She clicked the button to add it to her cart. Google prompted her to review the order. She checked the box for privacy protection to make sure her personal phone number and address wouldn’t be blasted across public databases.

She typed in claybyclara . Her heart hammered in her chest. She held her breath and hit enter.

A green checkmark appeared alongside the extension .com . It was available! Seeing the name listed there made the whole venture feel real. It was no longer just a hobby taking up space in her garage; it was a future business waiting to be born.

A loading wheel spun for a few seconds, feeling like an eternity. Then, the screen changed. Congratulations! claybyclara.com is now yours.

She took a sip of her lukewarm coffee and typed "buy a domain from Google" into the search bar. She had heard that Google Domains was the easiest way to go, but a quick search revealed that Google had sold its domain registrar business to Squarespace. Clara bit her lip. She wanted to keep everything tied directly to her professional Google workspace.