Ive heard some people DONT recommend Godaddy for domain registration. Just woundering wrong with registering with godaddy? what are the disadvantages? do they have problems/a bad reputation? What problems have you had with them? share them plz..... and if domains are registered thru godaddy, is it secure? (they don't mess you around in anyway do they?)
I used to hear from domain seller that sometimes the domain will appear as unregistered even after you made your payment and received your receipt. I also have been told that I am not advised to use Godaddy if the domain you're trying to register is urgent or important. The only thing that tempts one to stay with Godaddy is the way they stay cheap with domain prices. If you're a new webmaster or you're just finding a room to keep your domains then Godaddy should be your choice.
I have registred all my customers domain through godaddy. Domains were successfully pointing to my dns in less than 10 minutes. I have never encountered problems with them. But in each company, there are horror story...
I have used godaddy and still have a few domains with them, but I prefer to use namecheap for registering my domains. I usually pay a little bit more for each domain name, but namecheap has been including "whoisguard" protection with each name I register. Godaddy upcharges for "whoisguard" protection, so it usually isn't the best deal when all is said and done.
I agree with lvcjmac, domain name registered in godaddy don't include whoisguard but every namecheap domain is included with "whoisguard". Those who want to protect their identity should register domain in namecheap and if you don't have any identity thread you should go for godaddy.
I think godaddy is a wonderful website...so far I haven't figured out any disadvantages. Hope it will continue
I massively rate GoDaddy. Their customer service and tech support has been faultless so far. I have had domains dns resolve (10 mins), website be up, and in Google (thanks to a bit of SEO) - within 24 hours on numerous occassions.
namecheap whois now lasts only for a year, after that you will have to pay for it. I prefer my reseller account at directi which sells less (between godaddy & namecheap) plus I get a whois protection for the life of the domain. Go find a reseller of directi , the price is not too high and not too low.
godaddy is good, I only hate all that offers you have to see before buying each domain, and they ask you each time to buy your name dot com, I bought it only to not see that offer each time, and now they ask me to buy my name dot name.
I've been with Godaddy since 1999, love their service. I just wish they'd do SOMETHING, anything for their customers - offer free whoisguard protection, etc... also, their coupon codes are very short lived. For instance, barely anything seems to work right now, even the "permanent" coupons are defunct.
I had my domains with GoDaddy but I found it less user friendly than Name Cheap. I bought some domains with a special $1.88 for year for the whois protection. After the first year, it went up to $8.88 per year. I had to search all over the place to figure out how to drop that part and just renew my domain. I decided ten to switch to Name cheap. With Name cheap, you get the first year of whois for free and it is $2.88 after the first year. If you do not want it after that, you just do not renew that part. You can also keep the whois if you sell the domain and use it on one of your other domains. They also have a great marketplace that is free to list your domains for sale. It only cost a fee if you sell the domain.
if you belong to USA than you have no problem because fall in any problem you can get support form via phone .but if you live another ..than it will be "blunder" of your life please read this site http://nodaddy.com/ decide your self
I like GoDaddy but you should always do a search for "GoDaddy Promo Codes" before you register a domain to save a buck or two. Their customer service is great too. The cons are all the over-priced services they try to sell you, the long check-out process, and the fact that it sometimes can take five or six days before a domain you buy from them via TDNAM is dropped into your account.
I had a problem with godaddy too. I had paid for domains using my credit cards and it was all registered, i installed a site too (joomla) and starting working on it. After about 2 days, my site was gone. After a little digging around, i found out that they removed my domains and site cause they couldn't verify my credit card. (i did not get a call or an email asking for any verification). I registered the same domain using hostmonster that day. The only reason to use godaddy is for cheap domains which are not "that" valuable.
My main problems is twofold. First I gotta say that Parsons is a deplorable man with his constant utilizing of "sex sells". Parsons is an ego-maniac. My second issue is with Godaddy policies. Any legal notice they get...you get charged a fee even if the paperwork is frivolous. Their 60-day wait period on a push is actually illegal but they do it anyways. ICANN forbids the practice and sanctioned godaddy for doing it but they just changed the wording a bit and went on with the same policy. Godaddy will also lock your domain if they get spam reports...even if they are unsubstantiated. You're gonna pay their legal bill too on all these. Recently Godaddy gave up some gambling domains to the state of Kentucky over a legal matter. Now mind you...if you didn't live in Kentucky..or even the USA...Godaddy would still have handed over your domains. It's illegal and hopefully will be fought in federal court but for now...those domains are removed by Godaddy and no longer in possession of registrant. Bottom line...if you consider your domains to be assets then Godaddy is the very last place you want to have yoru domains. Security trumps sexy chicks on the frontpage any day of the week.