[JOURNEY] Starting to build my own SaaS as a developer

Duda Soft · Mar 24, 2026

Here are some updates:
- Domain look-up service completed (working so much faster)
- Assets (Domains, Hostings, SSLs) completed
- Tools (Domain Finder, Domain Wishlist) completed

In progress:
- Notification service (Email, SMS, Telegram, WhatsApp)
- AI Domain Generator and bulk check
- Creating a list of ICANN-accredited registrars
- Scrape registrars to find the cheapest TLD price

IAMOK32 · Mar 24, 2026

nice job, good luck

Duda Soft · Mar 26, 2026

IAMOK32 said:
nice job, good luck

Thank you!

Just started the AI Generator section, and it already works like a charm. I'm excited about the launch day

ozanthedeveloper · Mar 26, 2026

Which technology/service do you use for checking domain availability?

Duda Soft · Mar 26, 2026

ozanthedeveloper said:
Which technology/service do you use for checking domain availability?

I'm doing it manually with NodeJS as I'm not a fan of using packages for everything

It's a separate, scalable service that makes requests to a specific domain (for example: whois.nic.google:43), then scrapes the content to check whether the domain is available.

Duda Soft · Mar 30, 2026

Proxy Cake said:
That sounds like a solid idea. I would say, build the most absolute bare bones MVP version first and try get some users and feedback then go from there

youneskkc said:
1. Both, but if I have to choose I will go with the availability.
2. Many at once.
3. When brainstorming and doing preliminary market search: speed; when the decision is made (of launching a product or company for example): deep metadata
4. Solo as a indie consultant.

Is there any chance you can add searching in WIPO trademark data? That would be interesting feature I think.

Good luck with your SaaS I love indie hacker building in public.

soa0611 said:
Great idea! I would use it 100%

DeathGrips said:
this is a great idea. solving a real problem. monetization is trivial (domain/hosting affiliate + maybe premium accounts) but the real question is - how will you market it?

harpage said:
I can say that this is a good project but you should have freebies attached for those who use the platform. That will attract a lot of people.

Rufai said:
This is a good idea and I think this is a problem many of us in IM face. Lately I've been trying to come up with a good domain name. Tried using AI but most of the ones I liked are already taken. Tried using domain name generators but they are just not creative.
So if you will be able to build something that generates good domain names based on idea/business descriptions and check availability, then I think that'll be a game changer. To answer your questions:

I prefer both

One TLD

I don't know what that means.

Both

CyberShaman said:
This is actually a good idea. I been searching for good domain names and ChatGPT has been helping me but usually shows domain names already taken. Good luck

IAMOK32 said:
nice job, good luck

ozanthedeveloper said:
Which technology/service do you use for checking domain availability?

Hey again, sorry if I bother you, but I wanted to announce that the website is available with the AI Domain Generator. I would like to hear your thoughts: https://domainiom.com/ai-domain-generator

Rufai · Mar 30, 2026

Duda Soft said:
Hey again, sorry if I bother you, but I wanted to announce that the website is available with the AI Domain Generator. I would like to hear your thoughts: https://domainiom.com/ai-domain-generator

I just tried it, and the suggestions are good. However, most of the generated domain names are already taken, which makes them far less useful.

The main reason people use a domain name generator is to find names that are actually available to register. Suggesting names that are already registered defeats that purpose. I think the tool would be much more useful if it only showed available domain names.

With regards to monetization, you could add affiliate links to domain registrars and remove the cap on how many names users can generate. Since registrars are very good at upselling domains, hosting, and related services, this could become a strong revenue model. In fact, many other domain name generators already use this approach.

Duda Soft · Mar 30, 2026

Rufai said:
I just tried it, and the suggestions are good. However, most of the generated domain names are already taken, which makes them far less useful.

The main reason people use a domain name generator is to find names that are actually available to register. Suggesting names that are already registered defeats that purpose. I think the tool would be much more useful if it only showed available domain names.

With regards to monetization, you could add affiliate links to domain registrars and remove the cap on how many names users can generate. Since registrars are very good at upselling domains, hosting, and related services, this could become a strong revenue model. In fact, many other domain name generators already use this approach.

Thanks for checking and for the great feedback!
This is the first launch of the page and will be improved, especially as you mentioned

The logic behind showing only the available domains makes sense, but it will take time to get some results to users, as there will be a recursive functionality, which costs a bit more. I'll take care of this one!

soa0611 · Mar 30, 2026

Duda Soft said:
Hey again, sorry if I bother you, but I wanted to announce that the website is available with the AI Domain Generator. I would like to hear your thoughts: https://domainiom.com/ai-domain-generator

not opening for me

Duda Soft · Mar 30, 2026

soa0611 said:
not opening for me

Thanks for your feedback.
Can you try again? I'm releasing changes from time to time

Duda Soft · Apr 3, 2026

Here is an update. Bulk (extension) search added: https://domainiom.com/domain-search

Duda Soft · Apr 5, 2026

Here is an update with a new page (Domain Price Comparison)
Page: https://domainiom.com/domain-prices

You will be able to compare 2500+ extensions among 140+ registrars.
Also, you can see the promo codes if there is an information icon next to the green colored price.

Duda Soft · Jun 13, 2026

You can already start using the dashboard to track your domains, hostings, and SSLs. The dashboard is fully functional.
You can also create your own page with some different themes to list your domains for sale.
I'm about to implement payment methods, and then I'll plan to serve this project in the marketplace, hopefully

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