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2006-02-13 11:55 AM

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Subject: Brainstorming a triathlon coaching business name/website

I need the collective help of everyone here on BT.  I'm slowly making plans to start a coaching business for multisport and endurance athletes.  At first it's something I'm going to do on the side but I'd ultimately like to transition to doing it full-time along with some general personal training and nutrition consulting.  I've got a few years worth of training and education before I'll have the qualifications and experience to even consider making it my primary source of income but I want to start building the business now.  First order of business is a name...something catchy and/or witty (that's not already taken) that would make a good business name and could also be incorporated into a domain name for a website.  Think of something that would look good on a store front or a business card and that would also be a logical, easy to remember URL.  I've started a list of words that I might use...fitness, conditioning, endurance, power, speed, multisport...anything that might be a good building block. 

I'd love some help with either more good words or even a comlete name.  If someone happens to come up with an awesome idea I'll give you free coaching for life once I get things off the ground



2006-02-13 12:09 PM
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"Kick Ass/ Take Names"?

I kid. But I'll keep thinking, cause I'd totally dig free coaching for life!



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2006-02-13 12:13 PM
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When it comes to webaddresses, I like simple. The easier it is to remember and spell, the more likely people will visit the site, IMO.

www.tricoach.com doesn't seem to be taken.

 



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2006-02-13 12:21 PM
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How about "All Out", as in All Out Multisports?

Maybe you could start with a quote that you want to use as a tagline, then build a name from that.

You'll probably want to pick something that doesn't leave out any group of potential clients. Like, you don't want to leave out the newbie or the ironman, the full-timer or the weekend warrior.

And best of luck. It seems like something that is really your passion, your good at it, you've got a lot of experience, you're very meticulous about your training and your nutrition, and you communicate clearly. I'm sure it's something that you will be successful at.

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2006-02-13 12:21 PM
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www.all3in1.com
2006-02-13 12:27 PM
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What about trisuperman??  Who wouldn't hire you?  Everyone wants to be superman at some point in their live.


2006-02-13 12:30 PM
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Black Spandex Man thinks Superman is a p*ssy. 

runnergirl29 - 2006-02-13 1:27 PM What about trisuperman?? Who wouldn't hire you? Everyone wants to be superman at some point in their live.

2006-02-13 12:31 PM
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Since you said multisport and endurance I'm assuming you don't want to limit it to triathletes, so anything related to tri's would limit your potential customer base.  I liked All Out Multisports, but I think tri people will respond to something with endurance in the name more than endurance athletes will respond to multi or tri related names.  I'm not sure if I'm still making sense so I'll just throw these out there (and I'm too lazy to see if they are already being used).

Longer by Design, Smart Training, Train Smarter, Total Endurance, Race Forever

2006-02-13 12:33 PM
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take all the letters of the things you want to emphasize, and try and make a cool word out of the acronym. or, think of a good word, and figure out what words make it up

What can you do with words like

PEAK, CORE, FAST, SPEED, AGILE etc

or an image, like THOR or TITANS, or Poseidon/Neptune, Helios, Hyperion, which would get you a cool logo, and a cool "mission".

a play on technology, like, Fitness 4.0 (to signify 4 min mile, or 26.2 etc

Sebastian is the patron saint of athletes

is there a culture or language that means something to you?  (spanish words are cool: Velocidad, Ganas, etc)  or Japanese samurai principles?

2006-02-13 12:39 PM
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Another note...I want to avoid sounding too much like any other established company.  So while something like Ultimate Fitness is appealing, I don't want to sound like I'm ripping off UltraFit or trying to pass myself off as being associated with Joe and his empire.
2006-02-13 12:50 PM
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What about "Catch Me if You Can"


2006-02-13 1:02 PM
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What about incorporating the word "Sisu" into your company name? Here is a definition I pulled off the web:

"Sisu is a unique Finnish concept. It stands for the philosophy that what must be done will be done, regardless of what it takes. Sisu is a special strength and persistent determination and resolve to continue and overcome in the moment of adversity…an almost magical quality, a combination of stamina, perserverance, courage, and determination held in reserve for hard times.

In the past Finns were obliged to struggle against nature and against foreign intruders. Despite all of the drawbacks along the way, the struggle gave a lot of strength. The early settlers found inspiration in the Finnish landscape, sky and in mythological heroes who taught them that it was possible to overcome obstacles. In more recent times the same sources have been the basic source of inspiration for athletes, artists, designers and architects who have made Finland known to the world."

There are companies (not necessarily tri related) that use Sisu in their name, so you may want to GOOGLE to find out what's out there. Just thinking out loud here, but wouldn't a couple of years of education/training be needed before you took on your FIRST paying client, not just when you could make it your primary source of income? I wonder a lot about people on the web that claim to be coaches and what their experience is. If I was looking for a coach I would want someone who already had the few years of education/certification. Regardless, best of luck - it takes guts to strike out on your own.
2006-02-13 2:02 PM
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Sisu...I like it.  The word doesn't do much for me but I like what it stabds for..."a combination of stamina, perserverance, courage, and determination"

Let's see who can combine "Sisu" with something tri/endurance related without sounding like a completely random word.  www.Sisu-Racing.com is available.

