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Bounley vs doing it yourself

To look like a real brand online you need three things: your own domain, an email address at it, and a website. Here is what it takes to put them together yourself, and what Bounley, the platform built for personal brands, does instead.

Short answer

Doing it yourself means three accounts: a domain registrar (around $10 to $20 a year), an email host such as Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 (usually from around $7 a month per address) with DNS records copied between them, and a website builder (free to around $20 a month, plus hours of design). Bounley sets up the website, the domain and the email in one sign-up, with the card and signature made from the same site.

Doing it yourself

What you needWhere people usually get itWhat it takes
Your own domainA domain registrar, such as GoDaddy, Namecheap or PorkbunUsually around $10 to $20 a year, plus settings most people never touch
Email at your domainAn email provider, such as Google Workspace or Microsoft 365Usually from about $6 to $8 a month, plus DNS records copied between two sites
A websiteA website builder, such as Squarespace, Wix or CarrdFree to about $20 a month, plus hours of building
A page for your biosA link-in-bio toolAnother account, another look, another place to update
A card and email signatureSeparate tools againMade by hand, and out of date the next time anything changes

Prices are typical starting prices and change; check each company’s site for today’s.

Two link in bio pages made with Bounley, on phones: a creator's page with his photo as the cover and a singer's page with a sunset album cover and tour dates. Beside it: “The link in bio that’s yours”, the Bounley logo, bounley.me/yourname and bounley.com.
The link in bio that’s yours. Made with Bounley.

With Bounley

  • One sign-up for the site, the domain, the email, the card and the signature.
  • Records put in for you on a domain from Bounley, so email works without touching DNS.
  • Everything matches, because the card, the signature and the picture your link shows when it’s shared are all made from your site.
  • Change it once. Edit your site and the card, the signature and the preview follow.

Your site, card, signature and stats are free while Bounley is in beta. Premium, for your own domain and email at it, is invitation-only during the beta. Your own domain and email has the details.

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