounds good.

But i think with Mix46, there are so many others like Mix68 or mix47 if you know what i mean, where as MixNu.com is kind of unique.

I dont like registering domain names with numbers in unless they sound amazing.

What about MixNo.com - Thats free?

I own WsUrl.com which i could use? Or i could buy WsMix.com

??

[built_by]

You have to remember that WsUrl to an unsuspecting visitor. What does the Ws stand for? and if it stands for something, why not use that?

/edit: I also think that if your target audience doesn't get it (or like it) you have a bigger problem than just the URL address.

[Gundark]

I'm not sure I understand you're thinking on these name choices? What makes you pick the names you do? Is it just cause they "sound cool"?

For example... MixNo. What does it mean?

Does it mean: No Mixing? Mix Number?

I think you should re-examine your process for deciding your name. Or, just go with something and make the site.

[skineh]

www.ambiguousurl.org (http://www.ambiguousurl.org) :P

If you're having this hard of a time trying to pick a domain, I'd have to go w/ the above suggestions - you can always buy a new domain in the future if you come up with something you really like. Ideally, the domain that accurately reflects your site should come to you naturally through the development process. If random numbers are what's coming to your mind, then I'd reevaluate the development process. ;)

[Andy92]

Its not random letters, they do stand for something...

WsUrl - Web Site Url

MixNu - Mix New

WsMix - Web Site Mix

Mix46 - Thats Just Mix With 46

I really dont know what one to go for. I like WsUrl or WsMix but its not really just about websites, its websites, logos, vectors and print. The best of the web.

I dont know what one to go for?

[skineh]

Well, if it's about graphic design (?) then perhaps you could come up with a domain name that reflects that. I definitely agree that the names you just listed don't get that point across, and so I wouldn't suggest going with any of them.

[Andy92]

Hmm, well i have been thinking of some names.

Gall2.com ?

Blenr.com ?

Blenu.com ?

I want it to be short, catchy and be relevant to the site.

[Gundark]

Is there some reason it can only be 5 characters? Maybe expand that a little and look for names which you can use actual words for? It doesn't have to be a long name, but it should at least be intelligible. Or if you need a really short url come up with a good name and then use an abbreviation or an acronym for the url.

I don't think everybody is going to be able to figure out what these names are supposed to stand for. I certainly can't.

[Andy92]

Ok, ive been thinking very hard. First i thought of ive. Its a design word.

Then i elaborated and looked up some domains...

ive3.com and ive9.com are available to buy.

Then i thought ive3.com was good, but i elaborated on it and thought harder and ive come up with an amazing name!

Eye Veh Eh Ay Ew

Ive Ah You

iveau.com

iveau.com - Its awesome!

When i think of it i think of design, inspiration, gallery, view, web.

I think its perfect. What do you think? iveau.com or ive3.com

??

[rumblesushi]

Andy the problem is, the names AREN'T catchy, or memorable.

To be honest they are all too vague and meaningless to be catchy or memorable.

There are some examples of vague non words, like Google for example - but it IS catchy and memorable.

Other sites have simple names that are to the point and catchy, like MySpace, facebook etc.

[Anogar]

Ok, ive been thinking very hard. First i thought of ive. Its a design word.

Then i elaborated and looked up some domains...

ive3.com and ive9.com are available to buy.

Then i thought ive3.com was good, but i elaborated on it and thought harder and ive come up with an amazing name!

Eye Veh Eh Ay Ew

Ive Ah You

iveau.com

iveau.com - Its awesome!

When i think of it i think of design, inspiration, gallery, view, web.

I think its perfect. What do you think? iveau.com or ive3.com

??

... what? :huh:

How is 'ive' a 'design word'? What does "ive ah you" mean? It seems totally nonsensical to me. Honestly it's like you're speaking jibberish for the whole middle part of that paragraph. Ive just looks like you've forgotten the apostrophe in "I've".

You seem like you're trying way too hard. Keep it either totally abstract (i.e. Google) or fairly on point (AdSense). There's nothing wrong with a 6 or 8 or even 10 letter name.

