I just found this website www.nodaddy.com (http://www.nodaddy.com) and well it has a whole load of stuffs all pointing and saying STAY AWAY FROM GODADDY. The website comes out in first page for the search term"godaddy" on google with a good pagerank and doesn't seems to be some junk site. Can anone share their experience with Godaddy?

I am not talking about their hosting. Just buying domain names and keeping them safe. Any bad experiences and how true are the comments from the site nodaddy.com? Do advice. Tnks.

aside from some confusion navigating their site and where to find info I needed in the past, I for one am under the impresison they are reputable.

They seem ok, but their pricing can be beat if you look on google.

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I think Go Daddy is trustworthy, I use them for tons of domains. The support calls (hardly use it) are answered within 2 minutes at the max. The domains are good priced except for .org. PLus they've been in business for a while. To sum it up, I trust Go Daddy. They haven't angered be yet.

All the best,

I read somewhere they host the highest number of domains as registrar. I have also read complain about their hosting services, particularly the shared ones. They used to provide cheapest dedicated servers but now we have so many new entrants who offer dedicated servers even under $30. huh.

You'll find comments like that for just about any domain registrar. From my personal experience, I'm very happy with them. The only negative thing I can say is that their website is hard to navigate as it is full of add-on product ads.

Hi Redmeds, tnks for the link. Pretty much of mised reviews. nothing really critical.

Well the thing is I find their domain names pricing cheap and also of course all these complains. I just want to purchase domains there and point to my present webhost.

Just want to be sure I am not landing myself into trouble and that it is doable. Don't want to suddenly realise some policy which says I must host with them, or that I cannot point or something.

i avoid them like the plague. i dont even like buying domain names that are at godaddy because of the pain of dealing with them.

try something like www.NameCheap.com instead. Nodaddy has a lot of cases of godaddy overreaching and having ridiculous policies. Perhaps the chances of it happening to you are not that high, but those are a principle issue. The other issues are stuff like 60 day holds, trying to sell me 400 different things before i can checkout or do anything, the generally spammy feel to the whole site, those are always there.

All smiles and promises on your way in but turn nasty when you try to get out. They have a bad attitude and long history of sneaky underhand practices.

Ok. So is namecheap.com better? I believe based on what I have seen and heard so far, Godaddy does seems like a bad choice though have to say their pricing is really attractive.

Here's my take on this.

I have also read that site nodaddy.com and while I agree with a few things, I still believe that godaddy.com is a valuable website. I have been using godaddy for a few years while I like using namecheap, godaddy has a large marketplace and has some useful tools like backorder, tdnam, you name it. What it comes down to is your personal prefrence, try the two and make your own decision of what works for you.

The only difference I noticed is the pricing, godaddy is a little pricey when it comes to private reg, namecheap seems to be a lot cheaper. Godaddy does have some good deals when it comes to buying non-domain name services, you usually get a 1.99 domain names with it, good luck.

I am actually looking at the .info domains at Godaddy and they are going at a dollar plus which is really cheap.

Maybe I might just have to test it out to see it for myself like you said.

They've been great to me. I only have used them for domain registration, and no problem encountered so far. I've been with them for around 2 years.
The only problem I have is that their site is quite big and slow (but tolerable).

Well, although GoDaddy tries to convince people that hot chicks have something to do with web hosting and has build its website the way to squeeze more and more money from you, they are OK as domain registrar, and no matter if someone hates them or not they work OK.

Hmm so far from what I can gauge from comments, owning a domain from them and hosting elsewhere is fine. But hosting at Godaddy itself is going to be bad. Hope I decoded rite. :)

owning a domain from them and hosting elsewhere is fine. But hosting at Godaddy itself is going to be bad. Hope I decoded rite. :)
That is true for ANY registrar, not just GoDaddy. Buying a domain and hosting with them, especially with "packaged" deals is bad because if something goes wrong with your hosting, chances are that your domain will be in the crossfire.

I've used godaddy in the past, they were OK. But their website is bloated and I cant find one thing straight. I feel like I am going in circles before I find the feature I need. So I've stopped using them once they released the "new" control panel, which was even worse than the previous one.

My 2 year experience with GoDaddy was nothing less than wonderful.

So I've stopped using them once they released the "new" control panel, which was even worse than the previous one.

