Firewood Company Name?

[tomtrees58]

over 100 cords now this is only 1 part of the wood pile

 

[woodbooga]

I think it would be a good idea to use a "green" name like earth energy firewood like freewill sugested. Let people think you are concerned about the environment.

good point! Gotta be careful though. Might cause some customer confusion if a firewooder called his biz Green Seasoned Firewood.

 

[DJ4wd]

Theres a company there in town that has a name that at first I thought was dumb,but you know what? It's the first name I think of.
Get-r-done firewood.
There so busy between felling and fire wood that there a few months behind.
I see there trucks everywhere and they just park them full of firewood allover town, its working though.

I do agree with getting a green name though, maybe something like ,
Mother Earths firewood, or Select harvest firewood,or
Global firewood "Let Mother earth heat your home" Mention things like ,earth friendly, bio, ect

 

[Jredsjeep]

something else to consider with the name. if you are going to be listed in the phone book you might want something that begins with "A" to put you at the top of the list. how many lay people just call the first number if they have no idea who is best?

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

I do agree with getting a green name though, maybe something like ,
Mother Earths firewood

That'll bring an ecologically-friendly lawsuit your way in a hurry!


You might even make the News!


Seriously, folks, watch out for anything remotely resembling some big company name. They WILL sue you when they notice you. Check out the story of a priest getting sued by Best Buy for putting "God Squad" on the side of his car.


http://www.altavista.com/web/results?fr=altavista&itag=ody&q=god+squad+best+buy+lawsuit&kgs=1&kls=0

 

[PA Plumber]

How about going Non-green?

Smokey's Firewood Supply
Tag Line: "We're not out to burn you!"

 

[Taxmantoo]

Check out the story of a priest getting sued by Best Buy for putting "God Squad" on the side of his car.
http://www.altavista.com/web/results?fr=altavista&itag=ody&q=god+squad+best+buy+lawsuit&kgs=1&kls=0

Not sued, threatened by an attorney. Sounds like their issue was more with copying the style of the logo than with the name. If he thought it was cute to alter their logo, or paint the car red and white, I can see their point. If he had simply used a name that matches a 1970s TV show more than it does a computer repair service, he could have safely told the attorney to go pound sand. If I were in his shoes, I would have offered to remove the offending logo but not to change the name.

 

[Taxmantoo]

This is very true. My business name is STLFirewood. But I do a ton of other things. Sometimes it hurts me when bidding other jobs. Right now I'm dong a concrete job. Other times I contract mow vacant lots.

STL Services, or STL Construction, or STL LLC, doing business as STLFirewood?

 

[Billy_Bob]

Names beginning with the letter A go first in the yellow pages.

Short and easy to spell is better for customers writing checks.

People can only read a few words on a truck going by. A few short words in VERY LARGE print on sides and front/back of truck will be able to be read by more people.

Like...

Ax Firewood Sales​

AxFirewoodSales.com​

Look at plumbing trucks. They seem to understand this quite well!

 

[LAH]

Smokey's Firewood Supply
Tag Line: "We're not out to burn you!"

Very good.

 

[STLfirewood]

STL Services, or STL Construction, or STL LLC, doing business as STLFirewood?

Not sure I understand what you are asking. But every bid I turn in is under the STLFirewood name. It makes some people ask questions. I explain that I do a little of everything. Usually I am a referral so they trust in my skills. Right now I'm working on a 4k sqft concrete job. I have never done concrete. But I can hire and sing the check to people who know what they are doing. Just like roofing. I landed 2 jobs from firewood customers last year. I did the tear off and had someone else shingle it. Worked great and I made a customer happy. It's not about knowing how to do everything it's about knowing who to hire to do it for you.

Scott

 

[PA. Woodsman]

There's a place up in Massachusetts that I always thought had a great name, "Chop N block". They sell wood and landscape materials-always loved that name.

 

[Taxmantoo]

Not sure I understand what you are asking. But every bid I turn in is under the STLFirewood name.

I'm suggesting the possibility of giving a business entity a broader name, and having that company register the firewood name as a DBA. Most of the time you use the DBA as it's an established name, but you can use the official company name for something like concrete where firewood just doesn't fit.

 

[Blowncrewcab]

something else to consider with the name. if you are going to be listed in the phone book you might want something that begins with "A" to put you at the top of the list. how many lay people just call the first number if they have no idea who is best?

If you take this into account (which is very important if your going in the phone book) and the MNGuns info then a Name Like "All Seasons" or something similar would suffice.

My Brother has/had a buisness that started with a "T" (Total) and switched to an "A"(All) and within a year his phone book buisness more than doubled, it is a huge factor if your going to go all out and actually be in the phone book.


PS.. I Have a Vinyl Plotter and can make magnetic signs & Decals...

 

[blackdogon57]

The A trick used to work well with yellow pages. Most people now use yellow pages web sites to find a business. Not sure about USA but here in Canada the advertisers who spend the most advertising dollars get the priority listings with yellowpages.ca and 411.ca which are the most popular sites.

Having a generic business name really does help if you run more than one business. I run Black Dog Pet Resort and Black Dog Firewood using the same phone number. I just answer the phone "Black Dog" and wait to see which service they are looking for. Saves me a lot of money on phone bills and I only have to carry around one phone.

 

[Curlycherry1]

Whatever name you choose be sure it is not similar to someone else's already established business. Back where I am from there are 4 firewood companies that all start with North.... It is very confusing and two of the guys are crooks that sell junk wood. They purposefully chose their names to be like the reputable firewood dealers with similar names so they could skim unsuspecting customers.

 

[epicklein22]

Thanks for the help so far guys. There has been some solid advice and some good names.

Keeping the name "general" is a real issue. I already have 3 lawn accounts for next year, do some side tree jobs each year and a bunch of other small scale stuff. Plus I have a few buddies that own skid steers and other pieces of equipment that bring in a few jobs.

I guess I'm back to square one with picking a name.opcorn: Having a good name that is versatile is not easy to come up with.

 

[vincem77]

Acreage Tree/Landscape

 

[dingeryote]

Thanks for the help so far guys. There has been some solid advice and some good names.

Keeping the name "general" is a real issue. I already have 3 lawn accounts for next year, do some side tree jobs each year and a bunch of other small scale stuff. Plus I have a few buddies that own skid steers and other pieces of equipment that bring in a few jobs.

I guess I'm back to square one with picking a name.opcorn: Having a good name that is versatile is not easy to come up with.

If your customers do a web search, what would they type in as a general queery?

"Fire wood Mantua" ?

Just thinkin' here...

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[DJ4wd]

If you are able I would incorporate some type of "green" wording of some kind. Im sure you remember how people used to say, "Better learn about those computers" and those that did are now raking in the dough. Well, thats how the green technology is now. The university I attend is building a massive new building and offering 5 new green based degrees. I thought it might pass ,but I think the green is in for the long haul.