[Esherido]

The name either needs to be something completely unique (kirupa, Mint, etc.) or an amalgamation of quickly understandable acronyms and words. (AdSense, MySpace) WsUrl makes no sense, and MixNu makes even less sense. Maybe NuMix, but definitely not MixNu.

[Andy92]

Hmm. Well ill see what to go with.

[Andy92]

Ok, ive decided to go with iveau.com. This was the old style logo...

http://i26.tinypic.com/2aewjme.png

Ive been doing alot of research with colours, and fonts and i have come up with 2 logos that each have a different colour. Please tell me what ones best. If you dont like any of the colours then please can you maybe give me a few colour codes to try out on the logo. :)

http://i28.tinypic.com/dp7okz.png

http://i28.tinypic.com/71r8y9.png

[Anogar]

That name is going to be rough to work with. Here's why:


There are many ways it can be pronounced
Whatever pronuciation you choose will have many different spellings
It doesn't seem like total gibberish (i.e. Google) - since you've split it up into two "words" - neither of which mean a thing.


As far as the design, it looks stock, boring, and utterly cliche. :thumb:

[shane-c]

What does it mean? What does it have to do with the app/website you're building? What would make your target audience look at this and say "yeah, that's what I need"?

You really need to ask yourself these questions, man. I get the feeling you kind of just want something neat sounding that looks web 2.0-ish, but that's really going about it all back-asswards. Neat-sounding logos/names are all well and good, but if they don't have roots in something real and well thought-out, then it's just gibberish.

[Gundark]

What does "ive" mean??? I know you said it's a "design word", but I don't know what that means! What makes something a "design word" anyway? Are we speaking the same language here?

Separating out the au like that makes me think it has something to do with Australia since au is Australia's top level domain.

[Andy92]

Well at least your honest. Also, i dont think .au is a domain suffix. Its .com.au

And maybe i should highlight just the i in one colour and the veau in another?

iveau is pronounced i view

There are other ones avaliable like veaua.com veaue.com veaui.com veauo.com and veaur.com

???

[rumblesushi]

Well at least your honest. Also, i dont think .au is a domain suffix. Its .com.au

And maybe i should highlight just the i in one colour and the veau in another?

iveau is pronounced i view

There are other ones avaliable like veaua.com veaue.com veaui.com veauo.com and veaur.com

???

:beam::beam:

Buddy, no offense, but you might as well just call it vsdauksnksdj.com

Of course, that wouldn't do because it's more than 5 letters, but you get my point :D

[Andy92]

I get what you mean.

But i like thease 3 also because they are pronounced view then with an r (like flickr) and e or an a and i like all 3...

http://i26.tinypic.com/xmmyjo.png

http://i31.tinypic.com/ouo97c.png

http://i26.tinypic.com/2rmntqf.png

[Pasquale]

Well at least your honest. Also, i dont think .au is a domain suffix. Its .com.au

And maybe i should highlight just the i in one colour and the veau in another?

iveau is pronounced i view

There are other ones avaliable like veaua.com veaue.com veaui.com veauo.com and veaur.com

???

.au is a domain prefix.. .com is a subdomain of.au there is .net.au .org.au etc for that reason

Also "coming soon" looks like "comina soon"..

dude seriously this is going nowhere- it's been the same thing for the past bunch of posts..

It doesn't even scream web gallery - and why is it 'beta'. Do you even know what that means? If you are still developing it, it would be in private alpha first. Don't just whack buzzwords in there because you've seen them around

Also, the icon now reminds me of favup.

You have to reallllllllly find a way to represent this thing metaphorically. And pulling a name out of your butt just means you didn't put a whole bunch of thought into it.

Go go go go ! be creative!

[Esherido]

^ Ditto that. (And most of the previous post.)

