http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/craftbusiness Questions tagged with 'craftbusiness' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:05:19 -0800 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:05:19 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/96852/Whats%2Din%2Da%2Dhandmade%2Dcrafts%2Dshop%2Dname What's in a (handmade crafts shop) name? ...Connotations of Boutique, Creations, Studio, etc. I'm in the process of opening a small shop online and need a name to use for that and as a presence at local craft fairs and festivals. I'm finding this difficult as any name I'm coming up with sounds pretentious, vague, or is already taken.<br> <br> I would like to sell knitted items, some jewelry/magnets/accessories, and possibly a few small home-type goods (aprons, etc).<br> <br> What is coming to mind are names like Noun StoreSynonym - for example, things like Mouse Designs or California Creations. Is there a better formula for coming up with a name for a shop? <br> <br> The other issue I'm having with naming is that I'm questioning the connotations and impressions of specific StoreSynonyms. An example would be Originals, where my shop would be named Olivia's Originals - would customers then assume that each item in the shop is original and therefore I could only sell one of each item? Would they expect that I would have come up with the original idea for each and every item (there are only so many ways to make a scarf or ipod cozy, and I clearly didn't think of those first)? <br> <br> Please help - Boutique sounds too snooty and upscale, Studio sounds like I'm selling pottery, Handmade may be too novice, Crafts is generic, and Productions sounds like I'm a theater company. Are my own associations with these terms widely held, or am I totally offbase? Do you even CARE what the name of a shop is, if you like their goods? Have you any other ideas, my beloved MeFites? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.96852 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:05:19 -0800 business craft craftbusiness name naming alpha_betty