Domain analysis methodology
NameSnatcher combines SAW (saw.com) listing records, deterministic properties of each name, and model-assisted category inference. Methodology version: 3.0. See About for how NameSnatcher relates to SAW.
Listing terms used on every page
- Buy It Now
- A fixed price set by the seller. Paying it on saw.com buys the domain without negotiation.
- Offers only
- No fixed price. The buyer makes an offer and the seller accepts, counters or declines.
- Minimum offer
- The lowest offer the seller will look at. It is a floor, not a price; how minimum offers work.
- Buyer inquiries (recorded by SAW)
- How many times buyers have contacted SAW about a listing. It is a directional demand signal recorded by SAW, not verified by NameSnatcher and not a forecast.
Data inputs
SAW listing fields: domain, extension, sales mode, Buy It Now price, minimum offer, brokered flag, seller verification, buyer inquiries and visitor estimates. Availability and terms are re-synced from saw.com every day.
Deterministic calculations
Word breaks, character count, extension, inquiry rank across all listed SAW domains, price position against listings with the same extension and length, and acquisition-path checks.
Model-assisted inference
Category classification, buyer-fit suggestions, naming strengths and risks, and semantic query alignment. These are directional, not guarantees.
Industry and collection hubs
A name joins an industry when SAW's classification names it or when one of its whole words is an industry term; letters inside another word never count (“paid” is not AI). A hub is indexed only with 6 or more published listings and when it is not a near-copy of a larger hub.
Verification freshness
Listings not confirmed at the last daily sync carry no Offer markup and stay out of the sitemap. Every listing shows the date SAW last confirmed it.
Brand-safety filtering
An automated filter flags adult, gambling, drug and piracy names, slurs, names tied to cybercrime or illicit services, SAW test listings, and typosquats of major brands. Flagged listings stay reachable but are never indexed, never carry price markup, and never appear in hubs, alternatives or guide examples.
Limitations
Buyer-fit and naming-risk findings do not guarantee demand, valuation, search rankings, or AI visibility. Search alignment phrases are possible category associations, not verified search-volume data. Listing prices are asking prices, not confirmed sale prices.
Update frequency
Inventory is re-synced from saw.com daily. Inventory totals, inquiry ranks, hubs and research tables are recomputed after every sync.