DNLeads.co
DNLeads.co — the tool I built for buying smarter domains
Most domainers buy names and hope buyers exist. DNLeads flips that: type a keyword, see the businesses already running on weaker names in that space. If they exist, your premium name has a market — proven, before you spend a dollar.
The problem I kept hitting
I'd find a great domain name. Strong keyword. Clean .com. Then I'd ask the only question that matters: would anyone actually pay for an upgrade to this name? The honest answer was always a guess. So I built something that gives a real answer in 60 seconds.
How it works
- 01
Type a keyword or domain
Could be a niche ("plumbing", "insurance"), or a domain you already own (PremiumName.com). The engine figures out the industry context automatically.
- 02
Pick a search depth
Quick scans wide for fast signal. Standard digs deeper. Full runs the most thorough discovery — variations, synonyms, geo and TLD swaps.
- 03
See real businesses on weaker names
Each result shows the active website, what tech they use, marketing pixels, payment processors, and how their name compares to yours. If 50 businesses are running on worse names, your premium name has 50 prospects.
- 04
Filter, export, contact
Sort by upgrade potential. Filter by TLD, age, length. Export to CSV. Reach out, or add to your CRM. Done.
Three search modes
Pick the depth that fits the question.
Fastest turnaround. Good for testing whether a niche has any signal at all before you commit.
Recommended balance. Wider variation generation, deeper enrichment, full filtering. The default for serious research.
Deepest pass. Synonym pairs, hyphenation, prefix/suffix variations, multi-TLD scan. Use when you're considering a real acquisition.
Every lead, fully enriched
Each result isn't just a domain name — it's a profile of the business behind it. So you can tell at a glance whether they're a real prospect or a parked page.
- Site state
- Active website, parked, for sale, redirect, or no site
- Page title & meta
- Real page title and description, scraped live
- Tech stack
- WordPress, Shopify, Wix, custom — and the full tech array
- Marketing pixels
- Facebook Pixel, Google Analytics — proof they're spending
- Payment tools
- Stripe, Paddle, others — proof they're transacting
- Contact emails
- Discovered emails for outreach (where available)
- Registration date
- When the domain was registered, parsed from WHOIS
- Word count vs yours
- Shorter / same / longer — strong upgrade signal
- Confidence score
- 0–1 score combining all signals into one rank
Plans
One-time purchase. No subscription. 30 days of access — or until your credits run out, whichever comes first.
- 3 Standard searches per day
- 10 Standard searches per week
- Quick & Standard modes
- Try the full result view
- 15,000 credits / 30 days
- Quick & Standard modes
- 1 concurrent search
- 14 Quick + 6 Standard daily
- 50,000 credits / 30 days
- Quick + Standard + Full
- 2 concurrent searches
- 5 Full searches/day
- 130,000 credits / 30 days
- All modes, 4 concurrent
- API access (120 req/min)
- 12 Full searches/day
- 350,000 credits / 30 days
- All modes, 8 concurrent
- API access (300 req/min)
- 30 Full searches/day
What's actually under the hood
An 80,000-word commercial vocabulary
Not a generic dictionary. The engine knows which words companies actually use in plumbing, insurance, real estate, hosting, legal — and ignores the noise. That's why results feel relevant from the first search.
Custom DNS resolver pool
Most domain tools time out on bulk lookups. DNLeads runs through a multi-provider resolver pool with automatic fallback. You don't see a lot of "unknown" results.
Smart variation generator
Synonym pairs, prefix/suffix swaps, word reorder, geo combinations, TLD variations — all filtered down to candidates that are weaker than your input. No noise.
Learning engine
Every search teaches the system which patterns yield real businesses in each niche. Searches in popular categories get smarter over time without you doing anything.
Live enrichment
Tech detection, site reachability, email scraping — all happen async after results land. You see the names instantly and the rich data fills in as it arrives.
Who it's for
Domain investors
Validate that buyers exist for a keyword before you bid. Stop buying on hope.
Outbound sales & agencies
Find businesses stuck on weak domains as a prospecting angle for branding or rebrand work.
Brokers & sellers
Build a real case for premium pricing — show the prospect list to the buyer.
Try it before you buy your next domain
Free tier needs no card and gives you 3 full searches a day. Run a Standard search on any keyword you've been considering. If demand is there, you'll see it.
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