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Panabee, Domain Name Suggestion Tool

Martin Brinkmann — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:18:55 +0000

All the good domain names are already taken. I hear that phrase on a regular basis. Is it really true? No it is not, unless you define good as in exact keyword phrase. For domain names, you basically have two options. You can grab a descriptive domain name, e.g. pchardware if you want to sell PC hardware, or a brand name like Yubidoo or whatever. Descriptive domain names are often taken and your best bet is to either expand the search by adding related words or phrases, or by thinking about a brand name.

A third possibility would be to purchase a matching domain name, which can be very beneficial if the original owner wants to sell and the domain is in good standing with the search engines.

Back to finding a free domain name. Most domain brokers have a search form on their website that you can use to check a name with many different extensions. Godaddy will for instance check the most common extensions automatically.

Panabee improves that process further. It is an independent service that offers interesting suggestions for finding the right domain name. You enter one or multiple words in the search form on top. The service will then check the phrase with a .com extension directly as well as alternate domain extensions like .net, .org or .ca. All available domain names are shown with a gree laughing smiley, unavailable domain names with a sad red smiley. This alone is similar to what many domain brokers offer on their pages.

But Panabee displays suggestions that are not offered on most broker websites. It begins with a list of variations, like adding, removing or editing characters.

Every domain name suggestion is again checked and displayed as available or unavailable for registration.

Below that related terms are displayed for every phrase that you have entered into the search form. This provides inspiration to try a different search, for instance by replacing one of the terms or by searching directly for one of the suggested words (PCHardware may be taken but what about ComputerHardware?) . A click on a related term performs a search for that word or phrase.

Panabee displays word and phrase translations on the very same page as well, which may sometimes reveal additional options or domain possibilities.

That still is not the end of it. The service furthermore displays mashup results from Twitter, Facebook, Google Search and Wikipedia which might also provide additional suggestions.

A click on an available domain name redirects to the Godaddy website where it can be purchased. It does not seem as if information are submitted in the process between the two sites, which means that you will have to enter the desired domain name again on the Godaddy website before you can make the purchase.

What I like about Panabee is the wealth of suggestions that are displayed on the page, even though some feel a bit out of line. Still, it is worth a shot especially if you are out of other options or ideas.

Domain Name Registration Typo Checker

Martin Brinkmann — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:23 +0000

Webmasters and business owners who want to create a new web project face a problem during domain name registration. Should they register the additional domain name extensions of the domain that they want to register or should they skip that step? The first option is more expensive but ensures that no one else will benefit from type in traffic and typos. This can also prevent criminals from using these domains to confuse and attack potential visitors of the original website. Not only new websites and projects benefit from these domain name registration lookups. A webmaster who started with one domain name extension might want to check for the availability of the domain name with other extensions either because these were not available at the time of registration or to see if they can be registered at a later time.

The Domain Typo Generator aids the webmaster and business owner in the research. The online tool will check for available and registered domains based on the search term entered by the user. It will include popular typos like qwerty typos or look alikes in the domain name lookup.

The domain name registration checker offers three different view modes. The registrant view mode will display the domain names that have been discovered, their registrants and the number of domains that are owned by the registrant.

The top level domain view on the other hand displays the domain names and their com, net, org, info, biz and us registration status. This list contains significantly more domain names than the registrant view mode.

The DNS view mode finally displays the domain names, their name servers and their IP address. This mode uses the same domain name list that the registrant view uses.

Results can be exported into a csv file. Some results contain links to other tools offered by Domain Tools that will display detailed information. Webmasters who are interested in the domain name registration lookup can visit the Domain Tools website to use the service.

Domain Name Registration Lookup

Martin Brinkmann — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:57:13 +0000

There are literally thousands of online services that allow webmasters to lookup domain name registration information. These services will tell the webmaster if a domain name is available for registration or already registered. Many domain registrars allow users to place so called backorders which will basically make the domain registrar register the domain name in case the original owner does not renew the domain name in time.

There are however only a few software programs available that can lookup domain name registration information. The Domain Name Status Reporter supports the most popular domain name extensions like com, net and org but also country specific domain name extensions such as de, ca or fr.

It is possible to add new domain extensions in the options. All it takes is to enter the domain extension and a whois lookup server that is providing those information. Domain names can be entered manually or automatically from a text file. Each domain name will be listed in a table that is displayed in the main interface.

A click on Lookup All will perform the domain name registration lookup. The program will display if the domain name is available or taken. If it is taken it will display information about the registration date, the domain registrar, the domain expiration date and the last domain update.

The program is missing the means to automate the lookups so that the added domain names would be regularly checked.