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Google Picks Enom & Godaddy As Exclusive Domain Registrar Partners In Its Apps Program?

July 13, 2010 by Michael Berkens

If you are a web developer and want to start selling Google apps,  and don’t already have a domain name, Google is going to prompt you to register your  domain, using one of two partners;

You have the choice of using Enom or Godaddy.com.

I’m not sure where I have ever read that Google entered into an exclusive arrangement with any domain registrar but it looks like they have done so

Either registrar will set you back just $10 for a domain registration but that are the only two choices you have.

Google explains:

“”Google doesn’t register or host domain names. We’ve partnered with a few domain registration partners (registrars) that offer these services because it’s a lot easier to set up a Google Apps account this way. Continue with the pre-selected company or choose another one of our trusted domain registration partners to fulfill your request. Your new domain will be pre-configured to work with Google Apps so that you won’t need to manually modify your DNS settings.”

However the only two choices you get are to use Godaddy or Enom.

For your $10 you get:

“””One year domain registration for $10
• Private domain registration to protect against spam at no extra cost
• Full DNS control and domain management
• Automatically configured to work with Google services
• Email, calendar, instant messaging, web pages and more also at no extra charge”””

Filed Under: Domains

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

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Comments

  1. BullS says

    July 13, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    Smart business relationship win-win

  2. Cartoonz says

    July 13, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    considering what eNumb wants for WhoIs Privacy anyway, $10 is wholesale…

  3. Sanchay Kumar says

    July 13, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    If I am not mistaken, Name.com offers Google apps allows you to enable Google apps pretty nicely.

  4. google user says

    July 13, 2010 at 11:12 pm

    I wonder if Google will NOT de-list domains purchased thru them?

  5. Kellie says

    July 14, 2010 at 12:47 am

    That’s quite a coup for them. Considering up to this point Name.com and it’s family of registrars were the only ones that did pre-configuration. I wonder if the process will be much different than how Name did it.

    And Google does not play favorites. They have and will delist and domain that is breaking it’s rules.

  6. RH says

    July 14, 2010 at 1:47 am

    Kellie aren’t you from Name.com ? So is Name.com no longer offering Google apps ?

  7. roddy says

    July 14, 2010 at 2:24 am

    how many ‘average internet users’ would use this service do you think ?

  8. Andrew says

    July 14, 2010 at 10:03 am

    Google has had this partnership with eNom and GoDaddy since 2006. I haven’t heard how it’s working out for them, though.

  9. tricolorro says

    July 14, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    Google became (and still is) an accredited Registrar in February 2005.

    I remember at the time there was speculation why they became accredited.

    Since “Google doesn’t register or host domain names.” it’s pretty clear that they are using their API access at the Registry level to learn a whole lot about domain registrations and WhoIs.

    Pretty clever.

  10. Melia says

    July 14, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    Smart business move. 🙂

  11. .tv says

    July 15, 2010 at 3:05 am

    @rh I believe she is no longer with name.com from what I heard

    Wasn’t there some news a couple years back google was in discussions with Godaddy and buying them?

  12. Kellie says

    July 15, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    @rh – nope. Left Name.com in January. I believe they still are, or it least it still looks like it.

  13. .tv says

    July 15, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    @kellie,

    where are you working now?

    hope your doing well

  14. mjsacco says

    August 29, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    What do they have under unlimited options

  15. bbm spy says

    December 25, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    It doesn’t make much of a difference to me although I will be a developer. I of course have a preferred domain user but it just mean I will have to keep an eye on one more thing.

  16. some-guy-from-la says

    December 25, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    Dreamhost is the registrar I prefer. They just announced a promo code, SOPAROPA, that you can use to bring domain names over. The thing I like is that domain privacy really is free. They also let you configure your domain for google apps with one click.

    gary

  17. Microking4u says

    December 25, 2011 at 8:35 pm

    I use SmartStartWeb.net, free DNS and cheaper than the rest! No promo codes needed and great service! No SOPA!

    SOPA is just the beginning! Next thing you know we will be like China, no thank you!

    SmartStartWeb.net – The best registrar by far!

  18. mnemonic says

    July 21, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Which is better Enom or godaddy ?


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