Genius Domains Wizard
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wizard until you become an expert at using this software. You can also find
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Click for information on:
What this program is for
How this program works with files and required
input format
How file output works
How to avoid input/output bugs
How to report program bugs
How to strip domains from an email list
How to append a prefix or suffix to an entire list of
domains
How to append multiple prefixes and suffixes via
lists to a keyword list or list of domains.
How to mass replace TLD extensions with
alternative TLD extensions
How to do a trademark check on a list of domains
How to search the web for top ranking domains by
keyword
How to do a find and replace by keyword
How to split domain lists up
How to de-duplicate lists
How to automatically create HREFs from your
domain lists
How to automatically remove domains that
match specific keywords from your domain lists
How to do mass suppression and list comparisons
How to alphabetize your domain lists
How to sort your domain lists by length
How to strip a list of URLs for domain addresses.
How to remove any lines in a domain list that have a
specific matching character
How to count the number of domains in a file
What is the Browse button for
What this program is for:
Domain tools is a really cool set of tools which can help
you manipulate text and come up with infinite lists of possible domain
addresses to register. While many obvious domain names have been taken already,
by combining keywords this program can create interesting combinations that may
not have been registered yet. The advantage to using keyword combinations is
that you may also rank really well in search engines like Google with SEO by
using these combinations. For example Keyword list 1 contains 300 keywords.
Keyword list 2 contains 500 keywords. You can append keyword lists 1 and 2
together either by prefixing or suffixing or both. You can then split the
resulting list into chunks of 500 which can then easily be copied and pasted
into your favorite domain registrars bulk domain search form. Once the
registrar returns a list of domains that is available you can copy and paste
that list to a text file and then have Domain Tools software check to see if
any of the domains contain trademarks. You can also change huge lists of
domains extensions from .com to .net, .info, .biz etc to further enhance your
domains list. Finally, you can order your domains by length and number of
syllables and visually look over the list to hand pick numerous domains that
will make you think "I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NO ONE HAS REGISTERED THIS YET!" Here's another really interesting feature. If
you have access to business email lists you can also strip domains out of these
lists and check to see if any have become available. Additionally you could
check to see if the .net, .info, etc are available.
How this program works with files and
required input format:
Each function in Domain Tools has a hidden help message
which can be triggered by pressing the ? button. This button loads a
description of what each feature does and what kind of input Domain Tools is
expecting.
Domain tools uses text files as it's input and output source. It's up to you to
provide Domain tools with properly formatted text in order for it to operate
correctly. It does a pretty good job at cleaning out improper characters and
stripping information like http:// and www as well as sub directories and sub
folders from URLs that you include in your text files but you should always try
to provide the cleanest most properly formatted input file to begin with.
Domain tools likes it when you provide text files that include each email
address, URL, or domain address, on a single line. For example:
Keyword 1
Keyword 2
Keyword 3
Keyword 4
and not
Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 3
Keyword 4 Keyword 5 etc.
1abc@abc.com
abcd@abcd.com
abcde@abcde.com
and not
1abc@abc.com, abcd@abcd.com, abcde@abcde.com etc.
http://www.abc.com
http://www.abcd.com
http://www.abcde.com
http://www.abcdef.com
and not
http://www.abc.com http://www.abcde.com http://www.abcdef.com http:// etc etc
domain.com
domain1.com
domain2.com
domain3.com
domain4.com
and not
domain1.com domain2.com domain3.com domain 4.com
How File Output works
You should know that Domain Tools will either overwrite the selected file (if you choose this option) or it will create a new file called filename-output.txt where it sends the output of each function to.
As you use multiple functions on your files it will continue
to add -output.txt to the file name and eventually you'll end up with a file
that looks like this filename-output-output-output-output.txt which houses the end results of all of the
manipulations which were performed.
