ThriftyName
Get a brand name for just $10ThriftyName's first year and a fresh coat of paint
I launched this small side project in February of last year. How the time flies, eh? I try to be as completely transparent as possible with this project, so let's take a look at some data!
From February 23 2021
to January 4 2022
:
- 8 sales
- $55 in revenue
- $19.88 in expenses (domain and email renewals)
- $35.12 in total profit
Not too bad considering I did zero advertising (besides sharing the project in my Twitter and Mastodon circles). FYI - the revenue might look off because the first few sales were set at $5, which I changed recently to $10.
Goals for next year
- Try for 12 total sales (one per month - aggressive, I know)
- Write more helpful brand-focused articles
- Reach out to new/previous customers for permission to showcase their brands on the homepage
- Maybe look into some cheap/lazy advertising options
New year, new website design
So with 2022 officially here, the new year has given me a perfect excuse to redesign this product website! And by "redesign" I mean gut everything down back to HTML basics (similar to my own personal website). I'm still using PHPetite as my static site generator, but have greatly reduced performance issues by tossing custom fonts and removing the beefy Simpsons GIF from the homepage.
This project is an ever-growing beast, so I expect things to change at anytime moving forward. We'll see what happens!
Thank you dear customers
To those of you of have purchased your own ThriftyName brand name from me - thank you! To those of you possibly stumbling across this site for the first time, what are you waiting for? Snag a name for your product now!
Free product names (with domains!)
I'm pretty obsessed with creating custom product names and finding suitable domains for said names. Hence the creation of ThriftyName.
But sometimes it helps to give back to the hacker community. Though these product names won't be tailored specifically to your project (look into getting your own custom one for $10), I'm sure they might work just fine for those really trying to pinch their pennies.
Fair warning
I don't own these domains - this is based on a first-come, first-serve basis. As the time of writing these domains are available, but I'm sure that could change in the future!
Alright, let's get into it! (FYI: The links below are affiliate-based)
- Hefty Host - hefty.host
- ex. good for a security-focused hosting platform, media or document hosting
- Low Power Tech - lowpower.tech
- ex. company or blog focused on reviewing / promoting technology with low power consumption
- Convertible Cash - convertible.cash
- ex. application for sending or converting currencies
- Lazy Keto - lazyketo.io
- ex. an app / blog dedicated to simple low-carb, keto recipes
These are just a few ideas to get you started. Having trouble coming up with your own? Let me come up with your next great brand name for just $10 --> Get a brand name now!
ThriftyName has officially launched!
I have officially unleashed ThriftyName out into the wild.
If you want a more detailed breakdown about this project, I suggest checking out the about page.
That's really it...
Terms and Conditions
General
By purchasing a "brand name" from ThriftyName you agree to the follow conditions:
- I can't guarantee that you will "love" the name1
- No "do-overs" or options to get multiple names
- All sales are final - there are no refunds available
You are free to purchase as many "brand names" as you desire, so long as they continue to follow the rules listed above.
Ownership
The "brand name" you receive is 100% yours - forever. ThriftyName will never reuse or recycle "brand names" already created and paid for by other customers. Your name is your own.
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But I truly hope that you will! I take pride in the creative names I develop for customers. ↩
About ThriftyName
ThriftyName is a small, amusing side venture created by me, Bradley Taunt (aka tdarb).
I built this to satisfy my passion for naming products and side projects. Now, instead of having to build out a side project just to give it a cool name, I can simply do that for others!
Why only $10?
Everyone has an angle - a gimmick. I guess the silly price tag is mine.
My original thought process was, "Oh hey, this might bring more attention to my other side projects, blah blah blah". Eventually that faded into the background when I realized how much I love coming up with creative brand names.
So really, the price kind of makes sense after all...
Contact
If you would like to shoot the shit, reach out: brad@thrifty.name or say hi on Twitter.
Get a Brand Name for $10
Can't think of a good name for your product or service? I've got you covered. Get a name in 48 hours for just $10.
Save thousands or even millions of dollars by getting a $10 brand name with ThriftyName!
The Process
- You send me your product details and pay $10
- I'll email you an original name within 48 hours
- You high-five your friends
Bonus: I'll even suggest an available domain.
Are you serious? Just $10?

I never joke about money. Yes - it is just $10 for each brand name that you purchase.
I thought the text above was pretty clear...
Although, there are some things to consider:
- I can't guarantee that you will "love" the name1
- No "do-overs" or options to get multiple names
- All sales are final - there are no refunds available
For a cleaner breakdown, I suggest skimming through the very straightforward Terms and Conditions.
Need some examples of products I've named?
- PHPetite → Single file blog generator
- 1MB Club → Web pages weighing less than 1MB
- Writxt → SMS to blog platform
- Normform → Normalized CSS form plugin
- Benched → Portfolio based on Dribbble shots
- Transfer Dog → International money transfers
- CryptoBucks → Bitcoin trading for Canadians
- Frugal Web → Performance-focused web browser concept
- Super Pseudo → Site made out of pseudo elements
- TypeSafe CSS → CSS baseline using safe web fonts
- ThriftyName → You're on this page right now...
You get the idea. Snag a name for your product
Why get a name from you?
I'm Brad Taunt, a UI/UX designer, marketer and developer with over a decade of experience building websites, apps and software products.
I find naming products or services to be one of the most enjoyable and creative processes during the initial start-up phase. I've also found that a lot of indie devs DON'T enjoy this part when they're busy just trying to build out their product2.
So, I felt like this was a great way for me to help.
But enough chit-chat: Get a brand name now