Hipster Domain Finder
Web and SaaS
domain name search
SHOW HN2014
237points
123comments
#68of 2,272 in 2014
Top 3%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
23 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 9 critical, out of 58 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 18 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good selection of available names and clean display of only available domains
From 2 comments
Really like the site. The domains are pretty good and it's nice that it only displays available domains.
ShaneCurran on HNWow, this is really good! I'm surprised at how many shortwords are still available given a little creativity.
jackflintermann on HN
Fun, clever domain hacks
From 3 comments
This is great, thanks. Money spent!
iamben on HNfan.gs was definitely the best. Who's the lucky one who snapped it up?
akavi on HNEunu.ch - solid gold. {{ 100-percent-off-sale-joke }}
amcnett on HN
Objections
Some listed domains are not actually available or reserved for corporate service
From 3 comments
The site seems very unreliable. It has shown multiple sites available, but clicking through shows they are not. For example: Will.me, Cl.io
laoba on HNI get a lot of “Reserved to the Corporate service” when I try to buy one :/
hk__2 on HNBummer, all the good ones are reserved for 'Corporate service' according to the referral links and are $200/yr. Edit: Found & available elsewhere for cheaper, but probably for…
kingnight on HN
Non-generic ccTLDs may hurt search rankings
From 2 comments
Just a heads up to anyone thinking of buy one of these: Google ranks your site according to the TLD. Buying an .es vanity domain will tank your results in the English speaking…
shiftpgdn on HNSpeaking as a reformed SEO nerd, Google does take it into account as part of their overall rankings, but by no means does that mean that your site will tank. They also know that…
dangayle on HN
Requests
Sort by word usage or meaning
From 1 comment
Wonderful logo and nice slight zoom on hover. It seems to be ordered by length/alphabet. It'd be nice to be able to sort by word usage as well (not many know what sutures are).
RKoutnik on HN
Questions
Why is the term hipster used in the name
From 1 comment
What exactly about this makes it a 'hipster' domain finder? edit: Obtuse question I guess. What makes it a hipster domain finder is the fact the author called it one. Please,…
adamdavis on HN
Alternatives named
domai.nr
From 1 comment
Related site built (in part) by a friend of mine is http://domai.nr You type in a word and it will break it down to see if a domain name hack is available for it.
nmjohn on HN