How we came with the name; MeeQi

When we started, all we knew is that we needed a dot com.

What we didn’t know was how challenging (and frustrating) it could be come up with one.

What we also knew was that it would be near impossible to find a domain name which is shorter than 6 letters long, as many were already snapped up and in use. Most were being sat on, waiting to be ransomed off for some extortionate amount.

Selected the right domain name is something you (ideally) want to do once and to do it right; as it isn’t something you can easily change later down the line.

We tried many different ways to come up with a brand name which would have a dot com domain available and will write a follow-up post on the approaches we tried.

Persistence paid off

It took a long time. But we eventually found a domain name. It’s a dot com. And it’s short. 5 letters.

One problem. It wasn’t a word which exists yet. MeeQi.

What MeeQi means

The name MeeQi is made up of two parts:

• Mee a play on the word me
• Qi which is the life energy thought to be inherent in all things

Loosely, MeeQi means the energy of Me. The idea that the books and stories which are written are a result of some sort of ‘creative’ energy.

Moving forward

With millions of domain names already registered, it has become increasingly harder to register the domain name that you want.

We opted for the short and unique name, which when broken in two, is easy to absorb.

With the new word, we have an opportunity to create its definition.