Managing domains registered through Google Workspace is straightforward when you understand where to handle specific tasks. Here's what you need to know:

Domain Registration Process

When setting up a new Google Workspace account, you can register a domain through Squarespace. This creates a resold domain managed jointly by Google Workspace and Squarespace.

Identifying Your Resold Domain

To check if your domain is resold:

1. Access your domains dashboard
2. Click the domain name
3. Look under the expiration date for the reseller's name

Management Responsibilities

Google Workspace handles:

• Cancellations
• Auto-renewal settings
• Refunds
• Payment information updates

Squarespace manages:

• DNS records
• Domain forwarding
• Contact information
• Nameserver settings
• WHOIS privacy
• Domain suspension issues
• Domain locking/unlocking
• Domain transfers

Initial Squarespace Login Process

1. Log out of any existing Squarespace accounts
2. Visit squarespace.com/login
3. Select "Continue with Google"
4. Choose your Google Workspace account
5. Access your domains dashboard

Important Domain Verification

• Watch for an email titled "[Action required] Verify your Squarespace domain contact"
• Verify within 15 days to prevent domain suspension
• Verification email goes to the registration contact address

Domain and Website Integration

• You can connect your resold domain to a Squarespace site
• Domain billing remains separate from website billing
• Moving the domain to a Squarespace site isn't possible

Key Considerations

• Domains cannot be transferred to Squarespace from Google Workspace
• Canceling Google Workspace doesn't automatically cancel the domain
• Domain billing continues through Google Workspace even if the Google Workspace account is canceled
• Domain management remains split between Google Workspace (billing) and Squarespace (technical settings)

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