How to avoid input/output bugs
Try to provide input data in a text file with clean one
object per-line formatting that Domain Tools is expecting. See How this program
works with files and required input format:
How to report bugs:
Bugs can be reported on our support forums at
http://www.geniusdomains.net
How to strip domains from an email list.
Start Domain Tools then select Domain Catcher from the main
menu screen. Supply domain catcher with your list of email addresses and select
your options. Press Start. Domain Tools will perform a series of operations and
then create an output file containing your results. Or if you selected
overwrite file, it will overwrite the input file with the updated output data.
You can then use the output data file in the following useful ways. You can
check to see if any domains have already expired by breaking the list into
chunks of 500 using File Splitter function and then querying them past your
favorite registrar's bulk registration tool. You can back order these domains
through SnapNames or another reservation service. Or you can rename the TLD
extensions from .com or .net vice versa or other TLDs and search for
un-registered domains with various TLD extensions.
How to append a prefix or suffix to an entire list of domains.
Start Domain Tools and select Prefix / Suffix Adder from the
main menu screen. Supply Prefix / Suffix Adder with your list of domains or
keywords that you would like to add a specific prefix or suffix to. Type in the
keyword that you would like to add in on the input form labeled Append This:
and then choose whether you want to append this keyword to the beginning of
each line in your input file or to the end of each line in your input file, or
both. Please note that if you supply a
list of domains as input with this feature and then choose to append keywords
to the end of each line, the keyword will be appended after the TLD extension.
For example domain.comkeyword In this
case you're better off to start out by running the Find & Replace function
prior to the Prefix / Suffix Adder function so that you can pre-strip all TLD
extensions from the text file which will essentially convert the list of
domains to a list of keywords. You can do this by leaving the replace field
blank in the find and replace function. You'll need to repeat this process for
each unique TLD extension that appears in your domain list. i.e. .com, .net,
.info etc. Please note: You can also use the Prefix / Suffix adder function as
a handy way to append TLD extensions to a list of keywords by simply using .com
or any other TLD as a suffix keyword in the Append This: input form.
How to append prefix and suffix keywords lists to a keyword list or list of domains.
Start Domain Tools and select page 2 on the main menu
screen. Then select Keyword Mixer. This function works exactly the same as
Prefix / Suffix Adder EXCEPT that instead of using a single keyword as input
which can be appended to a list of keywords or domains, it allows you to select
an entire list of keywords. You supply the input keywords as a text file with
each keyword on a separate line and you supply the list of keywords you would
like to append to. You may then choose to append your selections as a prefix or
suffix or both. If you are appending to a list of domain names and choose to
append as a suffix please note that it will return data that is appended after
the TLD extensions in your lists. To avoid this problem please strip out all
TLDs previous to running this function. See also How to append a prefix or
suffix to an entire list of domains for more info.
How to mass replace TLD extensions
with alternative TLD extensions.
Start Domain Tools and select page 2 on the main menu screen.
Then select Find & Replace function. You can then substitute .com for .net
and vice versa etc. To strip out TLD extensions simply leave the replace field
blank.
How to do a trademark check on a list of domains.
Start Domain Tools and from the main menu select Trademark
Searcher. This function will check a list of keywords (it automatically appends
.com and .net and searches with these extensions in as well) for trademark.
This feature sends a call to the US patent office and queries their server to
see if a trademark has been registered or not. We do not guarantee the accuracy
of the results of this search but considering the source it should be quite
accurate. We do not guarantee that this feature will always work as service
interruptions may occur or the US patent office may take the database off-line
indefinitely at some time. For the
meantime though this feature works beautifully. Domains and keywords that
generate a positive trademark result are output to one file while domains and
keywords which generate a negative result are output to another file. Each
output files contents is clearly identified in it's filename -trademarked or
-nottrademarked.
