Thoughts on using your real name for a domain?

Saundie · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:02

Mr-White said:
I have my name as a domain so some other ****** with the same name can't have it

That's why I registered mine originally, however I now use it for email. It looks much better on things like CVs to have [email protected] than [email protected] etc.

meghatronic · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:03

I do. It always raises a 'geek' look when I give me email address as [email protected]. But it's mighty convenient.

POB · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:06

[email protected] is the best email address. I use Google Apps to host my email so I get full gmail on the domain.

meghatronic · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:08

POB said:
[email protected] is the best email address. I use Google Apps to host my email so I get full gmail on the domain.

If you have a rare enough surname!

POB · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:09

meghatronic said:
If you have a rare enough surname!

and the surname is only 5 letters long.

2StepSteve · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:16

That's a nice idea with the email address.. shame my sir name is only 3 letters in length though and all taken!

Domain squatters annoy the hell out of me.

lcg · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:17

I use firstnamesurname.co.uk but I haven't yet done much with it apart from using it for file storage.

I can't really see any problems with it compromising your anonymity.

meghatronic · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:19

2StepSteve said:
Domain squatters annoy the hell out of me.

My surname.co.uk is squatted.

Abraham · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:28

I have surname.co.uk which I use for professional email, and have given family accounts/forwarding from.
I also have fullfirstnamesurname.co.uk and .com and shortenedfirstnamesurname.co.uk and .com, the intention being to have them as CV/business card sites but I've not really got around to it.

I have my main handle as a .com, .co.uk and .net, and a tendency to get it on other domains if I see them cheap. Use this as my primary email and as my primary hosting domain.

I don't have any problems with having my name on there, although I try not to have my address on whois.

Skillmister · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:30

I'll be using my full name when i make my portfolio website in the future

Mr Jack · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:34

I have my realname registered. Although I only actually use it for e-mail, I don't have a site up there yet.

Azza · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:38

Quick... some one register the domain for Skillmister's name.

I have my real name in both .co.uk & .com The .com sends you to .co.uk though just registered so no one else could have it. Don't really use it for much at the moment but now use it as my main email.

Wicksta · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:39

fez said:
If someone can be bothered enough to put the time in, they will probably find out who is really behind the domain, privacy or not. Try not to be silly eh. Knowing your name and address is irreverent to anyone trying to do something dodgy.

How could they find out who owns the domain if it's set to private?

I don't think he was being silly at all. The fact is you can't always see a name and address with a whois, exactly as he pointed out. You just seem a bit butthurt because you didn't know it was possible to have a private registration, hence you originally saying "even if you use false details" rather than mentioning private registrations.

Street · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:43

I've got firstnamelastname .net and .com, I mainly use it for important emails and on my CV. I've had them for years now.. I really want to get the .co.uk domain though but someone already has it!

markk · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:15

Whats the best company to register you domain name - or does it not matter?
I've been meaning to register my surname for years but never got around to it

Kiyoshi · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:18

I have my forenamesurname.co.uk and use it for e-mail.

DailyGeek · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:26

I had seanjudge.com but let it lapse for like 2 weeks because I was skint and now there's some dirty page squatting on it

Skillmister · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:27

Azza said:
Quick... some one register the domain for Skillmister's name.

I have my real name in both .co.uk & .com The .com sends you to .co.uk though just registered so no one else could have it. Don't really use it for much at the moment but now use it as my main email.

My firstnamesurname.co.uk is already taken by some blogger

I'm just going to add '3d' or something to the end of it

edit: and it just links to another site

damn him

Vulcan · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:45

DailyGeek said:
let it lapse for like 2 weeks because I was skint and now there's some dirty page squatting on it

You didn't have ~£5?

Hxc · 28 Mar 2011 at 12:54

I have grodecki.co.uk and use my email as Jordan(aadddco.uk. My details are all over the web on domain registry info anyway, I'm not paranoid