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Learn more about Personal Domains

What are personal domains?

Personal domains allow you to turn your profile into your own personal website. You can assign your own domain to it (e.g. yourdomain.com), customize the typography, and even change the theme. Personal domains make sharing your profile even more professional and personalized.

Change the look and feel of your profile with personal domains

How do I unlock personal domains?

Personal domains are a free feature that can be unlocked by inviting 5 or more friends to read.cv with your referral link. To read more about how referral links work, click here.

How do I set a custom domain?

Open the Profile Editor from your profile and click Personal Domain in the left hand column. Under Custom Domain enter the domain name that you would like to use and click save.

Once you have entered your domain name you will be prompted to update your DNS settings with your domain registrar. Follow these instructions and return to this screen when you have completed them. If you are unfamiliar with how to do this you can follow this article or contact us for support. Once you have updated your DNS settings you will see a green checkmark indicated that your custom domain has been updated.

How do I change the typography on my personal domain?

Open the Profile Editor from your profile and click Personal Domain in the left hand column. From there you will be able to choose between 'Sans', 'Serif', and 'Mono'.

How do I change the theme on my personal domain?

Open the Profile Editor from your profile and click Personal Domain in the left hand column. From there you will be able to choose from six visually distinct themes in addition to the default theme.

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