Buy a domain

For countries where Google Domains is available, you tin can use Google Domains to purchase a domain. By default, Google Domains provides a one-year registration period and opts you in to machine-renew (step 6 below).

How to buy a domain

Follow these instructions to purchase a domain:

  1. Search for an available domain. Identify the 1 you lot'd like to purchase.
  2. Click Add to cart .
  3. To review your cart, click View cart.
    • To remove a domain, next to the name you want to remove, click the Trash tin can Delete  .
  4. Cull how many years of registration y'all want to purchase at their electric current price.
  5. To enter additional information required by some domains for example, .us and .ca, click Enter info.
  6. Select a privacy option
  7. Optional: Google Domains defaults to Machine-renew. You lot can choose to opt out.
    • Motorcar-renew keeps your payment current so you keep ownership of your domain.
    • When auto-renew is on, Google automatically bills the payment method on your account each year effectually the time your domain expires.
    • Learn more most renewal options.
  8. Optional: If y'all want to ready up a custom e-mail domain, check the box and fill out your personal data.
  9. At the bottom of the cart, click Checkout.
  10. Enter or edit your domain'due south public contact information. This becomes the public contact data for your domain in the WHOIS database.
  11. Select your payment method.
  12. Click Purchase. Processing your registration can take upwardly to a few minutes.

Tip: Purchase multiple years of registration to avoid potential future price increases.

Premium domains

A premium domain is 1 that the current possessor offers for sale or resale at a premium toll. In that location are 2 kinds of premium domains:

Aftermarket premium domain

The current domain possessor offers it for resale for a one-time aftermarket fee. Once you buy the domain, you tin can add together multiple years of registration and renew at the renewal toll set for the superlative-level domain (TLD) of the domain (for example, $12.00 per year for a .com).

Registry premium domain

The registry offers the domain for a premium toll. In most cases, the registry charges a different fee for transfers, boosted years of registration, renewal, and restoration from the base cost for that domain'southward catastrophe. To acquire a premium domain, the registry may require you to pay a higher one-time cost. Google automatically adds this cost, if applicable, to your registration fee.

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