Since I always want my app name to match the .com, I rely on this site. Keep up the great work.
Lean Domain Search Now Checks the Availability of 2,000 Domain Names per Search
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#22Can you link to anyone besides GoDaddy? I'm sure you've noticed the many reasons around the tubes lately on why not to use them.
GoDaddy is the default because it's what most people use. You can change it by clicking 'change your preferred registrar' link below the red button on the confirmation dialog.
Just because GoDaddy is what most people use doesn't mean it's what most people should use. On top of all the SOPA nonsense, GoDaddy has remarkably sexist and degrading ads. I'd encourage you to set the default registrar to be a different registrar by default - maybe Namecheap?
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#23This is a great service. I've already registered a domain using it, and will do some more today. Congrats! I hope you make $1 million!
Thanks. Me too :)
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
GoDaddy is the default because it's what most people use. You can change it by clicking 'change your preferred registrar' link below the red button on the confirmation dialog.
Just because GoDaddy is what most people use doesn't mean it's what most people should use. On top of all the SOPA nonsense, GoDaddy has remarkably sexist and degrading ads. I'd encourage you to set the default registrar to be a different registrar by default - maybe Namecheap?
There's a huge drop off in affiliate revenue from GoDaddy to the next most popular registrar. Making Namecheap default would inconvenience most the users and cause a substantial drop in my revenue.
I appreciate where you're coming from, but I'm not sure the pros of switching outweigh the cons.
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#25When I was searching for a domain name for my startup idea, it became very evident to me rather quickly that a number of domain squatters have used the dictionary to snap up domain names. Let me first say that I really don't have an issue with someone purchasing a domain that goes along with an idea that they do intend to use at some reasonable future time. However, I do have an issue with those who search the dictionary for every possible domain name that someone with an idea might want to later use in order to later profit off of you and your idea. To combat this, I found myself having to come up with a creative variation of what I initially wanted to use in order to register a domain. In the end, I feel it benefited my creativity and led to a really catchy name. It is nice to now be aware of a tool that can help someone facing this process and hope that it falls only in the right hands.
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#26Excellent timing! I just spent my last 2 hours searching for a name and 2 minutes after clicking your site, I found one and bought it. Thank you matt1!
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#27Wow, this is an amazing service! Somehow I missed this the first time it was posted, but I'll definitely use this for all my domain hunting in the future. I'm curious: how did you pick the "other keywords commonly found in domain names"?
1) Get ahold of a zone file listing all the registered .com domain names 2) Pick five common words 3) Scan the zone file, noting which registered domain names start and end with one of those common words. 4) Now parse those results and pick the words that are joined with them to form domain names (ie, the prefixes and suffixes) 5) Scan the zone file, noting how many domain names start or end with those prefixes/suffi…
This is pretty epic; thanks for making it!
One feature request, though: while almost no self-respecting site would use most of the TLDs out there, any chance you could add in support for domain hacks and/or otherwise give an option to aggregate data for specific non-.com TLDs? I've noticed that a lot of the hipper two-letter TLDs are actually becoming prime real estate (namely .io, .fm, and .am), and they're young enough that a lot of really good names are still available with them.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just because GoDaddy is what most people use doesn't mean it's what most people should use. On top of all the SOPA nonsense, GoDaddy has remarkably sexist and degrading ads. I'd encourage you to set the default registrar to be a different registrar by default - maybe Namecheap?
There's a huge drop off in affiliate revenue from GoDaddy to the next most popular registrar. Making Namecheap default would inconvenience most the users and cause a substantial drop in my revenue. I appreciate where you're coming from, but I'm not sure the pros of switching outweigh the cons.
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#29Can you link to anyone besides GoDaddy? I'm sure you've noticed the many reasons around the tubes lately on why not to use them.
GoDaddy is the default because it's what most people use. You can change it by clicking 'change your preferred registrar' link below the red button on the confirmation dialog.
I don't mean to sound divisive but certainly on this forum GoDaddy is considered harmful to users due to it's willingness to shut down domains without due process. While it's unfortunate that other registrars cannot match the referral fees, it would be considered welcome to issue a warning that GoDaddy has a bad track record when it comes to supporting domain holder's rights.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's a huge drop off in affiliate revenue from GoDaddy to the next most popular registrar. Making Namecheap default would inconvenience most the users and cause a substantial drop in my revenue. I appreciate where you're coming from, but I'm not sure the pros of switching outweigh the cons.
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He's arguing practicality over principals. Suppose he switched to Namecheap and makes a third of his current revenue. Because of this change, the site operates at a loss and he is eventually forced to shutdown the service.
Which would you prefer? His site no longer being around, or be slightly inconvenienced by changing the default provider via a dropdown box?