Earlier this year, Google announced that it would close its “Domains” service and sell it to Squarespace. While the transition process between the two platforms was continuing, Google suddenly stopped domain name sales.
Google Domains has quietly stopped selling domain names to new and existing customers. It announced the news on Domains’ website, but did not send any notification email to users. Users who want to buy a domain name are directed to Squarespace’s own site.
When users want to access the Domains service, they encounter the following message:
Squarespace, an American-based website creation company, charges a fee equivalent to what Google charges for domain names. Domain names starting from an average of $12 per year are offered to users on Squarespace.
This change does not prevent existing users from using the “Domains” service. All existing information and controls remain the same, but they cannot add anything to their own portfolio. Customers using Domains will notice “Squarespace is the founding company for your domain name, and Google will manage your domain name during the transition process” at the top of the service page. They encounter a notification.
The sale of the “Domains” service, which hosted more than 10 million domain names, to Squarespace was completed on September 7.
Google stated that the reason for selling this service to Squarespace was to improve their focus. After this move by Google, which uses its own resources for artificial intelligence, it is divesting from services that are not very related to its goals.
To learn more details about the sale of Domains service to Squarespace, you can check out our news below.
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