Here's another definition I found similar to the above..."Special strength and stubborn determination to continue and overcome in the moment of adversity"  Doesn't that just about wrap triathlon up in one sentence?

Ironman anyone? "SISU Is the ability to hold onto the end of the rope, while dangling over a precipice, for 5 seconds longer than you thought you could. Then going 5 MORE HOURS"

To have "SISU" meant that when someone added the Straw that was meant to Break The Camel's Back, You Asked For MORE Weight!



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2006-02-13 2:21 PM
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How about "Endurance Unlimited"

I love what SISU stands for, but can't seem to make it work in any title that folks would understand

2006-02-13 2:47 PM
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speed intensity stamina (ultimate, unbeatable yeah that U is hard... )
2006-02-13 3:33 PM
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Well, maybe they don't need to understand it right away.  I could simply call it Sisu Racing of Sisu Fitness which makes for a nice short name but any kind of propotional/printed materials and a web page could have a subtitle "Training for Multisport and Endurance Athletes"

Sisu Racing & Fitness

~ Training for the Multisport and Endurance Athlete ~

 

OldAg92 - 2006-02-13 3:21 PM

How about "Endurance Unlimited"

I love what SISU stands for, but can't seem to make it work in any title that folks would understand



2006-02-13 3:35 PM
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"Endurance Unlimited: Where Sisu is a Way of Life"
2006-02-13 3:46 PM
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Before you make your final decision you may want to read some small business books and/or webpage development book. I recommend "The E Myth" for starters. Your web address and business name will effect how your site ranks in search engines, so spending some time learning about the search engines (if you haven't had to do that with the previous career) would be very helpful. For that I recommend http://www.searchenginenews.com/ for info on the search engines. And you can learn from my experience -- don't start your business name with "THE"! Nobody seems to know what to do with it! Good luck!
2006-02-13 3:50 PM
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i like sisu - two of my best friends are finns. i'm assuming this would be primarily a local business? or are you thinking of doing online coaching as well? if you're thinking of this as a national thing, then you should know that around here, sisu brings to mind xc skiing. there is a famous xc skiing shop called finn sisu, which sponsers a well known team. not sure if it would matter, since you're not in the midwest. http://www.finnsisu.com/
2006-02-13 3:58 PM
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okay, i got to thinking about this - joel, what is YOUR ethnic heritage? it would be cool to find a word that means something similar to 'sisu', but reflects who you are, your own history. for example, our family website is called 'fidean' - an irish/gaelic word that basically discribes land or spit of land uncovered at tide. somehow it just fit when we found that word. i'd looked for hungarian words (since i'm 1/4 hungarian), but my husband isn't...and the words were hard to spell and say. anyway, just a thought.
2006-02-13 5:48 PM
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Hey, if you do end up using SISU, don't give me lifetime coaching....just send me CASH!


2006-02-13 9:31 PM
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I'm a mix but more Italian than enything.  Still, even though Sisu is Finnish, the definitions and descriptions I've read online today seem to fit my style and attitude toward triathlon very well.  So even though I'm not Finnish, I really like to concept and think it would make for a very cool philosophy for a triathlon & endurance sports business.

I'm going to start with a few local athletes and see how things go.  I'd be kind of limited if I didn't consider branching out to the online community eventually.  I'd love to become associated with one of the well respected online coaching shops like D3 or Ultrafit. 

autumn - 2006-02-13 4:58 PM okay, i got to thinking about this - joel, what is YOUR ethnic heritage? it would be cool to find a word that means something similar to 'sisu', but reflects who you are, your own history. for example, our family website is called 'fidean' - an irish/gaelic word that basically discribes land or spit of land uncovered at tide. somehow it just fit when we found that word. i'd looked for hungarian words (since i'm 1/4 hungarian), but my husband isn't...and the words were hard to spell and say. anyway, just a thought.

2006-02-14 8:15 AM
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Sisu is cool - it's the kind of thing that will make someone ask what it means. Once they learn they won't forget it I bet.

I went to a bunch of sites looking for a particular easel for my daughter. One was called Gummy Lump and had a spot to tell you what it meant. I must have gone to 15 sites that day and Gummy Lump is the only one I remember (and have gone back to again.)

Oh, but as far as the domain name goes try not to use a dash - people seem to always forget dash, no dash. I like Sisu Racing though - it sounds good and doesn't limit your appeal to one group of athletes. (I just checked sisuracing.com with no dash and it looks like it's available)

Good luck!

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run4yrlif - 2006-02-13 1:30 PM

Black Spandex Man thinks Superman is a p*ssy. 

BlackSpandexMan is color blind.  Those shorts he's wearing are greyish something.    

2006-02-14 10:25 AM
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Okay, I haven't decided for sure yet but I want to keep working with the Sisu theme for now.  The only thing I don't like about "Sisu Racing" is that it doesn't relate diredtly to triathlon or endurance sports.  Racing what...cars, boats, hampsters?  Whatever I go with, it'll have some sort of sub-title like "Personalized Training for the Multisport & Endurance Athlete" or "Personalized Training for Going Long" or "Power, Speed, Endurance"

Sisu Racing

Sisu Multisport

Sisu Multisport & Endurance

Sisu Multisport Racing

Sisu Training & Racing

 

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