| summary | Choose a domain name for you and your portfolio website—DO NOT purchase it yet. |
|---|---|
| time | 30 minutes |
| deliverables | One domain name |
- Research the best domain for you—but don’t buy it.
- DO NOT make yourself into a company! This is your personal portfolio website—so include your name.
.cais highly suggested because it will give you better “Google Juice” for Canadian searches. (Though it does require you to be a Canadian citizen.)- Try to avoid
.comif you can for the a similar reason as above: it says “United States”. (Even though technically it doesn’t mean that.) - Maybe try some of the fancy new domains like
.designor.sexy. (Maybe not.sexy) - Make sure the domain is available for purchase—use Hover for your domain research (good prices, Canadian, no shady business practices).
- Be aware of the price of the TLD you’re leasing—there’s a yearly cost.
You can delay doing this assignment until you get further along in determining your brand—which you’ll be doing in another class.
Submit your chosen domain name to the assignment online.