Why .cv domain might be the last real chance to own your name on the internet?

If you have ever tried to buy your first name as a domain, you already know the punchline. Almost everything is taken. Michael.com. Sara.io. David.dev. Jane.xyz. Gone. Sold years ago. If you want one today, you are either bidding at an auction or wiring four to six figures to a domain investor.

It is not surprising. First names are not unique. There are thousands of people who share yours, and the earliest buyers locked up the inventory long before you had a chance.

There is now one exception.

A new global domain extension, .cv, is offering first-name domains at a price that would have been unthinkable anywhere else. The extension calls itself the internet’s home for professional identity, and it is giving people the chance to claim FirstName.cv for $100, which is a 50 percent discounted price. For most people, this is the first time in a decade that a first name domain has been available without a multi-thousand-dollar auction attached to it.

Why does this window exist?

.cv launched globally last year. Its earliest breakout moment came from its adoption by read.cv, the designer and developer platform later acquired by Perplexity. That exposure pushed .cv into the global tech audience. But because the extension is still young, first names have not yet been mass registered.

In other words, the land grab has not happened yet. You are early.

How to secure your first name?

The easiest way is through Ola.cv, the official registry storefront. You can search for your name, buy it instantly, and get full DNS management in the dashboard. For most people, the premium first name price comes out to $100 today. Once the discount ends, this will likely return to the standard premium tier.

Steps:

  1. Visit https://ola.cv__

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  2. Search your First Name
  3. If it is available, lock it in at the discounted price
  4. Set up DNS or connect it to any profile or site you want

That is it.

Want a profile in sixty seconds instead of building a site?

If you want your FirstName.cv to become a fully generated professional profile without design work or writing, you can skip straight to Hello.cv. It creates an AI-crafted, Notion-style webpage that is optimized for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other answer engines.

You get a clean professional profile, Structured data built for AI indexing, A page that shows up fast for “who is <your name>” queries, Zero configuration, and free .cv DNS Management

If you want the AI experience, go to Hello.cv. If you want the raw domain and none of the AI-powered stuff, visit Ola.cv

Other places you can buy .cv

If you prefer your usual registrar, you can get regular .cv domains everywhere. Prices range from about $2 during seasonal promos to $10 on a normal day. You will find .cv on:

• Namecheap
• Dynadot
• NameSilo
• Porkbun
• Gname
• Spaceship
• And more than twenty others

The last moment before prices skyrocket

Most people who own short domains bought them ten to twenty years ago. The same pattern will happen with .cv once awareness spreads. First names are always the first to disappear, and once they are gone, they do not return unless someone resells at a premium.

If you ever wanted your name as a domain without paying auction prices, this might be your only chance left on the modern internet.

Check your name. If it is available, take it. It will not stay available for long.