For the period spanning all of November and part of December, Google has introduced an Early Access Period (EAP). During this window, customers can secure their desired domain by paying a one-time fee, which starts at over $1 million in the first week and gradually decreases in the following weeks to $340,000, $115,000, $35,000, and $11,999. Beyond this initial phase, daily reductions will further lower the fee to $3,599, $1,299, $399, $379, $169, and $149.
The general availability of .ing domains, without the high fees, will commence on December 5. However, by this time, some of the most sought-after domain names are likely to have already been claimed.
It’s worth noting that earlier this year, Google announced its plans to merge its Google Domains business, selling it to SquareSpace, with the majority of customers now transferred to the new platform. Under the SquareSpace Domains business, more conventional top-level domains begin at an affordable rate of $12 per year.
