New web service Nombray is out to help folks establish their online identity by registering their name-based domain. Enter your name into the Nombray search engine and register the various available combinations of vanity URL available. (For example, a search for my name returns GinaTrapani.name, GinaTrapani.us, GTrapani.com, etc.) Then, register the URLs of your choice for $20 apiece, and use Nombray’s simple web page designer and hosting service to link to the various social networks and profiles you’ve set up across the web.
Personal branding domain names are extremely important. The issue was discussed on the web many times already as well as on this blog .Owning a portfolio of family based domain names I can tell you that we constantly are getting emails that are intended to others, as many believe the correct contact must own their family based domain names. If you still do not own your identity as a domain name I urge you too. And if possible, get your lastname.com as well, although that may be hard or impossible at times.
Back to Nombray, pricing on their site is a little high although I’m guessing their target audience is unsophisticated web users for the most part. All in all, seems like a well executed design as well as a simple and clear enough concept here. If they do make a dent and get users to understand domain names a little better that is good to all domain owners, as it is raise awareness, increase value.
Source: Posted on TheConceptualist by Sahar Sarid -- Reprinted with permission -- December 3, 2008 Sahar Sarid