Your personal name as a domain: portfolio, email and privacy

A domain based on your name can follow you across jobs and projects. It provides a stable address while the website changes.

Choose the name people know

Compare your full name with a clear professional variation. Initials and compound surnames can produce alternatives. Prefer a meaningful addition to a confusing number sequence, and test the address on a CV.

Decide what to publish

Publish only the personal information visitors need while keeping registry details accurate. Domain registration is not automatic anonymity. Do not invent holder information as a privacy measure.

Keep independent recovery access

If your main email moves onto the domain, keep an independent account-contact address. A DNS problem should not remove both email and recovery access. Track renewal notices and payment changes.

Your practical checklist

• Compare name variations.
• Test the address on your CV.
• Publish only necessary information.
• Keep independent recovery email.

Sources and further reading

• SIDN: domeinnamen

Registration rules and provider functions can change. Check the current requirements for your domain before ordering or changing services.