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Group homes · guide

Naming your group home.

A good name is easy to say on the phone, easy to spell, and free to use in your state.

Rules of thumb, a few patterns to start from, how to check a name before you print anything, and how to get a logo for it, free.

Rules

  1. Easy to say, easy to spell. Your name gets said over the phone and written down by someone in a hurry. If you have to spell it out every time, try another.
  2. Sounds like a home. Words like House, Home, Place or Residence tell a family what you are before they read anything else.
  3. No care words you aren’t licensed for. Leave words like “assisted living” or “nursing” out of the name unless that’s what you are. People read a name as a promise.
  4. Room to grow. If you might open a second home, a name tied to one street gets awkward. A name that can cover two houses saves you a rename.
  5. Not too close to a neighbor’s. Two homes in one town with nearly the same name confuse the people who refer to both.
  6. Short enough for a web address. Your web address will usually be your name with .com on the end. Long names make long addresses, and long addresses get mistyped.

Ideas

Stuck? Start from a pattern. These are patterns, not names to copy: check any name before you use it.

  • A place and a home word: Maple Hill House, Cedar Creek Home.
  • A quality and a home word: Steady House, Kindly Place.
  • Your family name: The Rivers Home.
  • Your town, plainly: your town’s name and “Community Home”.

Check it

  1. Your state’s business records. Search the name before you register anything. If another business already has it, or something very close, pick again.
  2. The .com. Type the name with .com into your browser. If a site loads, someone has it. Try the plain spelling first, without dashes; if it’s taken, add your town or “home”.
  3. A web search. Search the name with your state. Look for care homes and agencies with the same name or one very like it.
  4. Trademarks. For a name you mean to grow with, search the federal trademark records at the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Business searches by state

A checklist, not legal advice. If a name matters a lot to you, ask a lawyer before you build on it.

What you get

Your name on a real website, with the logo and the rest, for one price.

Everything in the $300

  • Your own website with your services, your house, requirements, questions and answers, and contact info.
  • Contact and tour forms so families can reach you any time, day or night.
  • Better photos of your house, made from the ones you send us.
  • Your admin page to see messages, reply, post updates and send newsletters.
  • Business email set up so your emails don’t go to spam.
  • Email newsletters a sign-up box on your site, and you send updates to families from your admin page.
  • A flyer to match your site with a QR code, ready to print.
  • A logo if you need one (free) at no extra charge.
  • Set up on Google so families can find you.
  • Web address with the first year included yours to keep.
  • About 3 business days from your details to your live site, usually. That’s typical, not a promise.

$300 one-time. Optional monthly plans: Fast Lane $20, Full Care $50 or Unlimited $100 a month. Skip them and the site is still yours.

Questions

Do I need a logo before I start?

No. Your home’s name and a way to reach you is enough to start.

If you don’t have a logo, we make you one, free.

Should my web address match my name exactly?

As close as you can. If the exact .com is taken, add your town or a word like “home”, and keep it easy to say out loud.

Can I change the name later?

You can, but it means a new sign, flyer, email and web address, and telling everyone who refers to you. Checking now is easier.

More

Start

$300, flat. Send your name and a way to reach you, and your site is usually live in about 3 business days, with a free logo if you need one.

Start your website — $300 Not ready? Get the free info packet

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