# A personal website for $20 a year

> Get a personal website on your own domain, with SSL, for $20 a year. makerhandle hosts your maker page at yourname.com. No builder, no upkeep.

If you want yourname.com to show who you are and what you make, you may not need a website builder at all. makerhandle Pro hosts your page on your domain.

## What you actually get

Be clear about what this is: makerhandle hosts **your makerhandle page** on your domain. That page has your photo, name, location, a Markdown bio, your socials, your projects and an optional subscribe box, laid out by one of seven templates.

It is not general web hosting. You cannot upload HTML files, run WordPress or add extra pages. For many people that is exactly right: the personal site they meant to build was always "who I am, what I make, how to reach me".

## The cost, compared

- **makerhandle Pro:** $20 a year, custom domain and SSL included.
- **Squarespace:** Basic is $19 a month billed annually ($25 month to month), so around $228 a year.
- **Wix:** the Light plan is about $18 a month billed annually in the US.
- **Carrd:** Pro Standard, the tier with custom domains, is $19 a year, and you design the page yourself.

You still buy the domain itself from a registrar, typically $10 to $20 a year for a .com. Prices from public pricing pages and 2026 guides; check each site for current numbers. More detail in [how to host a personal website for $20 a year](https://makerhandle.com/blog/host-personal-website-for-20-a-year).

## Setup in minutes

1. Build your page on the free plan at makerhandle.com/yourname.
2. Upgrade to Pro and type your domain in Settings.
3. Add the CNAME record the editor shows you at your DNS provider.
4. Wait for the status to turn active. SSL is issued automatically.

A subdomain like me.yourname.com works with any DNS provider. A root domain like yourname.com needs CNAME flattening or an ALIAS record. See [custom domain](https://makerhandle.com/features/custom-domain).

## Better than a static page

Unlike a page you host yourself, makerhandle comes with cookie-free **analytics**, an **email subscribe box**, **verified revenue** from Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Gumroad, RevenueCat or Shopify, a theme builder, and pages served fast from Cloudflare's edge network. Nothing to update, patch or renew, including the SSL certificate.

If you outgrow it, point the domain elsewhere. You own the domain, so you keep your address.

## Sources

- [Squarespace: pricing](https://www.squarespace.com/pricing)
- [Wix: premium plans](https://www.wix.com/plans)
- [Carrd: Pro plans and prices](https://carrd.com/pro)

## Questions

### Can I host any website on makerhandle?

No. makerhandle hosts your makerhandle page on your domain. You cannot upload your own HTML, run WordPress or add other pages.

### Is the domain included?

No. You buy the domain from any registrar. Connecting it, plus SSL, is included in Pro at $20 a year.

### Can I use yourname.com instead of a subdomain?

Yes, if your DNS provider supports CNAME flattening or ALIAS records. Cloudflare DNS does, for example.

### What happens if I stop paying?

Your page drops back to the free plan at makerhandle.com/yourname, and visitors to your custom domain are redirected there.

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Source: https://makerhandle.com/for/personal-website
makerhandle: makerhandle is a link in bio for makers and founders: every project with its status and revenue verified from Stripe, Paddle and more.