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I'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

I'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.leandomainsearch.com/search?q=big+daddy http://www.domaintools.com/buy/domain-suggestions/?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 step one would be to get your tool at least as good as that. Good luck!

matt1 15y ago
Thanks for the feedback. Excluding the other TLDs, how are Domain Tools's results better? Looking through the 20 that you linked to, they seem much poorer than Lean Domain Search's, though I admit I am a bit bias. Also, IMO other TLDs do not make good website names. They confuse normal people, which is why I did not include them in the Lean Domain Search results.
- 97s 15y ago
  The results are much poorer on Domain Tools, and other TLDs are generally worth less than .com's. Since your tool is called LEAN domain search. I would assume its for .com's which is mostly what 90% of the community looks for when looking for a domain. Otherwise they wouldn't turn to a tool like yours for help in finding a domain. Thus the whole comment that he made is mostly irrelevant. I think your tool does an extremely good job of displaying a lot of good names at a very fast pace. I wouldn't clutter down and slow the results with other TLDs. Great work.
  - matt1 15y ago
    Thanks, agreed on all points. Appreciate it.
jaysonelliot 15y ago
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 focus more on synonyms and similarities than actually including my keyword or string in the domain. I especially disliked the "show more results" link, which left me unclear on how many results were really available. I don't want to spend my time clicking blindly in hopes of finding something, I'd rather just see the full list. The multiple TLD availability is an extra feature LDS doesn't have, but not one I'd find useful. Personally, if it's not a .com, I'm not interested. That could just be me, though. I much prefer the simple and elegant approach LDS has taken.
- jasonkester 15y ago
  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.

matt1 15y ago

Thanks for the feedback. Excluding the other TLDs, how are Domain Tools's results better? Looking through the 20 that you linked to, they seem much poorer than Lean Domain Search's, though I admit I am a bit bias. Also, IMO other TLDs do not make good website names. They confuse normal people, which is why I did not include them in the Lean Domain Search results.

97s 15y ago
The results are much poorer on Domain Tools, and other TLDs are generally worth less than .com's. Since your tool is called LEAN domain search. I would assume its for .com's which is mostly what 90% of the community looks for when looking for a domain. Otherwise they wouldn't turn to a tool like yours for help in finding a domain. Thus the whole comment that he made is mostly irrelevant. I think your tool does an extremely good job of displaying a lot of good names at a very fast pace. I wouldn't clutter down and slow the results with other TLDs. Great work.
- matt1 15y ago
  Thanks, agreed on all points. Appreciate it.

jaysonelliot 15y ago

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 focus more on synonyms and similarities than actually including my keyword or string in the domain. I especially disliked the "show more results" link, which left me unclear on how many results were really available. I don't want to spend my time clicking blindly in hopes of finding something, I'd rather just see the full list. The multiple TLD availability is an extra feature LDS doesn't have, but not one I'd find useful. Personally, if it's not a .com, I'm not interested. That could just be me, though. I much prefer the simple and elegant approach LDS has taken.

jasonkester 15y ago
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.