Google has launched its domain registration service, Google Domains in India, albeit in beta. This was first spotted by Labnol. The search giant hasn't made any noise about this yet, and the same reflects on the Google Domains site as well, where unlike other domain registration services, there are no special offers or discounts. How it works? As is the case with most other similar services, you first pick a domain name (the name of your website) and then the top-level domain (TLD), i.e., the .com, .in, etc domain ending. Following this, you can create a website via services like Blogger, Shopify, Squarespace, Weebly and Wix offered by Google. Some of the other features include custom email ID from G Suite and customisable sub-domains. Oh, and private registration is included in the cost of purchasing a domain, which essentially means that your postal address and phone number will be kept private in the public WHOIS database. Users can also transfer an existing domain to Google Domains, or even between Google accounts. Pricing Google Domains is priced significantly higher than similar services currently operating in India. One of the most commonly used TLD, .com is priced at Rs 860 per year. Some of the other popular TLD choices in India are: .co.in priced at Rs 790 per year, .in priced at Rs 860 per year (note that .in domains do not allow private registration), .info priced at Rs 860 per year, and .org priced at Rs 860 per year among others. Check out the…
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