Like Pasquale says, this design is going nowhere, you haven't taken any of our suggestions (Font, size, etc.) into account and have merely been spitting out almost mirror images at us as fast as possible. Instead of jumbling up random letters that make no sense whatsoever focus on a name that really identifies what it is that you've made. I don't care if the domain name ends up being over 5 letters (Which you seem to have an aversion to.) as long as the product there is well branded, well designed, usable, and overall... good! If you want to make something like that you're going to have to start taking people's advice seriously.

Take people's advice; Pasquale, Anogar, and other members have both given you some excellent advice on what you need to do and what you need to change to make it better.

[rumblesushi]

Andy, the problem is not only are the names not catchy and meaningless, but the word looks French and therefore isn't pronounced "view". When I saw that word, I thought of it as "bo" like "beau" in French meaning handsome.

Also if you told people about it word of mouth, and they didn't see it written down, do you REALLY think they're going to remember it, and how it's spelled? Not likely.

[built_by]

considering how many people dislike it already, it would probably be a good idea to change it.

[ajcates]

LoveValid.com

The domain is available, it makes sense, you can use a heart as your logo. You can set up a cute little rating system on the website using hearts instead of stars. Its perfect. You are gonna have to get over the fact that it is not 5 letters long tho.

Also ValidLove.com is available as well. This way people can't forget your url. Also you seem way to focused on SEO and money then quality content. If you check out sites that make alot of money, they focus on content rather then SEO.

Edit: You owe me 3 dollars.

[rumblesushi]

The man speaketh the truth Andy.

I'm sure you've noticed, that all the sites that have made good money are actually offering a very good product/service, and more often than not are very original.

You don't get cheap, make a quick buck sites turning over thousands and millions.

They have to be good enough to maintain a sustained userbase, be popular, be memorable, in order to rake in advertising revenue.

[Andy92]

Thanks for all your replies and feedback.

I see exactly what you all mean. But look at Flickr, thats like Veaur.com ???

[rumblesushi]

It isn't Andy.

Flick is actually a word, and it just has an R tagged on the end.

Veau isn't even a word, and some people won't even know how to pronounce, if you pronounce it French style it becomes Vo.

Veaur just looks and sounds weird, but not in a good way.

Why are you so fixated on 5 letters by the way?

[Andy92]

Im really not. 6 - 8 letters is fine also.

Have you got any name suggestions? I dont like lovevalid.com

[ajcates]

Then use ValidLove.com

Ether way, you are gonna have to break some css rules. Not have any site visitors within the first year.

cssvoter.com

If you use that one, you can have it be like digg except for xhtml & css accessible designs.

[Zaiah]

Ok, well i have been told at another forum (much bigger than kirupa), that if i develop wsurl.com into a site then it will be worth $1000s.

But i dont know if WsUrl.com is the right name. What about WsMix.com ?

Can i give you a little advise? You say someone said that the idea would be worth $1000's? Well stop telling everyone your proposed domain names before someone buys it and tries to sell it back to you for $1000's. And to be honest with you, I've gone to a lot of boards, some bigger and some smaller. But kirupa has been the most honest in my opinion. Maybe not what you want to hear, but the truth.

[Gundark]

If you really need a "Web 2.0" name like flickr, then why don't you use something like styleviewr.com or designviewr.com? Or maybe something that isn't missing any letters like styledecider.com or designdecider.com? At least then I'd be able to pronounce the name of your website...

It took me like 30 seconds to come up with those, you can do it! You just need to broaden your thinking.

And yes those were all free at the time that I wrote this.

[rumblesushi]

Even Gundark's names are better Andy. They at least make some sense and are memorable enough, and moreover pronouncable.

"Hey Kevin, what was that website you were talking about?"

"oh, I don't know, something like vueweiadnlnialsdfhlsR.com"

[Esherido]

"Hey Kevin, what was that website you were talking about?"

"oh, I don't know, something like vueweiadnlnialsdfhlsR.com"If I put quotes in my footer, that would have just won the prize.

[Andy92]

Haha nice one. Well im gonna go with what i thinks best.

Thanks for all your opinions.