Kathryn A. (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
kerravonsen) wrote2016-08-09 08:53 am
kerravonsen) wrote2016-08-09 08:53 am
To Etsy, Or Not To Etsy
Every now and then, I wonder if I should make myself an Etsy store. Usually when people ask me if I do commissions, after reveals have happened on a fan fest. One of the things I ponder when that happens, is shop names. I've gone through a few (I have a list) that turn out to be (a) not available, (b) too similar to something else, even if it is available, or (c) available, but not quite appealing enough to me.
Here be the names, and notes on same.
Not available:
- BeautifulAllusions is taken - DeviantArt
- Fantizan is taken - gaming convention
- KatsKreations is taken by multiple people
- KraftyKat is taken by multiple people
- KatsWorks is already taken on Etsy
- Allusionary is not taken, but AllusionaryAbstractions is already taken on Etsy and on Facebook
- Fantasie is a lingerie shop
- Fantasm is a soft-porn film
- Thyngs is taken - "Lil Thyngs" handmade on Facebook
- SnipOfDreams is possible but...
- but is too similar to "Ship of Dreams" - too confusing
- also, would make people think of sewing
- Starfire has similar shops on Etsy
- starfirewire, bluestarfire, StarFireEngravings, StarFireDesignStudio etc
- Firetongue appears to be free on Etsy
- Allusions to "tongues of fire" (Holy Spirit) and dragons, and speaking the language of fire
- Unfortunately, www.firetongue.com exists, and is a site for the "OrangeCD" music software (no, I don't know why)
- MythingLinks is free on Etsy
- but there are multiple sites elsewhere
- And 140 Etsy shops which contain "Links" in their name
- I do like it, though, since it points to "mythic" and maille (links), as well as being a pun on "missing links".
- FuriousFancies is taken
- With a host of furious fancies Whereof I am commander
- CabinetOfWonders is taken on Etsy
- Wunderkammer is taken by multiple people on Etsy
- BoxOfWonders is taken on Etsy
Not attractive:
- Note that KerrAvonsen is still close to unique - I still have all the front page on Google
- but I would prefer not to have to use it for a shop name
- LovelyAllusions appears to be free
- I don't like it as much as "Beautiful Allusions", though.
- A Piece Of Sky is a song by Barbara Streisand
- AllusiveArtefacts is possible, but there is a problem with "artefact" versus "artifact"
- AllusiveArtifice is possible but...
- but "artifice" also implies deception, which is not good
- Inspired Fire seems to be free on Etsy
- It doesn't trip lightly off the tongue
- But there are a lot with "Inspired" in the name
- And a lot of the ones with "fire" are related like lampwork and metalwork
- Firebreath makes me think of "bad breath".
- Fireside Dreams is too folksy for me.
- Fire And Air appears to be free on Etsy
- But is a bit too much like a partial catalogue of the Elements
- FabulousFancies is free on Etsy
- but it doesn't tickle the ear like FuriousFancies
- MythiKat is free on Etsy (so is MythyKat)
- but it makes it seem as if it is me who is mythical (or missing)
- MythiKal is free on Etsy
- but it looks like a computer brand name
Possible:
- Infinitudes is free on Etsy
- though there are 162 shops with "infinite" in their name
- but the first page of google is almost entirely made up of "definition" pages, so it looks promising.
What are your thoughts on this, peoples?
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Can you use KatsKorner or a variation on that for your Etsy shop?
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Well, there are very few (three) Etsy shops with "KatsKorner" in their names... but I'd rather choose something else. Maybe I could change my Zazzle name instead?
(later)
I've changed the Zazzle name, and while I was doing that, I uploaded a banner, so thanks for prompting me to do that!
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Does Zazzle just sell in one's own country? That cuts potential customers down a lot.
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I have no idea, I never checked since I was only interested whether they sold in Australia.