If you are looking for a complete and one-stop domain generator Mohit Aggarwal, the creator of NameMesh, might have the answer for you.
You see, a lot of domain generators cater to finding brandable domain or a keyword rich domain name. Typically most web entrepreneurs or startups find themselves using several generators all to accomplish the task of finding a good available domain. Mohit's aim is to make it easy to find a brandable domains or keyword rich domains in the same place, saving people time and hassle.
Since I was curios about NameMesh and Mohit has been hard at work on his generator I had short Q&A with this web entrepreneur about his latest project. We discussed how he built and came up with the idea for the domain generator and why he feels it is filling a void in the domain generator market.
Adam Yamada-Hanff: What is your background with domains?
Mohit Aggarwal: I don't have much background with domains. I took the leap of faith in September last year and started my entrepreneurial journey.
AY: Why did you decide to build NameMesh and how do you think it is different from other generators out there?
MA: I read this article which talks about 16 ways of generating names with examples of successful startups. The idea of NameMesh was to take the original domain name you thought and apply all the 16 ways like synonyms, misspellings, portmanteau, prefix, suffix, clever extensions etc. The thing was that I would have been disappointed if I missed some common naming pattern which was available for the domain name idea (keywords) I had but instead settled for less desirable domain name.
Existing domain generators all seem to target one thing or the other like short url, mixing, suffix etc. So I was basically typing the same keywords in multiple sites.
AYH: What code and software did you use to build NameMesh? How does it generate names?
MA: I mainly used Python, Django, [and] PostgreSQL. I used them because I wanted to learn them 😉
Name generation is mostly having algorithms running on words dictionary. Different algos for different things like removing vowels, etc finding substrings, adding prefixes, suffixes list, synonyms, antonyms etc.
AYH: How did you come up with the domain? Did you find NameMesh with a beta version?
MA: Yes, I searched ‘name* tube' but it wasn't available but NameMesh was. Mesh sounded good and meaningful.
AYH: What are you futures plans with NameMesh? When do you think it will be out of beta testing?
MA: I mainly want to focus on marketing NameMesh, mainly because I have seen very good retention rates (> 70%) and a lot of good feedback.
On technical side, I want to make it more ‘intelligent' and ‘dynamic'. Will be launching SSL shortly. I hope I can dedicate more coding time to it in future.
I am planning on removing the beta tag soon as it has been a long time since its launch in October 12, 2013.
AYH: Tell me a little bit about yourself? IT background, location, etc.
MA: I am based in Delhi, India. I have about 3-4 years of experience in product development and have worked with both startups and giants. I quit my job in September 12 after saving some money that can keep me going for about 2-3 years. I love being an entrepreneur and I hope that I can find a way to sustain myself in this time.
AYH: Have any tips for the best way to utilize NameMesh which you have not shared before?
MA: NameMesh Domain Search Tips has some tips on using NameMesh effectively using wildcards.
AYH: How do you keep the domain searches and saved data in accounts private
MA: The domain searches are not stored. There is no search history, mostly because of domain theft and privacy concerns. The saved data (favorite domains) is stored in our database and requires authentication. The framework (Django) is very mature and widely used.
To enhance the security I am working on SSL version. In fact, its working at – https://namemesh.com. Since, it does slow down things a little bit, I will be making it optional to choose SSL.
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