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Google sells domain registration to Squarespace

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  • treesmokahtreesmokah Member

    @SirFoxy said:

    🔥🔥🔥

    I think I have posted it some time ago, my all time fav song.

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  • SirFoxySirFoxy Member

    @treesmokah said:

    @SirFoxy said:

    🔥🔥🔥

    I think I have posted it some time ago, my all time fav song.

    lmao you did and I have unironically listened to it a few times since

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  • treesmokahtreesmokah Member

    @SirFoxy said:

    @treesmokah said:

    @SirFoxy said:

    🔥🔥🔥

    I think I have posted it some time ago, my all time fav song.

    lmao you did and I have unironically listened to it a few times since

    I wish YouTube didn't take down all Moonman songs, so I'm stuck with Blp Kosher for now I guess.

  • FatGrizzlyFatGrizzly Member, Host Rep

    Google domains was cheaper when you register as Turkish.

    ~20$ for .net @ 5y

  • treesmokahtreesmokah Member
    edited June 2023

    @FatGrizzly said:
    Google domains was cheaper when you register as Turkish.

    ~20$ for .net @ 5y

    Nothing like some fine tax evasion and fraud.

  • nick_nick_ Member

    Thanks for the news. I have just moved the two domains I have with them to Spaceship.

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @raindog308 said:
    Feeling the heat from NameCrane.

    <3

    Francisco

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  • jamesratjamesrat Member

    I only have 1 domain with google and that was because they were the only place to get a .zip domain 🤣

  • jarjar Patron Provider, Top Host, Veteran

    So either Squarespace thinks this is a huge chance to upsell their services as a registrar with a jump started domain customer base, or Google sold it to them for less than it costs to start a domain registrar.

    I find both thoughts awkward.

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  • DPDP Administrator, The Domain Guy

    Google Domains users:

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  • saywhat13saywhat13 Member

    migrating out to namecheap...

  • JabJabJabJab Member
    edited June 2023

    @jar said: So either Squarespace thinks this is a huge chance to upsell their services as a registrar with a jump started domain customer base, or Google sold it to them for less than it costs to start a domain registrar.

    --

    "honor all existing Google Domains customers’ renewal prices for at least 12 months following the closing of the transaction"
    "will become the exclusive domains provider for any customer purchasing a domain along with their Workspace subscription from Google directly for a minimum of three years."

    Gambling on those Workspace clients?

  • Jack_SBEJack_SBE Member, Patron Provider

    Note everyone: this is still pending regulatory approval.

    Although it is likely to go through, who knows with the UK being the wild card they have been.

    It does make me wonder how serious google should be taken for their other enterprise products like Workspace - are they going to just kill it or sell it in 18 months time? Who knows.

  • lukehebblukehebb Member

    I don't see how anyone can take GCP seriously these days if they've started killing off products like this

    @Jack_SBE said: It does make me wonder how serious google should be taken for their other enterprise products like Workspace - are they going to just kill it or sell it in 18 months time? Who knows.

    Yeah I agree, I think Google are becoming an amazing sales team for Microsoft 365 now

  • rick2610rick2610 Member

    @jar said:
    So either Squarespace thinks this is a huge chance to upsell their services as a registrar with a jump started domain customer base, or Google sold it to them for less than it costs to start a domain registrar.

    I find both thoughts awkward.

    The paid $180 million for 10 million registered domains.

    source: https://domainnamewire.com/2023/06/15/squarespace-buys-google-domains-for-180-million/

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  • hades_corpshades_corps Member

    So that's where "We dont refund transaction fee" money went huh?

    Guess I'll have to find a new place as well.

  • emghemgh Member

    @rick2610 said: The paid $180 million for 10 million registered domains.

    What

    18 bucks per domain

    For a clientele of the majority probably not even using a builder of ANY sort

  • BlaZeBlaZe Member, Host Rep

    Now @Francisco gonna buy SquareSpace to relaunch BuyShared (also to make entry via Namecrane in domain market)

  • JasonMJasonM Member

    I'm late here

  • ordinancebordinanceb Member

    I can't wait for NameCrane. I only had one domain on Google Domains and it was only because they were the cheapest at the time. I swear I just need to finish the commit to de-google my life. While I still have my Google Apps / Workspace, it is not active. I can't trust them for email anymore after that fiasco.

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  • SirFoxySirFoxy Member

    In terms of current solutions... I switched my domains to CF like 2 years ago and love it.

    Not gonna fit everyone, though. Afaik you have to use CF DNS.

