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What is a suitable web address suffix for an online portfolio?

Asked by jz1220 (829points) April 20th, 2008

I am not a company or a freelance designer, but I do want to be able to show people my work over the internet. Would .info be the appropriate choice over .com?

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jrpowell's avatar

Info is usually frowned upon. If you can get the ”.com” I would. If not maybe go with a ”.name” if it is a personal site.

srmorgan's avatar

you could also use .US.

SRM

mirza's avatar

I wouldnt recommend the .info either. I do not frequent any site that have the .info domain. There are some really good .com names available. Last week when i was trying to find a new domain , i found about 13 five-letter .com domains.

These are available – burnp.com, iamjz.com, etc.

aloha's avatar

this guy has free hasaportfolio.com names available through tumblr… sounds cool… check it out at http://pixelspread.com/blog/334/has-a-portfolio

jz1220's avatar

Ok, my gut instinct was to go with .com, but I was afraid it would sound too corporate. I guess I was just paranoid. Thanks for confirming my initial thought!

jrpowell's avatar

The dot com is assumed. It is best to get it if you can actually find one that works for you and is available.

edit :: and dot “net” isn’t bad either.

mirza's avatar

@aloha: the “this guy” is actually my friend matt mcInerney

aloha's avatar

@mirza: sorry for not properly crediting “this guy” ... i like your friend’s work on pixelspread a LOT!

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