5 letter domain names available

howum
fidgr
hubxn
hupst
idpid
igwie
imzzu
irtgo
iruxa
isabq
iserl
ivbio
jgbot
kavav
kitxs
kiwiv
kizut
lablc
lambx
leabs
luneg
mezya
mitmu
mrcbt
mrdbx
mroxo
muhtv
mypnu
orsed
raazl

some good ones available

brainvid
trainpop
learnpop
vidvat
3train

Training Prices
preplogic
i-net+
$212.50
15hrs, 5cds
netwind
a+
$399.00
10cds, all A+ tests, Book
netwind
mcsa
$1,195.00
Includes: A+ Certification, Network+, Microsoft MCP courses, Windows XP Professional (70-270), Maintaining a Windows 2003 Environment (70-290) and Maintaining a Windows 2003 Network Infrastructure (70-291) training kits
trainsignal
net+
$149.95
12hrs, 120 questions
trainsignal
a+
$149.95
all4 exams, 20+ hrs, 150 practice questions, normally 299.95
youlearn
excel
$189.00
5cd, 5levels, MOS
edulearn
net+
$449.00
11hrs, 2cds, 400+questions
edulearn
access
$129.00
3cd, MOS
teachucomp
access
$129.00
8hrs, optional manual, extra excercises
totaltraining
office
$99.00
5-6hrs, 1dvd, I like them…but can do better.

my top 4 so far

vitraso.com
learnswell.com
vidvat.com
tetravid.com

Here is some pricing that I was able to get ahold of for Net+:

CBT Nuggets:
$299

VTC:
$99.95 (crummy product)

Trainsignal:
$297

PrepLogic:
$480

that's all i was able to get this session.

Variations on Tetra

I really liked the Tetra idea that Tom told me about on Sunday. So I was tryin to play off that idea and thought of:

Tetrapass.com (available)
tetrateach (available)
vitetra (available)
viatra (haha to close to another word i think, taken)
t3tra (available)
7e7ra (too many numbers?)
tetracram (available)
instra (taken but what about a variation)

available names from domainexposer.com

These are just a select sampling of the available names.

learnburn.com
learnburst.com
learncake.com
learncart.com
learnegg.com
learnfly.com
learnhammer.com
learnhead.com
learnhook.com
learnjump.com
learnleaf.com
learnsoup.com

etc.

other names that I had found earlier. may still be available

• learnvid
• learnbulb
• learnfile
• learnset
• learnboost
• learnpass
• learncog
• learnpack
• expertrain
• learnbow
• learnvine
• Binpop
• learnbin
• vidvat
• learnswell
• learnvat
• thelearnshow
• learnstir
• learnmix
• learnblast
• noodlefest
• brainadd

Looking for 4 character domain names that are available on 123finder.com - trying to find something that could be an acronym for us. 4 letter domains are all taken, so these will all have to have a number or a hyphen in them. See some samples below:

zk2k.com - (ZoomKnowledge 2000) (Zip, Zap, Zone) -upon further review there are a lot of "2k" domains available, so I guess that was like 10 years ago huh?
wim4.com - (don't know what it could mean, but thought it was catchy)
vd0s.com - (that is a zero in there)
up1l.com - (up 1 learning?, up 1 level?)
t2hp.com - (train to higher p..?)
t2pl.com - (train to ...?)
te4y.com
onu1.com
on-5.com
no8t.com - (number 8 training? no 5 7 9 are also available)
my5p.com
myy1.com
mr0n.com - (Moron.com!!! I love it!)
m2y2.com - (me too you too??)
l10c.com - (level 10 computing)
kb-l.com (knowledge base learning)

Alright... I guess I don't really like these enough. Maybe it can get some creative juices flowing so I'll still post it.

Name possibilities

Scharese and I have been thinking about names. We were talking about making up our own word (since everything in the dictionary is taken). So, something to contemplate:

Make a long name that has a nifty acronym that we can use. ex. Helping Anyone Learn Advanced Computing = Halac.com

Or we could use the first syllable of each word to make a name. ex. Video Training Solutions = Vitraso.com

I like the idea of having a short easy to remember, yet relevant name. It shouldn't be hard to spell. People even have problems with google (Goggle.com). Use domainexposer.com or something like that to check the availability of a name (don't use namedroppers, they seem to steal my good ideas). If you think of a name that is really cool, please post it or email it to me and I have the free registration link. I will post it on this blog later so you can get a free domain name too, if you want.

What's our Name!? Here's some help.

http://www.thewebsqueeze.com/web-design-articles/top-5-domain-name-generator-websites.html

Aug 2009 business to do list

I just wanted to post some thoughts on what we do and try to prioritize them. Scharese brought up the point that there are more fun things we can work on, but the things that aren't as fun need to be on our minds too. So here is my attempt to list most everything that needs to be done. After the long list, I will try to prioritize the major items.

Decide what videos to produce first (who are our target customers)

• Basic

1. Windows 7
2. Windows Vista
3. Word
4. Excel
5. Access

• IT Stuff

1. Security+
2. CISSP
3. Network+

Produce the videos

1. Video
2. Lighting
3. Learn how to use the Camera
4. Storyboard and Script
5. Shoot
6. Edit
7. Master the software
8. After Effects
9. Ultra (Gabe's got it down already:)
10. Premier
11. ??? Flash
12. Screen Captures
13. Animations
14. Effects - see Edit
15. Music
16. Audio
17. Our introductions

Pick a name

create a website

Market our product

• Google Adwords
• Getting lots of people to link to us
• Youtube
• E-bay
• Trade Shows/Conventions
• Telemarketing - are we allowed to?
• Start our own "affiliate program" where we give people a cut, if they sell it for us

Create a business plan

• What is our Mission - This focuses us on what our primary goal is
• Everything we do should contribute to the Mission Statement

Scope out the competition

• Video Professor
• TrainSignal
• http://www.trainsignal.com/CompTIA-Network-Training-P11.aspx for example
• watch the demo - talking with a screen shot... no fun.
• they charge $300 (sell 1000 and we got $300,000 minus production and delivery costs)
• CBT Planet
• http://www.cbtplanet.com/isc2/cissp-training-video.htm - $700 - $1400(multi-user)
• ???

Decide on pricing and delivery methods

• Bear in mind that any delivery method costs money
• There is money to be made giving it away and using the traffic to generate income

Prioritized List: (Please post what you think the priorities should be)

1. Scope out the competition
2. Decide on pricing and delivery methods
3. Pick a name
4. Create a business plan
5. Decide what videos to produce first (who are our target customers)
6. Produce the videos
7. Create a website
8. Market our product
   

new video test

I need the video's to go full screen. Youtube may be the best answer to that.

test

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