Key Of Grey

July 1st, 2010 – One of the most important things for an artist who is looking to make a living from his art, is control of a brand. This can be a band name, a stage name, or even the name of a studio business. Of course, with many of today’s artists becoming known through internet marketing efforts, it’s very important to make sure you can leverage your name online. What good is your band name if every variation of the domain name is taken, or if there are already 4 DJ’s out there with the same handle?

When you’re ready to start releasing music and are brainstorming names, it’s important that your fans can find you when they search for you. Of course, this is easier when your presence is where they expect. As a band, you should try to get your own domain name, make sure you reserve a MySpace account (even if it’s on the downward spiral, people still search there occasionally), Twitter account, and an account on sites like Reverb Nation.

I found ud.com through a web design site I normally visit, and it was suggested for searching names. It can search the domain name registry, and also sites like MySpace, Twitter and Facebook. It’s free, and a pretty useful tool when you’re coming up with names.

ud.com