Your page, on your own domain

Subdomain or root domain

You can connect either:

• a subdomain like links.yourdomain.com, me.yourdomain.com or hi.yourname.dev
• a root domain like yourname.com

A subdomain is the simplest choice and leaves your main website and email alone. A root domain works well if you bought a domain just for your page. Root domains need a DNS provider that supports CNAME flattening (or ALIAS / ANAME records), because the DNS standard does not allow a plain CNAME at the root. Our guide on custom domains for your link in bio explains the difference.

Guided setup

Type the domain you want in Settings. makerhandle shows the exact records to add at your DNS provider: a CNAME that points your domain at your page, and sometimes a TXT record to confirm you own it or to let the certificate be issued.

Add them at your registrar, then come back. The editor checks the records and shows the status as it goes from pending to active. Most of the time that takes minutes. If something is wrong, you see it in the editor rather than finding out from a broken link. No support ticket needed.

SSL, handled

Once your records are in place, an SSL certificate is issued for your domain automatically and renewed before it expires. Your page loads over https with a padlock, which matters because browsers warn visitors about plain http pages.

You do not need to buy, upload or renew a certificate yourself, and there is no expiry date to put in your calendar. It is the same setup whether you use a subdomain or a root domain, and it keeps working for as long as your records stay in place.

Why use your own domain

• It looks like yours. A link on your own domain reads as part of your brand, not someone else's.
• It is portable. If you ever move tools, you change a DNS record instead of every bio, every old post and every printed card.
• It is memorable. Easier to say on a podcast, type from a slide or print on a sticker.
• It builds on what you own. Every link you share points at a domain you control.

Pair it with the custom theme builder and the badge removal on Pro, and the page looks entirely your own.

Included with Pro

Custom domains are part of Pro at $20 a year, alongside unlimited projects, all seven templates, every theme and the custom theme builder, a year of stats and no badge. There is no separate charge for the domain feature or for SSL. You bring the domain from any registrar, and keep full ownership of it.

Billed yearly through Stripe, cancel any time. See pricing, read how it helps solopreneurs, or claim your handle and set up your page first on the free plan.