24 June 2026 · 3 min read

Free subdomain or your own domain?

When the free link is fine, and when it is worth pointing a real domain at your site.

Every site you publish gets a free link straight away, so you can share it the moment it looks right. A custom domain is the next step, not a prerequisite.

Stay on the free link when

  • You are testing an idea or a second service line.
  • You mainly get work through referrals and social profiles.
  • You want something live today with nothing to configure.

Move to your own domain when

  • You are printing the address on a van, a card or a shopfront.
  • You are running ads and want the address to look established.
  • You want email on the same name as your website.

How connecting works

You can connect a domain you already own. Connecting an existing domain means adding two A records and two TXT records at your registrar; the builder then checks them for you and provisions the certificate automatically. Custom domains are part of the Premium plan.

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