Show HN: My new domain search tool
shortdomainsearch.net
shortdomainsearch.net
So when I clicked on cry.bz it gave me the ability to "backorder" cry.com for $20.98
I'd like to point out to anyone not familiar with the business what ripoff this is. That is to suggest that there is a waiting list for any 3 letter .com and that you can simply pay $20.98 and get on that list. (Same with .net for that matter).
What's ironic is that particular domain cry.com is owned by a seller that won't sell really any domain for anything but an exorbitant price. (Way of of wack with whatever people think "ordinary" domain sellers do.) So this is even more of a waste of money.
Once again this isn't a comment on the site but on anyone who ends up at godaddy by using the site. (And of course since we are talking 3 letter domains there will be many who do this).
Separately I'm not a proponent of using any TLD such as .bz, .us etc. My opinion from being in this business for 17 years.
Sneaky buggers
Why?
Nice job!
I still find it a bit difficult to visually scan the results list, particularly at full length, but I'm hoping the various filtering options help with that.
Idea for display: Make it a table, with words down the left and domains across the top:
| word | .bz | .nu | .us |
| ant | ✓ | | |
| awe | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ...and so onI was gonna go with chainsaw.io with the tagline "fast, fun, but can fuck you up", but it was already taken!
However, if you use it for a clothing site or food delivery service I do not believe you would be infringing on their trademark.
And great site though, its really easy to use, nice work!
About 4x more than a .com, but the 2 letter domain was too attractive to pass up.
If you're building something that's targeting our community (hackers, programmers, etc.), there's a lot more flexibility since we "get it" ... I'll just as easily find you if it's .io, .cc, or something more obscure like domai.nr, etc.
I recently bought a .com domain for the same project and I am already seeing an increase in natural search.
I mean why should a smart search engine like Google limit a TLD to a particular region. Especially since squatters buy good .com domains and charge premium prices. They of all people should know the difficulties of finding relevant domains.
It's using Domainr's API and Firebase, though honestly it's not the best for super short domains. Short Domain Search definitely does a better job at that.
Would love to see a custom TLD setting (inputbox?), so I can add relevant TLD's
may be make an jump page where user can select registrar and possibly show price? Although not sure how many users are like me :) May be totally not worth it.