SmartyNames

AI

domain name generator

SHOW HN2022

313points
174comments
#127of 2,570 in 2022
Top 5%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

30 positive, 43 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 16 critical, out of 96 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.

Idea: 21 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 10 againstPricing: 4 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Name suggestions are better than other generators

    From 2 comments
    • This is really cool. I’ve actually been looking for a tool like this recently. I’ve tried a few other website name generators, but your website gave significantly better…
      ajjenkins on HN
    • These are MUCH better than the ones I got for $50 from fiverr two years ago.
      altvali on HN
  • Fun and useful for finding names

    From 3 comments
    • I wasn't expecting much and entered 'increase your [junk] size' as a business description for the lols - got some good results like SuperInches.com and ManlyGain.com :D
      kuroguro on HN
    • I put in an old business idea (that I started working on and parked a domain for) and it suggested the domain I had parked (in red to show it was taken). Nice! :-)
      vgel on HN
    • Nice, picked up thee domains that are related to a project of mine. Thanks
      dawnerd on HN

Objections

  • Shows taken domains as available

    From 4 comments
    • This is really good! Unfortunately, I think the "checking" of the names isnt working - many I have tried were registered
      supermatt on HN
    • Surprisingly great suggestions. However, it shows some .coms to be available when they're not. Either way, neat work!
      sakopov on HN
    • great idea and execution! Noticed several of the great domains it recommended were already taken tho
      mxpxrocks10 on HN
    • Cool idea, but it shows unavailable domains as green.
      WesSouza on HN
  • Premium-priced domains shown as available

    From 3 comments
    • Thanks so much for making. Have been looking for a tool like this for a while. Some quick feedback: gave a lot of great name ideas, but for those that are available (green),…
      dbg067 on HN
    • Available.....for $75,000. Not very useful to know it's available for a price like that.
      bmcahren on HN
    • Is this thing front-running? Every domain in my search is "premium" for $1000+.
      tln on HN
  • Color scheme hard to distinguish for colorblind users

    From 3 comments
    • This is a great thing you have made. I have one criti-suggestion: I am somewhat colorblind and have a very hard time discerning the difference between the domain availability…
      Wistar on HN
    • Thanks for sharing this! Neat tool, definitely bookmarking. Just wanted to share as a heads up that I have a pretty strong case of deutan color blindness, and I cannot discern…
      andelink on HN
    • Really excited to see this! It works surprisingly well. Could you darken the red or lighten the green a bit? With red/green color blindness (about 5% of people I think) I can't…
      lucasmullens on HN

Requests

  • Show prices and flag premium domains

    From 2 comments
    • Thanks so much for making. Have been looking for a tool like this for a while. Some quick feedback: gave a lot of great name ideas, but for those that are available (green),…
      dbg067 on HN
    • Very cool and useful! It'd be nice if it included the price of the domains somehow and showed abnormal prices in orange. It gave me back some domains I had considered in the past…
      ad404b8a372f2b9 on HN
  • Suggest domain hacks

    From 2 comments
    • It would be really cool if SmartyNames could suggest domain hacks too[1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_hack
      inplubius on HN
    • Really neat idea, it would be even nicer if it suggested some domain name hacks with other TLDs other than .coms
      syx on HN
  • Support other TLDs

    From 1 comment
  • Affiliate links to registrars

    From 2 comments
    • Consider the domize UX, also let folks save domains they like, and include a way to click a link to buy and get an affiliate commission. Let users chose their fav domain seller.
      ada1981 on HN
    • Great app! Why don’t link to a registrar? You would earn some money and it’s convenient for users like me who actually just found a good domain name! PS: actually, it suggested…
      baxtr on HN
  • Check social media handle availability

    From 1 comment
    • This has to be the best one I've seen. You could add even more value by checking if the names are available on popular social media sites.
      atlgator on HN

Questions

  • Will AI-generated names raise copyright issues?

    From 1 comment
    • Wondering, if we use the names come up by AI, will we face copy right issue?
      whispersnow on HN
  • Are you getting referral fees from registrars?

    From 1 comment
    • I am curious - are you getting any referral fee from GoDaddy/Namecheap when you send users for registration? I've tried to find a program on their site, but it seems like a dark…
      kirillzubovsky on HN

Alternatives named

  • Namelix

    From 1 comment
    • This is really cool. I’ve actually been looking for a tool like this recently. I’ve tried a few other website name generators, but your website gave significantly better…
      ajjenkins on HN
  • Namy.ai

    From 1 comment
    • Really cool! I did something very similar about a year and a half ago, and it's been coasting with okay traffic since then: namy.ai Curious to know what you're using in the…
      montenegrohugo on HN
  • Fiverr name services

    From 1 comment
    • These are MUCH better than the ones I got for $50 from fiverr two years ago.
      altvali on HN

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