Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2014 Newsletter
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tips to Name an eTwinning Project
by Adil Tugyan
In the past two decades, the Internet has seen an
immense boost in popular use all around the world.
As the Internet has developed, it has become one
of the primary platforms for project development,
and eTwinning projects, which function as online
school partnerships, can definitely be regarded as
one of the best and most successful examples these
online platforms can offer to host.
1. Choose a name that is short. If the name of
your eTwinning project is shorter, it can be
remembered very easily since long and twisted
names are hard to remember and they are often
easily overlooked.
2. Choose a name that is unique. Avoid naming
your project after a pre-existing project name.
Think about the subject of your project, and when
you have decided on a name, search for it on the
internet as it could have been used before and it
will be difficult to turn it into something fresh and
original.
3. Try combining words or making up
completely new words. Using generic words in
new ways can result in a very recognizable project
name.
4. Make sure your project name is easy to
pronounce. Choosing a name like “Zygopleural”
might look interesting and unique, but if your
project name cannot be said easily and effortlessly
in the middle of conversation, people will not talk
about it very often.
eTwinning projects need to have names that
distinguish them from other projects, but coming
up with a unique and effective name can be
difficult. Knowing how to name an eTwinning
project can make the difference between a project
that catches someone's attention and one that does
not.
5. Decide if you want your project to carry a
brand. If you want your project to describe its
purpose, you can choose descriptive names that
can immediately let your audience know what your
project is about without having to build a brand
beforehand.
6. Search your proposed project name in a
search engine. Running your proposed name as a
search query can show you whether or not there
are other projects with the same or similar names.
If you receive a lot of search results with the name
you have for your project, which means you will
have more competition for that name.
7. Check domain name availability. This step is
especially important if you plan on having a web
page or blog for your project. If you have decided
on naming your project "Techno School", you
should look to see if “technoschool.com” or
“technoschool.net” is available. If they are not
available and have been previously taken by
someone else, you may want to reconsider your
project name since adding some extra letters and
numbers to your domain may spoil its uniqueness.
So what can we do to name our eTwinning projects
in a meaningful and catchy way and enhance their
visibility? Here are some practical and handy tips
that can help us make our eTwinning projects
unique.
In the link below you can find an Online Project
Name Generator.
http://online-generator.com/namegenerator/project-name-generator.php
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