How to search the web for top ranking domains by keyword
Start Domain Tools and select Keyword Checker from the main
menu. This function will call major search engines and query a search for
whatever keyword or keyphrase you enter. It will then log the URLs for the top
400 to 1000 results. The output data file will need to be stripped of
http://www. and any subdomains or subfolders data with Text Stripper function
prior to checking availability with a registrar or further manipulation with
Domain Tools software. You can then use the output data file in the following
useful ways. You can check to see if any domains have already expired by
breaking the list into chunks of 500 using File Splitter function and then
querying them past your favorite registrar's bulk registration tool. You can
back order these domains through SnapNames or another reservation service. Or
you can rename the TLD extensions from .com or .net vice versa or other TLDs
and search for un-registered domains with various TLD extensions.
How to do a find and replace by keyword
Start Domain Tools and select page 2 on the main menu
screen. Then select Find & Replace function.
How to split domain lists up
Most popular domain registrars allow you to submit up to 500
domains per search so that you can determine whether or not these domains have been
registered by someone else or not. Domain Tools offers a handy split utility
which will count out the number of lines you specify and then break up your
list into smaller output chunks with file names of -1, -2, -3 etc until it has processed all of
the data in your input file. To start the File Splitter function simply start
domain tools then select File Splitter from the main menu.
How to de-duplicate lists
There is a handy de-duplication utility which can be
accessed from the main menu of Domain Tools. Simply click on De-Duper and
supply it an input file. Additionally, many (but not all) utilities and
functions within Domain Tools have been coded so that they include
de-duplication and stray character removal as automated sub-routines.
How to automatically create HREFs from your domain lists
There are many reasons why one would want to create a list
of clickable links from the domains contained within a text list. We've
included a handy feature in Domain Tools which will automatically generate HTML
code for clickable URLS from any input list that you supply. This function is
called Create HREFs and can be accessed from the main menu of Domain Tools.
How to automatically remove domains that match specific keywords from your domain lists
We've included an easy to use function within Domain Tools
that is designed to remove any line from an input list that matches a specific
input query. To start this function go to the main menu in Domain Tools and
select Text Remover. It actually outputs the domains that were removed to a new
file so it can also be used as a wonderful agent for searching large lists of
domains for domains that match a specific keyword. It does this while stripping
the original file so be sure to back up your original file first prior to using
this feature.
How to do mass suppression and list comparisons
We've included a means to suppress one list of domains
against another list of domains. This utility can be accessed by starting
Domain Tools then selecting Exact Suppression button from the main menu. Handy
for removing trademarked domains from a master domain list.
How to alphabetize your domain lists
We've included an easy to use alphabetization function which
can be accessed from page 2 of the Main Menu screen.
How to sort your domain lists by length
There are actually two ways to sort your domains by length
in Domain Tools. The first method will remove any domains in your domains list
(input) longer than X number of
characters from a file. X being user specified setting. This function can be
accessed by selecting Character Siphon utility from the main menu. The second
method uses some artificial intelligence routines that try to determine the
number of syllables in a word. It then sorts domains in your domain lists and
outputs the domains which contain fewest syllables first. This function can be
kind of quirky but overall it is extremely useful. To use the second method
simply start Domain Tools and then choose Domain Hierarchy function from the
main menu screen.
How to strip a list of URLs for domain addresses.
From page 2 of the main menu screen in Domain Tools select
Text Stripper and then provide your input file. It will output the results as a
new file.
How to remove any lines in a domain list that have a specific matching character
From page 2 of the main menu screen in Domain Tools select
Character Remover and then provide your input file along with the character or
string that you want removed from the input file. It will then process this and
send the output to a new file.
How to count the number of domains in a file
Domain Counter utility can be accessed from the main menu in
Domain Tools. It will give you an on-screen readout of how many domains it has
counted in your specified input file.
What is the Browse button for?
You'll notice that there is a Browse button in the function
window for each function included with Domain Tools. You'll also notice that the Browse button
remains greyed out until you have selected input and output files for the
function to process. Once the program function has completed processing you can
use the Browse button to quickly navigate to the folder where the input/output
files are stored on your computer.