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(and Free) Tools for Domain Investors — 2 Great

(and Free) Tools for Domain Investors — 2 Great

Better bulk search and a handy fresh tool from DomainPunch.

I come across good tools for domainers from time-to-time, and want to pass a couple good ones along to you.

First is NameBright’s bulk availability search. Alan Dunn mentioned this tool in a blog post yesterday, and I gave it a shot.

Most registrars limit you to 100 bulk searches at a time, or 500 if they’re generous. NameBright lets you check up to 5,000 names at a time. Even more importantly, it’s fast. Compared to other registrars, this bulk search is like mashing the pedal on a Tesla in Ludicrous Mode compared to driving a Smart Car. It’s really slick and my fresh go-to for bulk availability search.

The other tool is a fresh one from DomainPunch. Domain Lexical Analysis lets you search for keywords in multiple zones. For example, if you type in “baseball”, you’ll get a list of all of the domains that contain start with the word baseball across most top level domains. (It’s limited to 2,000 results per search.) This is a fantastic keyword research tool.

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