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title: "Best Benefit Ever: Make Design Your Domain"
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**What is it?** The Australian Graphic Design Association knows its member base is well-connected online—almost by default, in fact. But there are always ways to underline that point even more, and through a collaboration with the domain registrar Porkbun, AGDA is offering discounts on .design top-level domains: free for the first year, [with 40 percent discounts each year thereafter (opens in a new tab)](https://agda.design/)
.

**Why it works:** The approach isn’t too uncommon in the association space—the National Association of Realtors, for example, [offers a similar benefit to its members](http://associationsnow.com/2013/11/top-level-domains-as-a-member-benefit-ask-your-realtor/)
—but as much design work is done for online audiences these days, [the top-level domain offering (opens in a new tab)](http://www.agda.com.au/resources/news/2015/11/new-member-benefit-design/)
 is a particularly good fit for the firms and artists that make up the group’s more than 2,600 members.

**Other benefits:** [AGDA puts on a number of events for members (opens in a new tab)](http://www.agda.com.au/become-a-member/benefits/)
 to show off their design skills. AGDA events, along with those presented by affiliated organizations, are offered at discounted members-only prices. Members also have access to mentorship programs, legal aid, and discounts on project-management tools.

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[Ernie Smith](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/)

Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now.

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