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  • ordinancebordinanceb Member

    @SirFoxy said:
    In terms of current solutions... I switched my domains to CF like 2 years ago and love it.

    Not gonna fit everyone, though. Afaik you have to use CF DNS.

    I use CF for DNS on several sites, but I have not heard good things about their registrar experience, particularly support.

  • emghemgh Member

    @ordinanceb said:

    @SirFoxy said:
    In terms of current solutions... I switched my domains to CF like 2 years ago and love it.

    Not gonna fit everyone, though. Afaik you have to use CF DNS.

    I use CF for DNS on several sites, but I have not heard good things about their registrar experience, particularly support.

    I don't think I've ever used any registrar support in my entire lifetime

  • emghemgh Member

    Although I'm not very old

    But I have had a fair bit of domains

    At a fair bit of registrars

  • SirFoxySirFoxy Member
    edited June 2023

    @ordinanceb said:

    @SirFoxy said:
    In terms of current solutions... I switched my domains to CF like 2 years ago and love it.

    Not gonna fit everyone, though. Afaik you have to use CF DNS.

    I use CF for DNS on several sites, but I have not heard good things about their registrar experience, particularly support.

    Yeah, I dunno. Used Cloudflare for about 10 years now, and I've never once submitted a ticket lol. Only started paying them 2 years ago anyways.

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  • ordinancebordinanceb Member
    edited June 2023

    @emgh said:
    Although I'm not very old

    But I have had a fair bit of domains

    At a fair bit of registrars

    I don't feel very old myself. Also have a large number of domains myself. As I've started to acquire more, I usually just accept them at whatever registrar they currently sit and then renew them if need be, otherwise I will sit on them a bit and then transfer them to one of my preferred registrars, currently NameCheap and Porkbun. If the project is not of high importance I will just use whatever is cheapest at tld-list and transfer them later.

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  • emghemgh Member
    edited June 2023

    @ordinanceb said:

    @emgh said:
    Although I'm not very old

    But I have had a fair bit of domains

    At a fair bit of registrars

    I don't feel very old myself. Also have a large number of domains myself. As I've started to acquire more, I usually just accept them at whatever registrar they currently sit and then renew them if need be, otherwise I will sit on them a bit and then transfer them to one of my preferred registrars, currently NameCheap and Porkbun. If the project is not of high importance I will just use whatever is cheapest at tld-list and transfer them later.

    Yeah

    I keep all at the same registrar

    But that’s just because I mostly use .se & .nu, and so they transfer for free

    I wouldn’t do that with .com or .net etc

    Sometimes I bulk transfer to the cheapest registrar, renew, transfer back to my favorite

  • eva2000eva2000 Veteran

    Bulk of my domains that aren't as important/parked are now with Cloudflare Registrar purely for the price and sometimes bulk transfer out when transfer discounts are available. Literally save thousands of $$$$ per year B) No Idea why folks would want yo pay more for Google Registrar.

    Bulk transfer into Cloudflare Registrar https://blog.centminmod.com/2021/03/04/2333/how-to-bulk-domain-transfer-to-cloudflare-registrar-and-save-on-domain-renewal-costs/

    Bulk transfers out of Cloudflare Registrar https://blog.centminmod.com/2021/02/28/2310/how-to-bulk-domain-transfer-out-from-cloudflare-registrar-via-cloudflare-api/

    Cloudflare Registrar though has one weakness for many domains and that is bulk domain management and billing management. That's one reason I still have other domains elsewhere.

  • FatGrizzlyFatGrizzly Member, Host Rep
    edited June 2023

    @eva2000 said: Literally save thousands of $$$$ per year B) No Idea why folks would want yo pay more for Google Registrar.

    .

    Google domains was cheaper when you register as Turkish.

    ~20$ for .net @ 5y

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  • raindog308raindog308 Administrator, Veteran

    @emgh said: 18 bucks per domain

    So taking .net as an example...

    Porkbun charges $11.48 per .net
    NameCheap: $11.98
    NameSilo: $11.79.
    GoDaddy: $14.99
    SquareSpace: $20.00
    NameCrane: who knows, but they'll have the coolest logo for sure

    Total ICANN fees that the registrar pays are $10.67 per .net registration or renewal. That doesn't include fixed fees.

    How many will renew at that price?

    People who sign up at SquareSpace are doing so out of convenience or cluelessness. Same as they would at HostGator or Dreamhost - "I need a website, I pick this company, ok they do everything."

    Is that the typical Google domains customer?

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