Meet Ola.cv: HackerNoon Company of the Week

We are back with another Company of the Week feature! Every week, we share an awesome tech brand from our tech company database, making their evergreen mark on the internet. This unique HackerNoon database ranks S&P 500 companies and top startups of the year alike.

This week, we are proud to present Ola.cv, the official registry for the .CV domain. If you’re wondering why “.cv” sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the short hand for curriculum vitae, or that piece of paper you submit when applying for jobs.

Curriculum vitae tech is either non-existent, or hopelessly outdated, but thanks to services like Ola.cv you (or your brand) can build next-gen professional links and profiles, joining industry leaders who are using .cv domains to build their digital presence.

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Fun Fact: Ola.cv Takes The Awkwardness Out Of Using Your Own Name as a Domain

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.

Ola.cv’s 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 a lot less than elsewhere. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ” 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

Folks, take note! :sunglasses:

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Ola.cv 🤝HackerNoon Business Blogging

Ola.cv has partnered with HackerNoon on the business blogging program, designed to drive technologists to content and optimize brand recall.

HackerNoon's Business Blogging program gives the business the screen space of the author bio, links to business social media accounts, and a prominent call to action linking to anywhere on the interwebs of the sponsor's choosing.

For Ola.cv, the business blogging program offered an opportunity to bring their best foot forward, and truly demonstrate their technical prowess to a relevant audience.

Discover Ola.cv’s Latest Insights on HackerNoon

• Free .cv Domains for Everyone: A Tiny Island Nation Is Rewriting the Future of Professional Profiles
• How To Get a First Name Domain for Less Than $101

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Ola.cv 🤝 HackerNoon Targeted Ads + Newsletter Campaign

Ola.cv also partnered with HackerNoon to promote its “Claim your name on a .cv domain” campaign via the HackerNoon Newsletter.

This partnership put Ola.cv’s “Claim your name on a .cv domain” messaging in front of 325k+ tech professionals and enthusiasts who follow the HackerNoon Newsletter, targeting the most relevant technology categories on HackerNoon to maximize effectiveness.

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Ad Placement by Content Relevancy, Explained in 7 Seconds

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That's all this week, folks!

Stay Creative, Stay Iconic.

The HackerNoon Team