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Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
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Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#42I was highly amused by searching for wordoids containing 'fuck'.
On a more serious note, I am trying to find a business name with a partner, and would have liked a link to a given page of results, so that I can share them.
Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#43Nice work. This is a useful service and I'm bookmarking it since you've provided some neat naming ideas.
Only gripe, mentioned by others, is that I was a little confused by (a) the custom settings on the side and enabling them properly and (b) I initially missed the pagination/next button at the bottom - probably b/c it's below-the-fold. You should make that clearer, I initially assumed I only got 10 results back. Maybe add a results count at the top of the page and clear next/previous buttons at the top as well as the bottom.
Good luck!
Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#44Important point on monetization. I looked for a domain, found one I liked, and clicked "Buy". You sent me to godaddy, who I don't use. I opened up a new tab and bought it with namecheap. A suggestion: give me a price comparison between multiple registrars, and let me click through to any. That way you get the commission even if I don't use godaddy.
yummyfajitas, this feature is on my task list.
There will be either a combobox or a small window with registar suggestions.
Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#45Important point on monetization. I looked for a domain, found one I liked, and clicked "Buy". You sent me to godaddy, who I don't use. I opened up a new tab and bought it with namecheap. A suggestion: give me a price comparison between multiple registrars, and let me click through to any. That way you get the commission even if I don't use godaddy.
This is similar to what Carl Mercier did with ajaxwhois.com He talked this year at meshU in Toronto, maybe Wordoid could get some ideas from his experiences? http://www.slideshare.net/cmercier/how-i-founded-bootstrappe...
Thank you for the link!
Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#46I was highly amused by searching for wordoids containing 'fuck'. On a more serious note, I am trying to find a business name with a partner, and would have liked a link to a given page of results, so that I can share them.
Thank you for the idea! I like it. Added to my todo list.
Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
or perhaps add another submit button on the right, underneath the pattern choices
Yes, that's what I meant by a "proper form" but clearly it wasn't phrased with any level of eloquence. To build on that: having the form split up is a bad idea. The sidebar serves no purpose really and I recommend all the form functions be collected at the top and bottom of the results. I'd also rename the Go button to something more sensible like "Search" or "Find". Go has very few good use cases, and even then it's…
Along these lines, I would also recommend a graphical button for the go/search/find. Large, bright and tactile or 3-D (within reason). Make it clear "this is what you push" after filling out the form. Make it inviting.
I really like this idea. I spent several minutes looking through the suggestions and bookmarked it for later.
Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#48doesn't seem to work at all for me - Chrome 1.0.154.65
Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#49Important point on monetization. I looked for a domain, found one I liked, and clicked "Buy". You sent me to godaddy, who I don't use. I opened up a new tab and bought it with namecheap. A suggestion: give me a price comparison between multiple registrars, and let me click through to any. That way you get the commission even if I don't use godaddy.
I did the same thing. It's an awesome tool that I found useful, but I bought two domain names from namecheap instead of using the godaddy link.
Re: Ask HN: Please, review wordoid.com, a smart naming webapp
#50I opened up the page and just clicked "go"... seemed like a good place to start. I waited a few seconds and nothing happened.
Then I noticed the little clock at the bottom ticking away. "Okay", I thought, "it's working..." but 30 seconds later it still hadn't done anything (HN effect?). I'd disable the "go" button on click, and move the clock so that it appear right next to it (instant feedback is nice). You can re-enable the "go" button if any of the parameters change.
Also, in the time its taken me to write this it still hasn't generated any results (Mac 10.5, Safari 4). Don't know if it's me or you.