Great tool. I could see this being really useful when it comes time to register a domain name. Great design too.
I am impressed with how quickly it checks 1000 domains. Care to share any of the technologies used to build it?
Review my startup - Lean Domain Search: The fastest way to find a domain name
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Re: Review my startup - Lean Domain Search: The fastest way to find a domain name
#42I'm working on something VERY similar to this actually, so I'll refrain from any critiques in lieu of just saying "I'd do some things differently."
Regardless, it's quite nice, and I'm already very jealous of how quickly you're doing the bulk lookups. It is much faster than my implementation.
There's a surprising amount of overlap, which tells me we're either both very right in a lot of aspects, or both very wrong. I'll take the optimistic route and figure we're both doing things right.
Best of luck. It's certainly a needed tool (IMHO).
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#43I always feel more efficient just doing the search myself with http://instantdomainsearch.com
If you're going to spam, at least be more subtle about it?
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#44Hey guys, About three years ago I built and launched Domain Pigeon, a web app that listed available web 2.0-style domain names each day [1]. The site did fairly well, but it was my first foray into web apps and I lacked the experience to grow it into something bigger. Eventually I moved on to other projects and closed Domain Pigeon down, which has been one of my biggest regrets. My original vision for Domain Pigeon i…
Very cool. Bookmarked. Thanks!
Success!
Suggestions (I may be wrong): 1) I don't like very dark sites, yours look nice, but anyways... 2) I have no idea how you check the domains, but: In case you get your results one by one, you should display them while they were loaded (instead of that "loading" screen)
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#45When I see stuff like this, I always think "feature" not a company. There are two directions you can take this to avoid the "but its just a feature" issue -
a) build it so that you can license the technology to people that have made a company out of selling domains (domainsbot.com is a great model to take a look at)
b) become a reseller or registrar so that you can fully deliver the service and collect the recurring revenue.
There's still lots of room for innovation in this space and I think you are leaving a lot on the table if you don't flesh out the business model a bit more.
(obDisclaimer: I work for a registrar.)
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#46First impressions: http://i.imgur.com/gOeyj.png Superior in practice: http://www.bustaname.com/word_maker Though I prefer where you've started. Also, your favicon is... suggestive of something entirely different. Perhaps a less literal image would be better?
I like your first impressions -- I laughed.
Anyone else seeing very faded sidebars like that? I don't know what would cause that; if you have the technical skills do inspect it on your end to find out, please let me know.
Can you elaborate on what specifically you like better about bustaname?
Re: Review my startup - Lean Domain Search: The fastest way to find a domain name
#47Hey guys,
I'm not sure what your backend looks like but I wrote this python script that uses a thesaurus lookup to find similar words for further name inspiration. It also has support for dropping vowels if the user wants.
Pass me your email address if you'd like a copy, I'm not doing anything with it.
Re: Review my startup - Lean Domain Search: The fastest way to find a domain name
#48Hey guys, About three years ago I built and launched Domain Pigeon, a web app that listed available web 2.0-style domain names each day [1]. The site did fairly well, but it was my first foray into web apps and I lacked the experience to grow it into something bigger. Eventually I moved on to other projects and closed Domain Pigeon down, which has been one of my biggest regrets. My original vision for Domain Pigeon i…
Very cool. Bookmarked. Thanks! Success! Suggestions (I may be wrong): 1) I don't like very dark sites, yours look nice, but anyways... 2) I have no idea how you check the domains, but: In case you get your results one by one, you should display them while they were loaded (instead of that "loading" screen)
Yeah, I mostly do light sites and figured I'd try something different here. Will A/B test down the road maybe.
All of the results are returned at once so it wouldn't make sense to show them individually (go JSONP!).
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#49I'm afraid this doesn't stack up well to the existing tools our there. Here's a comparison of your results with the tool I use most often when searching for a domain: http://www.leandomainsearch.com/search?q=big+daddy http://www.domaintools.com/buy/domain-suggestions/?q=big+dad... Domaintools' name spinner just gives better results, and immediately tells me about availability for all the .tlds as well. So I guess ste…
I disagree with your assessment. "Doesn't stack up well" and "get your tool as good as that" aren't very constructive phrases, as feedback goes. What goals do you have for a tool that others meet, and this one does not? Where do you see Lean Domain Search falling short? How are the others better, specifically? I just tried the name spinner you linked to, and while it has some features that LDS lacks, it seemed to foc…
Better is subjective. As such, I'd say its valuable feedback to know that even after seeing this tool, if I were looking for a new domain today, I'd still use the domaintools tool over this one. Remember, just because this is a startup community, we shouldn't hold back from giving negative feedback or pointing out existing products that are better. It's a first cut, so it's not expected to be perfect. Reading the author's comment on mine, you can see that he understands that.
For me, I'd rather see synonyms for the words I include than random words tacked on to either side of it. I also want to see all the tld variants of the name itself.
When I'm searching for a name for a new product, I'm in a flexible frame of mind, and the words I toss out for suggestions are not carved in stone. I expect them to be sent through a thesaurus and given back to me in every conceivable combination. Usually one of those unexpected combos ends up being the one I go with.
Re: Review my startup - Lean Domain Search: The fastest way to find a domain name
#50Hey guys, I'm not sure what your backend looks like but I wrote this python script that uses a thesaurus lookup to find similar words for further name inspiration. It also has support for dropping vowels if the user wants. Pass me your email address if you'd like a copy, I'm not doing anything with it.
I'd like to check it out. matt@leandomainsearch.com
FWIW, I plan on adding an option to automatically search for synonyms down the road.