Essential
Our certificate artwork with your name and domain, printed on matte art paper and hung from a natural oak hanger, ready for the wall.
Give someone their own .com. Framed.
Dotdeed registers your personalised domain and ships you your custom certificate, perfect for wrapping, gifting or simply enjoying.
- Birthdays
- Graduations
- New businesses
- Weddings
- Christmas
Get your perfect .com
Custom email for the people
and not just nerds
james@carter.com
hello@northgate.co
studio@brightlane.io
mia@bakerfield.com
sam@riverstone.dev
ava@stonemill.net
leo@brightpath.app
grace@oakfield.co
Three steps. No work needed.
We register the domain, print the certificate and post it. You don’t need to know a thing about domains.
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Find their .com
Find their optimal domain, customised for nobody but them.
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Design their certificate
Choose their style suited for the occasion or event.
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Gift it
Give them the gift of their domain, just scan the added QR code to redeem.
A design for every occasion.
Tap one to start with that look. You add their name and a message, and see it before you pay.
The same domain, three ways to give it
Pick how the certificate is presented. You choose the style, the wording and the occasion in the next step.
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Premium
Framed 8×10", matted and ready to hang, with the font, colour and wording yours to set.
Elite
Everything in Premium, plus a full editor: add and move text, pictures and graphics anywhere on the certificate.
Give them a real physical gift, not just a digital throwaway.
Give someone a real representation of their website, business, email or passion project.
- Starting a businessThe name it all begins with.
- Office secret SantaA gift that stands out from the mugs.
- Birthdays and graduationsSomething to keep, frame and use.
- A wedding or a new babyA name that is theirs for good.
Find a name
Search for a name that’s still free, from .com to .org and more, and see the price straight away.
Find their .com →Design the certificate
Birthday, graduation, wedding, new baby, new business: pick a style, add their name and see it live before you buy.
Design yours →Keep track
Every certificate you’ve ordered in one place, with tracking for the print and the link to pass on.
Open your vault →
Their domain, with real Gmail
Give them an email address with their own name on it, like hello@theirname.com, working right inside Gmail. We create the mailbox and set up the domain’s mail records.
- Gmail
- Calendar
- Docs
- Meet
Optional add-on at checkout · billed yearly, cancel anytime
The terms, in plain English
Printing, gifting, refunds, domain registration and renewal, all set out as short clauses with the important bits in bold. No walls of legalese.
A Dotdeed certificate is a decorative, commemorative keepsake, not a legal deed, and not proof of domain ownership. Where a domain is involved, ownership is determined by the domain registrar's registration record.
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Dotdeed · Certificates
Why Own a Custom Certificate?
A domain is more than a web address. It's a name that's yours.
A Tangible Keepsake
Your domain lives in the cloud, but your connection to it deserves to be physical. A Dotdeed certificate transforms your digital property into a beautiful, displayable document you can frame, display, and treasure.
The Perfect Gift
Surprise someone with a framed certificate declaring their very own corner of the internet. Birthdays, business launches, milestones: a Dotdeed certificate is a meaningful, memorable gift they can hold.
A Real Domain Behind It
When a domain comes with the certificate, it’s a real, registered domain, and the QR code on the print is how the person you give it to claims it. The certificate itself is a keepsake, not a legal document.
Fully Customizable
Choose from Essential, Premium, or Elite tiers. Premium and Elite let you set the font, colour and award title, and Elite adds an interactive editor for text, images and graphics. Your certificate, your way.
Ready to create your own certificate?
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Step 2: Choose Your Tier
Choose your certificate tier
Each tier offers progressively more customization. Pick the level that suits your style.
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Certificate of
Digital Ownership
Digital Ownership
Our certificate artwork with your name and domain, printed on a wooden hanger.
✓ A4 matte art print on a natural oak hanger
✓ Magnetic hanger and cord, ready to hang
✓ Any of our designs
✓ Optional signature
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Premium
Enhanced
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Certificate of
Digital Ownership
Digital Ownership
Framed, matted and ready to hang, with the font, colour and wording yours to set.
✓ Everything in Essential
✓ Framed 8×10", matted and glazed
✓ Font and colour
✓ Award title
✓ A line of custom inscription
Elite
Full Custom
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Certificate of
Digital Ownership
Digital Ownership
Everything in Premium, plus the editor: move anything, add your own text, images and graphics.
