Need a name for my new business

[Laurie]

As some of you know, I've been unemployed since August, 2011. I plan to start a new business later this year. I'll work as a virtual assistant so I can provide clerical and bookkeeping services for small businesses. I'll also offer services to the elderly - to help them pay their bills and maintain their checkbooks.

I want a name for the business that is short, easy to remember, and clear about the services I offer. If it would work well for search engine optimization purposes, that would be great. Does anyone have any ideas? My ideas have been pretty blah so far and yet I'm not looking for something particularly clever - just something that fits the criteria I mentioned above.

[tomoral]

Client Accounting Services (Just a suggestion)

That covers everybody you might want to offer your services to and googles well.

[tomoral]

Oh, I forgot you offer clerical too. So I would suggest

Client Accounting and Clerical Services

[Come forth]

First thing popped into my head was 'Personal Online Assistance'; could also be ...Secretary. Or 'Laurie's Online Secretarial'. 'Virtual Assistant', 'your books by me'; 'Laurie's Book-keeping'

Maybe all rubbish, but may help you to think.

Blessings, Graham

[Laurie]

Thanks for the ideas, folks. It's challenging, isn't it? It's hard to describe both services and still keep the business name short.

I was thinking of something like Your Office Assistant, but I don't know. It seems so boring.

[RedBaron]

A tip I heard (after I named my business lol) that it was a good idea to include your first name in the name of the business. It is a way to make it stand out from other businesses. I don't think it's a hard and fast rule, though.

[Laurie]

Thanks, Shari. I haven't heard that before.

Maybe something like Laurie's Office Services. I'd like to use virtual in the title (for seo purposes), but I'm not sure about that. For example, when I called for an insurance quote and said I'm going to start working as a virtual assistant, the agent asked me, "What's that?" On the other hand, maybe my prospective clients are likely to be younger than him and would know without being told. Hmmm...

[tomoral]

Laurie's Virtual Office!

[itsjoanne]

How about Virtual Office Assistance by Laurie?

For some reason, having your name in the front, with the apostrophe s, isn't flowing for me. But it could just be me.

[tomoral]

Even Better Joanne.....Laurie I like Joanne's

[itsjoanne]

Thanks, Lynn Hoping Laurie does too - or that it gives her an idea for something even better!

Even Better Joanne.....Laurie I like Joanne's

[Laurie]

Thanks, folks. Good suggestions. Nothing has quite hit me yet, but I feel I'm getting closer.