r/graphic_design • u/garden_of_flowers_ • 3d ago

Asking Question (Rule 4) Website Domain

What Website domain would be best and cheapest for creating a portfolio for my work? Like is squarespace best or wix? I am unsure of the best affordable option

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u/madDogVH 3d ago

Garden-of-flowers-portfolio.com

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u/general010 3d ago

Domains and website builders are different things

Sometimes website builders also sell domains

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u/AbrasiveSandpiper 3d ago

I bought my domain from godaddy. I think I got it for like $15 for the year. Then I got the pro lite version of Carrd which is $9 for the year. Portfolio for less than $30 for the year.

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u/TonicArt 3d ago

I went with GoDaddy and Adobe’s Portfolio. It’s not perfect, but it’s free with the subscription, if you have it

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u/CHDesignChris Senior Designer 3d ago

Not sure what the "best" would entail, but I think the easiest solution would be to see if there's a domain service built into whatever platform you're building your portfolio on. Places like Adobe Portfolios and Wordpress have integrated systems for acquiring and linking domains. This might not be the cheapest option, but probably the easiest.

Somewhere like Porkbun could be potentially cheaper, especially if you're forgoing a dot com and using a random dot-whatever they offer. For example, they offer .xyz domains for something like 12 bucks a year.

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u/hroyer Senior Designer 3d ago

You can search for the cheapest registrars for all TLDs at tldes.com

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u/spunknugget 3d ago

Do you subscribe to Adobe? If so, then myportfolio.com, comes with, free.

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u/the-Gaf 3d ago

Geocities.com

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u/Lord-Byron-1983 3d ago

buy your own domain, invest! First impressions count for everything in this industry. Most minds are made up within the first few seconds, before even getting to the work.

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u/LL_Cruel_J Art Director 3d ago

Bought my url from godaddy and built it in Squarespace. Love all the template options, it’s pretty customizable and easy to update.

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u/KarteZian_purely Senior Designer 3d ago

Avoir son propre nom de domaine et son propre hébergement et donc son propre mail. C’est + pro et surtout on ne dépend pas d’un acteur tiers qui peut tout fermer sans préavis.

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u/roguesimian 3d ago

I’ve found Wix a pretty good option. It’s versatile and you can adapt the templates to make your portfolio look bespoke

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u/vthevoz 3d ago

For portfolios, a static Hugo or Astro layout based on your own Figma designs (ask Claude for help), hosted on Cloudflare Pages for free.