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Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Any designer could help me with some inspiration or something please?

Hi,

So I have youtube channel, and In general building a blog etc..

But I'm having a hard time coming up on what is it that I can do, or something that could be good for the specific brand I'm making.

So I was thinking about banner, colors, thmbnails? and so on.

Could someone help me with this stuff, at least a little bit. Don't need much at start, but just something to look at least good.

1 Answer

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

I see. Some creativity and inspiration, with those pictures, could get into my head.

What about Brand Name? ANy ideas for that? Something other than images or dirbbble? I can't think of a good brand name, that has also some domain name.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

No, sorry. Usually brand names revolve around what you're building, which you haven't said.

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Gosh, I though I have written about it : d

Well, It's about personal development, and you guess it, controversial way of thinking compared to other people :D e.g. about traditional education, but also about things on how you can deal with frustration.

Self-development as a tag.

Plus I'm in the journey as well, and I'm encouraging people to actually do something. You know me, I used to say I will do this and that, once day when I get confident I will do this.. well, there is not one day, there is only today.

ANd this is what im currently doing on yt, but then im going to write blog posts too, about the same thing.

I though about some brand names, though I didn't like many of them, and the ones I liked weren't really the meaning of what it was that I'm doing.

Most of them sounds like a scam, and don't have any combo in them.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

I think your best brand...is you. If you're wanting to get into the space of motivation, and education, than I don't think you need to get creative with a brand, look at other people in that space. Most all of their brands are their own name.

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Yes, you are right, although getting into the the field is easier with the name, I believe having a brand name, which I'm behind it, because I'm not hiding, is more powerful than just a name if you get me.

Also, from other perspective, e.g. if I was ever going to sell it, it would be easier to sell a brand name, than everything that is under me spot on. I'd prefer going the Brand name without hiding. Few people do that, that's why I want to do it as well. Plus, none is going to pronounce my name, or even know how to spell it. Some simple brand name would make it easier as well, of course I could change my name not to be what I got, but I don't want to lol

Not the best writing, but I hope you get me. But even people with their name, have their website , I mean, a lot of people have a brand , or at least the ones that I'm watching and the one that evolved a lot.

I'd just prefer go with a brand name in advance to my name.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Than go with a brand name, I have no idea how to suggest something. You can always flesh out a brand name a little later after you find a direction. But sale value is not really a reason to create a brand name, you have to ask why would someone buy your brand vs just starting their own for free? You audience size, maybe, but typically audiences are loyal to the person, not the brand, so I wouldn't be worth much.

Look at others doing something similar to what you are trying to do, and work from there.

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Well, I didn't wrote it well :D

But yes, I'm looking at others and that's what they advice as well, and by sell it's easier to expand later on etc.. but yeah xd

It's just the brand name needs to be reflected on my domain name and if i change it everytime, it will never rank up in alexa rank or google or whatever that is.

I'm doing WordPress version of it now, so i still got a lil time but it's a bit hard to find some nice idea about it.