User friendly, integrates with webpage
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: Google has launched a public beta of its new service, called Google Domains, in the United States, just days after rumors ran rampant of interest in the colossal U.S. car insurance market.
Until Domains, the only avenue offered by Google for buying domains was through Google Apps, which was a convoluted process.
The newly released web service is much more user friendly and conveniently includes integration with four third-party webpage developers– WIX, Squarespace, Weebly, WIN, and Shopify. Users are also given 200 email addresses along with 100 sub-domains with prices starting at $12 a year.
Forbes’ research found that Google Domains supports over 60 domain endings including .management, .coffee, .company, .recipes, .clothing, and .solar. The new “top-level” domains have a higher registration cost per year. For example, .academy costs $30 per year instead of the nominal $12 cost of a .com domain name.
If you do not live in the United States, you can sign up to be alerted when Google Domains is available in your country. While no specific dates have been given, it is expected to roll out across other territories in the near future.
Google Domains appears to be a derivative of Google’s quiet shift in priorities. In order to continue its relentless evolution, the tech giant has focused substantial resources on implementing commission-based services to expand its revenue stream. In the face of declining ad sales, Google is now even willing to compete with its own clients.
The Mountain View-based company has been using the U.K. as a sandbox for its next generation of online products, having established a website that is home to multiple price contrasting services. Currently available to denizens of the British isle are comparisons of credit cards, car and travel insurance, mortgages, and bank accounts.