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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by vincentmarle on Thursday September 17, 2020 @05:38PM (#24510265)
I've actually always used Godaddy for searching and Namecheap for registering, simply because Godaddy's search interface is faster and more stable but Namecheap is great for not hassling you and way easier to configure. Fix the search Namecheap, and I will no longer use Godaddy again!
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by ted0 on Thursday September 17, 2020 @09:46PM (#24512099)
Try our new Beast Mode tool for searching: https://www.namecheap.com/domains/registration/results/?doma...
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by 3131s on Thursday September 17, 2020 @11:23PM (#24512653)
I've been on Namecheap for 7-8 years and while I am satisfied, I have to say that Namecheap's search interface is unusably broken.

It's been so bad for a few years that I've actually wondered if it's a sign of decline at the company... if you want very specific complaints about the UI I am happy to elaborate.

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by Godel_unicode on Thursday September 17, 2020 @11:46PM (#24512771)
You want hover, best of both worlds. Amazing search experience, no misogynistic customer-hostile company (GoDaddy, not namecheap) behind it.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by spicybright on Friday September 18, 2020 @03:30AM (#24513960)
Misogynistic? How so?
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by icecap12 on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:08AM (#24514186)
I guess you never saw the superbowl ads of years past.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by ted0 on Friday September 18, 2020 @12:11AM (#24512911)
Sure, your feedback is welcome. Thank you.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by jeswin on Friday September 18, 2020 @01:31AM (#24513308)
Feedback on beast mode: it's super slow with bulk keywords (100s). It makes a separate request per keyword, and gets stuck in a minute. You should be doing the splitting server-side.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by ted0 on Friday September 18, 2020 @10:06AM (#24516930)
It's usually quite fast. It's using web sockets so it's full duplex. You may have hit a rate limit. Rate limits (albeit generous) are in place to prevent abuse.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by jeswin on Friday September 18, 2020 @11:08AM (#24517720)
I think I had nearly 5k keywords. I know it's a lot, but the form/page specifically mentions that I can go up to 5000 keywords.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by jamescampbell on Friday September 18, 2020 @08:45PM (#24523600)
Beast mode has been great. I want a python cli for it and heaven.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by tsycho on Thursday September 17, 2020 @06:13PM (#24510620)
Try http://instantdomainsearch.com/

(No affiliation, just a happy user)

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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by judge2020 on Thursday September 17, 2020 @06:17PM (#24510664)
I'm more a fan of https://tld-list.com
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by davchana on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:18PM (#24511561)
Fan of https://domcomp.com && https://tld-list.com checking in.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by gigmana on Sunday September 20, 2020 @09:22AM (#24533865)
I use this one too https://www.domainhamper.com/
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by emmelaich on Thursday September 17, 2020 @09:51PM (#24512148)
Who is affiliated with it, if anyone?
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by beau on Saturday September 19, 2020 @11:24AM (#24528027)
I made Instant Domain Search.
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by rezonant on Thursday September 17, 2020 @10:56PM (#24512507)
https://domainr.com is a great way to search for domains super fast
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Re:Tell HN: Never search for domains on Godaddy.com by august125 on Friday September 18, 2020 @11:14AM (#24517799)
This is my go-to for workshopping potential domain names.
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