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ibuildinpublic vs buildinpublic.com
ibuildinpublic is the better home for the product and the build. buildinpublic.com is a directory of people, with profiles claimed from an X handle and richer product pages still ahead.
ibuildinpublic is the stronger place to send someone who wants the product. The profile, the product pages, the posts, and the experiences stay together, and that page is still the right link later.
buildinpublic.com is a directory of people who build in public. You claim a profile from an X handle and can be found by name, bio, or location. Verified projects can be listed there. Their own pages describe richer product profiles as something still ahead, which is the gap ibuildinpublic already covers.
Where ibuildinpublic is ahead
ibuildinpublic is the better ongoing home. buildinpublic.com still covers a narrower job.
What it is
ibuildinpublic. A public home for the product and the build around it
buildinpublic.com. A directory of people, with the product still secondary
How you join
ibuildinpublic. Your own account, with the product attached
buildinpublic.com. A profile claimed from an X handle
What you publish
ibuildinpublic. Profile, product pages, posts, and experiences in one place
buildinpublic.com. A person profile, plus verified projects beside it
How people find you
ibuildinpublic. The builder, the product, and the work
buildinpublic.com. Search by name, bio, or location
The product page
ibuildinpublic. The product already has its own page you can keep updating
buildinpublic.com. The person comes first. Richer product pages are still ahead
Best at
ibuildinpublic. The link that still explains the product later
buildinpublic.com. Being listed among people who build in public
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Choose ibuildinpublic
Choose ibuildinpublic when the product should have a page of its own. That is the link worth putting in a bio.
When buildinpublic.com still helps
buildinpublic.com still helps when you also want a listing in that X-linked people directory.
If you use both, ibuildinpublic is the page to send people to. A buildinpublic.com profile can point here.
Questions people ask
Is ibuildinpublic the same as buildinpublic.com?
No, and ibuildinpublic is the better home for the product. This site holds the profile, product pages, posts, and experiences. buildinpublic.com is a separate directory of people, with profiles claimed from an X handle.
Do I need an X account for ibuildinpublic?
No. ibuildinpublic has its own accounts, so the product page does not depend on an X handle. buildinpublic.com uses an X handle to claim a profile.
Which one should I link from a bio?
Link ibuildinpublic. That opens the product and the build. A buildinpublic.com profile is optional, and it should point back here.