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For Indie Hackers

The perfect domain costs $4k today.
Let us tell you when it doesn't.

Aftermarket prices drift down. Owners drop listings. Domains expire. Watch your shortlist and let the right moment find you instead of refreshing Sedo every Monday morning.

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What we watch

The signals that say “buy now”

WHOIS / RDAP

Owner changes, registrar shifts, status flags

Aftermarket prices

Sedo, Dynadot, Afternic, NameSilo, Namecheap, DomainMarket

Nameserver & DNS

NS changes often signal the owner is moving

Ownership transfers

A new owner often means a new opportunity

Expiry dates

Catch drops before the bidding war

New listings

First-listed alerts before the marketplace bots scrape them

Four ways indie hackers use this

Real scenarios, not feature checkboxes.

1

The $4k domain you're waiting on

The perfect .com for your side project is listed at $4,000. You're not paying that for an MVP. Watch it. Aftermarket listings drift down over months — when the owner relists at $1,200 or pulls the listing to renegotiate, you'll know before anyone else.

2

The drop you'll actually catch

A name you've been eyeing isn't being renewed this cycle. We track expiry, status flags, and registrar changes — the breadcrumbs that say "this is going to drop." You get the heads-up days before the drop pools heat up.

3

Competitor renames and reshuffles

A competitor renames or shifts traffic to a new domain. We surface ownership changes, registrar moves, and DNS shifts on the names you're watching. Useful for keeping a pulse on what's actually live in your niche.

4

Your shortlist of one (or twenty-five)

Honest truth: most indie hackers watch one domain. Maybe three. You don't need a portfolio manager — you need someone to send you an email when that one name finally becomes buyable. That's us.

Common questions

Is $99/year worth it for one domain?

Depends on the domain. If it's the brand you'd use for the next two years and you'd pay $2k for it, then $99 to make sure you don't miss the opportunity is cheap insurance. If you're shopping casually, just bookmark our free lookup tool and check back occasionally.

How is this different from setting a Google Alert?

Google Alerts notify you when web pages mention the domain — useful for news, useless for buying. We watch the actual domain registry (WHOIS, RDAP), the DNS, six aftermarket marketplaces, and the registrar. That's where the actual signals are.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Cancel any time, no friction. Your watchlist stays accessible until the end of your paid period.

Do I need to be a developer to use this?

Not at all. Add a domain, get emails. There's also an API and an npm package if you want to integrate alerts into your own tooling.

Add the domain. Forget about it. Get the email.

The opposite of refreshing Sedo every Monday morning.

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