diff --git a/profiles/models.py b/profiles/models.py
index deb7e7b..7c120e7 100644
--- a/profiles/models.py
+++ b/profiles/models.py
@@ -204,3 +204,27 @@ class Profile(models.Model):
                                       on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     browser_fingerprint = models.ForeignKey(BrowserFingerprint,
                                             on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+
+
+def generate_email(nick, first_name, last_name):
+    domain = random.choice(EMAIL_DOMAINS)
+    if random.random() < 0.3:
+        email = first_name + "." + last_name + "@" + domain
+    else:
+        email =  nick + "@" + domain
+    return email
+
+def create_profile(nick=None):
+    nick = "".join(random.sample(NICKNAMES, random.randrange(2,5)))
+    first_name = random.choice(FIRSTNAMES)
+    last_name = random.choice(LASTNAMES)
+    email = generate_email(nick, first_name, last_name)
+    profile = Profile(
+        nick=nick,
+        first_name=first_name,
+        last_name=last_name,
+        email=email
+        uses_url=(random.random() < 0.5),
+    )
+    profile.search_engine = random.choice(SearchEngine.objects.all())
+    profile.browser_fingerprint = random.choice(BrowserFingerprint.objects.all())