✓ Everything in Premium
✓ Drag, resize and rotate anything
✓ Add text and images anywhere
✓ Graphics library (seal, stars, flowers)
✓ Text formatting and background colour
✓ Your design is saved — restore it later
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Gift Details
Choose a certificate design from the presets.
The person receiving this gift certificate
Your domain namespace
Optional notes for your custom certificate edition.
No domain chosen yet, so this certificate will print without a QR code. Add a domain to include the claim QR.
Interactive Studio: drag, resize & rotate objects · double-click text to edit · paste (Ctrl+V) or upload images
Tap something on the certificate to edit it
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Background
Border style
Background colour
Select a certificate preset
Pick the design for your certificate. Your current certificate stays as the default.
Choose a preset to apply it to your certificate. Classic is the default.
Change the printed name?
You picked in the Domain Shopper. You can change the name that is printed on the certificate, but the QR code, the price and your order will still be for .
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Dotdeed · Domain Marketplace
Find your perfect domain
Search thousands of domains and pair them with a premium Dotdeed certificate.
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Next steps
What happens next
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Buy a domain
Find and secure your ideal address in the marketplace.
Search thousands of domains, filter by TLD and price, and pick one that's available. It flows straight into your certificate.
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Customise your certificate
Pick a tier, add your name & domain, and style it live.
Choose Essential, Premium or Elite, personalise the name and domain, then preview everything live before you finalise.
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Receive & display
It arrives ready to frame — gift it, or keep it.
Printed on quality fine-art paper for a keepsake, or keep it safe in your digital vault, ready to frame, gift, or display.
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Dotdeed · Vault
Certificate Vault
Manage and access your Dotdeed certificates
No certificates saved yet.
Create your first certificate in the Studio.
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Dotdeed · My Domains
Your Domains
Everything for the domains you own: email, renewal and your details
Dotdeed · About
About Dotdeed
Where a domain name becomes a keepsake worth framing.
Our Mission
Dotdeed transforms how people celebrate domain ownership. We craft premium, displayable certificates that turn a domain name into something you can hold: framed, gifted and treasured. Whether it's for yourself or for someone else, each certificate gives a name on the internet the ceremony it deserves.
Domains as Gifts
A domain name is more than a web address. It's a meaningful gift. Register one for someone, pair it with a printed certificate, and they claim it by scanning the QR code on the print and entering the Registry ID from your confirmation email. Celebrate a new business, a milestone, or a name they'll grow into.
Your Domain Workspace
Everything in one place. Browse and buy in the Domain Shopper, design your certificate in the Studio, and keep every piece in your Vault.
What is a domain name?
A domain name is simply a name for a place on the internet. It’s what people type to find a website, like yourname.com, and it’s what comes after the @ in an email address, like hello@yourname.com. There is only ever one of each, so once a name belongs to you, nobody else can have it.
Think of a shop sign
A shop puts its name above the door so people can find it. A domain does the same job for the internet: a name that points people to you. It’s easy to remember, easy to share, and yours alone.
What can you do with one?
As much or as little as you like. Some people build a website or set up a professional email address. Others simply keep the name safe for the day they want it, like reserving a name for a future business, a new baby or a club.
How long does it last?
A domain is registered for a set number of years and then renewed, a bit like a magazine subscription. As long as it’s renewed, it stays theirs, and we send a reminder before it’s due so nothing gets forgotten.
Why it makes a lovely gift
Part keepsake, part head start.
A domain lives on a screen, which is exactly why it’s easy to overlook. Dotdeed makes it something you can hold. We register the name, print a certificate with their name on it (framed, if you like) and post it to you or straight to them. To claim it, they scan the QR code on the certificate and make a free account. That’s all: no technical knowledge needed, from either of you.
Not sure which name to pick? Try theirs, their business, or a favourite hobby. The Domain Shopper shows you what’s free.
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Running your domain with My Domains
Once your account owns a domain, a My Domains tab appears at the top of the site. It’s where you look after it: renew it, add email, point it at a website and, if you ever want to, take it somewhere else. Nothing is locked in. The domain is yours.
