Managing multiple domains effectively can enhance your online presence and marketing strategy. Here's what you need to know:

Multiple Domains vs. Multiple Sites

A domain is like a street address that leads to your website. While every site needs at least one domain, you can have multiple domains pointing to the same site or use domains without an active website.

Benefits of Multiple Domains

• Capture common misspellings of your brand name
• Prevent competitors from registering similar domains
• Increase visibility and web traffic
• Create multiple entry points to your website

SEO Impact

Multiple domains pointing to one Squarespace site won't harm your search engine rankings. Squarespace automatically redirects additional domains to your primary domain, preventing duplicate content penalties.

Managing Your Domains

Access your domains dashboard to:

• View all associated domains
• Update domain information
• Manage billing details
• Connect domains to websites

Adding Domains to Your Site

You can add domains through three methods:

1. Register a new Squarespace domain
2. Transfer an existing domain to Squarespace
3. Connect a third-party domain

Domain Parking

If you're not ready to build a site, you can:

• Register a domain and use Squarespace's parking page
• Transfer an existing domain to a parking page
• Keep your domain safe until you're ready to use it

Billing Considerations

• Each domain is billed individually
• Domains share billing information if they're grouped
• Canceling site service doesn't automatically cancel domain subscriptions
• Domain renewals charge the card on file

Domain Management Options

You can:

• Redirect domains to different sites
• Forward domains to other websites
• Transfer domains to new providers
• Cancel or disconnect domains as needed

For optimal domain management, consider transferring third-party domains to Squarespace to manage everything in one place.

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