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Find a Great Domain Name (Beta code is YCOMBINATOR)

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Re: Find a Great Domain Name (Beta code is YCOMBINATOR)

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Post by symkat »

instant check

First of all, it's limited to only .com's. That seems silly. I think I'm in the fairly normal group of people who would want to check at least org and net too, if not io, pl, and all the other random strange domains. The instant check service does not seem unique and seems more limited than even the most basic domain checker.

name spinner

This idea is boring. Given a name already either prepend or append a word that falls into a given "group" and check for it's availability in a single TLD. This time that TLD is at least selectable.

expired domain search

Given a few words locate domains for which that is a substring of if they have recently expired or are in pending delete. I don't see how this is particularly useful, you're finding domains that may or may not be able to be bought in the near future (registrars can still take back a domain that is in pendingDelete status for a few to ICANN).

From my perspective this is fun from a "hey, I wonder what people use this substring and don't pay their bill" game, but not really for finding a domain name unless I happen to be inspired by one of the domains and check under a different TLD.

Overall

I think the approach that is being taken here is not original and has been done hundreds of times. I have a hard time naming things and have looked repeatedly for a "Name this thing for me!" service. This is another disappointment.

I do think that this is a problem domain that has yet to be solved and that a good solution would make a decent company. I don't think this service at this point comes close to even beginning to solve the problem.

Re: Find a Great Domain Name (Beta code is YCOMBINATOR)

#25

Post by bradpineau »

symkat wrote: post #24

instant check First of all, it's limited to only .com's. That seems silly. I think I'm in the fairly normal group of people who would want to check at least org and net too, if not io, pl, and all the other random strange domains. The instant check service does not seem unique and seems more limited than even the most basic domain checker. name spinner This idea is boring. Given a name already either prepend or appen…

The expired domain search becomes valuable when you put in "2" into the "number of words" input. Now you're getting nice keyword rich 2 word domains. If you're searching for domains that haven't expired yet, you're best bet is to backorder it, and hope to grab it first. We'll add other TLDs for the instant domain check.

Re: Find a Great Domain Name (Beta code is YCOMBINATOR)

#27

Post by ksolanki »

sebkomianos wrote: post #20
magic5227 wrote: post #15

Its funny cause, domainhole is a terrible name

I quite like the name to be honest. And I sure like the design as well.

I too quite liked the name. It incites a strong reaction, which is good...Guess one either likes it or hates it.

Re: Find a Great Domain Name (Beta code is YCOMBINATOR)

#30

Post by bradpineau »

HedgeMage wrote: post #29

I like it, overall, but it would be much more useful if I could click to add domains to a "maybe list" while I try a few different things to find what I want.

On the expired domain search, you can "star" a domain to look at it later. We'll add that starring option to the other tools ASAP.
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