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Niki · 03-07-2009, 03:14 PM

Is www.birdseeksbee.com a good name for a dating website?

Caesar · 03-07-2009, 05:39 PM

Maybe if it's an interracial site.

angus · 03-07-2009, 07:36 PM

Works for me. Although it kind of suggests a cutesy hookup site, given the meaning of 'birds and bees'. But a cutesy hookup site sounds like a good niche, actually.

cheers,
Angus

Articles · 03-07-2009, 08:21 PM

I like it. It's cute and different.

spirit4711 · 03-08-2009, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Articles

I like it. It's cute and different.

Same same here. Good luck with the site!

borisg · 03-08-2009, 06:45 AM

hope you have a good niche carved out...right now plentyoffish.com is eating everyone's lunch....by everyone I mean match.com, chemistry, and eHarmony... plentyoffish is completely free.

Good luck

Niki · 03-08-2009, 10:33 AM

Thanks for the advice!

I'm not going into a niche with the site, it is meant to work for everybody. I would like to build the best and biggest of all dating sites. Only this way I can provide the most value I think.

Thanks for the advices and compliments about the name's cuteness and all. It gives me a really good feeling about it!

MartialDev · 03-08-2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niki

Thanks for the advice!

I'm not going into a niche with the site, it is meant to work for everybody. I would like to build the best and biggest of all dating sites. Only this way I can provide the most value I think.

So your site will be the most welcoming, and also most exclusive...
The easiest to use, with the most advanced features...
The most viral, while using the most mainstream promotional techniques...

In other words, "best and biggest" is not a strategy. Either you target a niche intentionally, or someone else (customers or competitors) will choose it for you.

Brutha · 03-09-2009, 01:41 AM

While I'm at the moment looking for an domain name for a website myself I understand how hard it is to find good names. Yours sounds nice.

Quote:

I'm not going into a niche with the site, it is meant to work for everybody. I would like to build the best and biggest of all dating sites. Only this way I can provide the most value I think.

A dating site needs critical mass. Achieving critical mass when you target everyone is nearly impossible.
Archieving critical mass in a niche is much easier because you have to reach fewer people.

Additionally what kind of site are you doing? Matchmaking or traditional dating?

schola · 03-09-2009, 03:00 AM

I like it.

davkendrick · 03-09-2009, 08:31 AM

Bees usually refer to those guys who are chasing after a beautiful lady, is it?

"She's got so many bees around her".

Just a thought.

I like the name too!

David.

SimonaRich · 03-09-2009, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caesar

Maybe if it's an interracial site.

LOL!

Niki · 03-10-2009, 10:24 PM

Thanks for the feedback everybody!

I think in order to succeed, I will do good not to focus on a niche, at least not intentionally. If one is thinking in niches it is indeed not possible to please everybody, on the other hand if you think about what people share and have in common with each other, it makes more sense to just target everybody.

Brutha: Matchmaking vs traditional dating. I will do a bit of both. Actually, I will let the users decide. You are totally right btw about achieving a critical mass. That is going to be the hardest and the most painful part, but also the most beautiful and most fulfilling.

MartialDev: Yes it must be! And I really hope I can achieve that!

Many thanks for the feedback! I'm really grateful!

sirkinm · 03-13-2009, 06:33 PM

Though it's clever, I don't really like the name, but I'm probably in the minority. People like to have excuses for being on dating sites, like, "I just happened to be browsing plentyoffish to see if there were any potential friends..." But when they type in "birdseeksbee" in their browser, there is no denying that they're on the hunt for a mate. I suggest that you give folks a little plausable deniability. And it's a little cheesey (but cute and cheeky at the same time).

Your goal is bold and ambitious, and you'll probably get a lot of naysayers, though if it's a inspiring vision then I hope you stick with it. I think if something could bridge the gap between social networking and dating sites, it would be successful. I believe that a Facebook app will probably be the next dating phenomenon, as opposed to a dedicated dating site. I don't see the "traditional" dating sites like Match sticking around for much longer.

03-07-2009, 03:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Niki Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 565	Is this a good name for a dating website? Is www.birdseeksbee.com a good name for a dating website?

03-08-2009, 06:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
borisg Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 151	good name hope you have a good niche carved out...right now plentyoffish.com is eating everyone's lunch....by everyone I mean match.com, chemistry, and eHarmony... plentyoffish is completely free. Good luck

03-10-2009, 10:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
Niki Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 565	Niche Thanks for the feedback everybody! I think in order to succeed, I will do good not to focus on a niche, at least not intentionally. If one is thinking in niches it is indeed not possible to please everybody, on the other hand if you think about what people share and have in common with each other, it makes more sense to just target everybody. Brutha: Matchmaking vs traditional dating. I will do a bit of both. Actually, I will let the users decide. You are totally right btw about achieving a critical mass. That is going to be the hardest and the most painful part, but also the most beautiful and most fulfilling. MartialDev: Yes it must be! And I really hope I can achieve that! Many thanks for the feedback! I'm really grateful!

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03-07-2009, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Caesar Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6	Maybe if it's an interracial site.

03-07-2009, 07:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
angus Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 45	Works for me. Although it kind of suggests a cutesy hookup site, given the meaning of 'birds and bees'. But a cutesy hookup site sounds like a good niche, actually. cheers, Angus

03-07-2009, 08:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Articles Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3	I like it. It's cute and different.

03-08-2009, 10:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Niki Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 565	Thanks for the advice! I'm not going into a niche with the site, it is meant to work for everybody. I would like to build the best and biggest of all dating sites. Only this way I can provide the most value I think. Thanks for the advices and compliments about the name's cuteness and all. It gives me a really good feeling about it!

03-09-2009, 03:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
schola Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 783	I like it.

03-09-2009, 08:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
davkendrick Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9	Bees usually refer to those guys who are chasing after a beautiful lady, is it? "She's got so many bees around her". Just a thought. I like the name too! David.

03-13-2009, 06:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
sirkinm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 585	Though it's clever, I don't really like the name, but I'm probably in the minority. People like to have excuses for being on dating sites, like, "I just happened to be browsing plentyoffish to see if there were any potential friends..." But when they type in "birdseeksbee" in their browser, there is no denying that they're on the hunt for a mate. I suggest that you give folks a little plausable deniability. And it's a little cheesey (but cute and cheeky at the same time). Your goal is bold and ambitious, and you'll probably get a lot of naysayers, though if it's a inspiring vision then I hope you stick with it. I think if something could bridge the gap between social networking and dating sites, it would be successful. I believe that a Facebook app will probably be the next dating phenomenon, as opposed to a dedicated dating site. I don't see the "traditional" dating sites like Match sticking around for much longer.

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