Overview
See when your domain renews and what the registry holds about you. Renew with Dotdeed in one payment (together with your Gmail, if you have it), or with the registrar yourself. We email you reminders before it’s due.
Get an address like hello@yourname.com: Gmail for your domain, or a simple inbox. We add the mail records; the Google or Zoho sign-up itself happens in your own account.
Advanced DNS
Every record that tells the internet where your website and email live, laid out in a table you can search, add to, edit and delete. Ready-made sets add a website, Google, Zoho or Cloudflare email in one go.
Nameservers
Nameservers decide who looks after your DNS. By default it’s us. Switch to Cloudflare or your web host by entering their nameservers, and switch back whenever you like.
Transfer & lock
A lock that stops anyone moving your domain without you, and the transfer code you need when you do want to move it to another registrar.
Advanced DNS in plain English
DNS is the internet’s address book. Your domain name is easy to remember; DNS records tell computers where to find your website and where to deliver your email. You only need this tab if you’re setting up a website, connecting a service or changing where email goes. The records you’ll meet most:
- A and AAAA
- Point your name at a website’s server address.
- CNAME
- An alias: sends one name to another, like www to your main site.
- MX
- Says which mail service receives email sent to your address.
- TXT
- A short note, often used to prove to Google or Zoho that the domain is yours.
- TTL
- How long others may remember an answer before asking again. A lower number makes changes show up sooner.
A change can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours to reach everyone, so don’t worry if it hasn’t shown up straight away.
Careful with email records. If your domain has Gmail or an inbox on it, its MX and TXT records are what keep that email working. Edit them only when you mean to.
Moving your domain out of Dotdeed
It’s your domain, so you can move it to any other registrar (the company that registers domain names, like Namecheap, GoDaddy or Cloudflare). You do it yourself in My Domains → Transfer & lock:
- Check your email is verified. The registrar emailed you a link when you claimed the domain. Transfers won’t go through until it’s confirmed.
- Unlock the domain. The lock is on by default, so nobody can move it without you.
- Show and copy the transfer code. It’s also called an EPP or auth code. Keep it private: with the code and an unlocked domain, anyone can move it.
- Start the transfer at your new registrar. Enter your domain name and the code.
- Approve the emails they send. A transfer usually finishes within about a week.
- Keep the domain renewed until it’s done. The new registrar normally adds a year to your renewal date.
Before you go
- The 60-day rule. A domain can’t be transferred for 60 days after it’s first registered, or after it last moved. A brand-new domain may need to wait.
- Your website and email. They depend on your DNS records, and a transfer doesn’t always carry them across. Copy your records from Advanced DNS and add them at your new host so nothing stops working.
- Gmail or an inbox through Dotdeed. Tell us you’re moving (just reply to any Dotdeed email) and we’ll help you keep it working.
- You may not need to transfer at all. To use another company for your website or DNS, change the nameservers or add a record instead. The domain can stay put.
Where your domain lives
Every domain is registered with a registrar, and ours is ResellerClub. Until you claim a gift, we hold the domain for you. Once you’ve claimed it, it’s moved into your own account with the registrar, with the details you gave, and you’re emailed a login for it. New domains wait 60 days before they can move between accounts. While that move is waiting, My Domains still works: you can manage your DNS, nameservers and lock from there.
Legal & policies
Terms, refunds & how it all works
Printing and delivery, gifting and claiming a domain, refunds and returns, and who is responsible for domain renewal, all set out as short clauses in plain English, with the caveats in the small print.
A Dotdeed certificate is a decorative, commemorative keepsake, not a legal deed, and not proof of domain ownership. Where a domain is involved, ownership is determined by the domain registrar's registration record.
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Shipping Address
Your certificate will be printed and shipped to this address.
This is a gift: don’t redeem it yourself. Whoever redeems the Registry ID first gets the domain, so if you claim it, the person you’re giving it to won’t be able to.
Use an address you can open right now. Our registrar emails a verification link to it for your domain. If it isn’t clicked within 15 days, the domain is suspended.
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Email on your domain Optional add-on
Turn your domain into real email addresses like hello@yourdomain.com. We add the mail records to your domain and guide you through the rest of the setup.
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