Google Domains have been acquired by Squarespace.
Here’s an article from https://newsroom.squarespace.com/blog/googledomains
We are excited to announce that Squarespace has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Google, whereby Squarespace will acquire the assets associated with the Google Domains business, which will be winding down following a transition period. This purchase includes approximately 10 million domains hosted on Google Domains spread across millions of customers.
“We are exceptionally proud to be chosen to serve the customers of the Google Domains business,” said Anthony Casalena, Founder & CEO of Squarespace. “Domains are a critical part of web infrastructure and an essential piece of every business’s online presence. We look forward to serving these new customers as we have served millions using our domain products and are committed to ensuring a seamless transition.”
“In keeping with our efforts to sharpen our focus, we have entered into a definitive agreement with Squarespace for the acquisition of customer accounts of the Google Domains registrar business,” said Matt Madrigal, Vice President and General Manager, Merchant Shopping of Google. “Supporting a smooth transition for customers over the coming months, with the help of the Google Domains team, is our top priority. Squarespace can provide an integrated experience of purchasing and managing domains along with offering other tools that these customers may need to build their online presence.”
Under the terms of the agreement, Squarespace will honor all existing Google Domains customers’ renewal prices for at least 12 months following the closing of the transaction, as well as provide additional incentives to encourage Google Domains customers to build a website with Squarespace and adopt other Squarespace offerings. Further, Squarespace will be leveraging Google’s infrastructure powering the Google Domains product during the migration period in order to ensure the seamless transfer of domains.
Upon closing, Squarespace, a long- time reseller of Google Workspace, 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. Squarespace will also provide billing and support services to Google Workspace customers that signed up for the service through Google Domains. Customers will continue to have the option to make changes to their domains account at any time.
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023, and is subject to certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. While the majority of the benefits of this deal will be realized in 2024 and beyond, Squarespace believes this deal will be meaningfully accretive to its business from both a revenue and free cash flow perspective over time.
For additional information on the agreement, please click here.
Summary:
It seems that all will be well and there shouldn’t be a disruption in service. If you had your domain with Google Domains and your website files somewhere else, you may want to move the domain to your hosting provider. Give Squarespace a chance, it looks as though this deal will close the third quarter of 2023 and most of the advantages will be in 2024.
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- Alignable has been around since 2014, is US-based and has over 7 million users in more than 35,000 communities. (2020 they had 4.5 million)
Alignable is a Boston based company that aims to connect the world’s local businesses and organizations. It’s made up of a partnership between various companies and provides business owners with a technology that helps users effectively network within the local community. Their services aim at improving business owners’ search for customers.
The connection created allows business owners to connect among themselves and share resources such as business advice, recommendations, and services. By doing this, the business economy is greatly enhanced.
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The large network formed connects various businesses in local communities. Through the community, the business owners can message one another about important updates and share events, promotions, and job openings, etc.
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Customers obtained through the network are from people that you can trust.
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Under the business owner forum, there are multiple answers to questions that you might have. There is a Q&A with Frequently Asked Questions as well as a business owner discussion forum.
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Vickie Christensen of Wellman Works Ltd. in Cameron Park, specializes in getting your business found on the Internet. I use my wealth of knowledge in the technical and marketing field earned over the last 30 plus years. I love working with businesses and making them more successful because that makes our community stronger.
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