Anyway I could test out this control panel without buying from them yet? I just want to be able to simply point the domain to my present host using the controls. After that I believe I pretty much will not be coming back to the controls.

I am happy / unhappy with Godaddy, I have a few hundreds domain there. I might move them away, not sure to where yet.

Their website is REALLY annoying, its almost unbelievable.


But..

There was one incident that caused me to doubt godaddy. One of my domains, a very high ranked website (top500 ALEXA), got DMCA reported. Somehow someone forwarded it to Godaddy too.

WOW AND THEY DISABLED THE DOMAIN (removed dns records) WITHOUT WARNING US ! That was ridiculous! So basicly I told them, restore the DNS asap because it was a pretty bad advertisement for Godaddy since I have like half million unique visitors a day..

After mailing me back telling me I can move my domain away if I dont like their policy, they activated the DNS but not with the original records (it was lost..).

Since then they never touched the DNS anymore and I am pretty sure people still forward DMCA to godaddy. How they handled this was very unprofessional. So ever since I dont really trust to put high profile domains on Godaddy.com. You are warned ;)

You say that they didn't even warn you? So likely the complaint was justified?

That's important, because of so they were just trying to ensure their Safe Harbor.

Sounds like Go Daddy. I got so pissed off with them I swore I would never do business with them again and I have almost lived up to it. Still have a few domains left

But any other domain registrars who offer similar pricing but are more reliable? (their .info domains go for $1.50 only).

Also anyone knows of any link to Godaddy's Control Panel Demo? Tnks.

There is always a cost. They are doing to you what they have done to many before you. Try them out. You can always return with a story if they do manage to ge up your nose. Their cpanel is a dog from what I remember.

You say that they didn't even warn you? So likely the complaint was justified?

That's important, because of so they were just trying to ensure their Safe Harbor.

Justified? When given a DMCA report you just need to delete the content within an acceptable time, which is most of the time 24hours. And btw it isnt something Godaddy should do, this is the ISP's job. Its impossible not to have any illegal content when you have half million visitors every day. So if I go post a link with a mp3 on your guestbook and I report it to godaddy, they should just disable your DNS without warning? No way.. ridiculous.

There is always a cost. They are doing to you what they have done to many before you. Try them out. You can always return with a story if they do manage to ge up your nose. Their cpanel is a dog from what I remember.

Hmm, ok well then any similar offering registrars who ain't dogs? :)

I guess namecheap is a good alternative. But you can also try to get a free eNom domain reseller account and buy domains there. Enom control panel is very nice and it has everything you need and more.

I registered 12 domains the other day. [It was going to be 14 but some squatter got a .net + .org of my existing .com just a few days prior].

At first I thought I would use my GoDaddy account, and then just transfer it to NameCheap at an even lower fee(+1 year free).

But I just could not bring myself to do it... I'm not a fan of GoDaddy's website, navigation, control panel, and the purchase process. In my opinion, the entire setup is designed into getting the customer into making additional purchases --- instead of managing your domains.

I guess namecheap is a good alternative. But you can also try to get a free eNom domain reseller account and buy domains there. Enom control panel is very nice and it has everything you need and more.

Hi, thanks. Will check out Enom.

Guys overall would you say you don't like Godaddy cos of their policies and services OR cos their control panel and other pages are all filled with sales hypes?

Ive used GoDaddy for 5 years now and have no real complaints... I have never had to contact their support however I do feel their control panel is bloated and they push to much "domain addons" onto you. But I rarely visit the site only to renew domains I dont have on auto renew.

Ive used GoDaddy for 5 years now and have no real complaints... I have never had to contact their support however I do feel their control panel is bloated and they push to much "domain addons" onto you. But I rarely visit the site only to renew domains I dont have on auto renew.

So can I put it this way? YOu just have to one time buy the domain, set up the nameservers to your actual host, and never turn back till you need to renew again?

So can I put it this way? YOu just have to one time buy the domain, set up the nameservers to your actual host, and never turn back till you need to renew again?


Somewhat correct. For most domains yes I only visit when I need to renew or Update/Verify Contact Information. For others I have used their DNS Control panel. I have also registered NameServers with them. I have never had problems and never worried about my domains.

Hmm ok. Still very puzzled as to whether to step in to Godaddy. By instinct, I feel its a bad choice but the price just seems to be dragging me towards it.

Hmm ok. Still very puzzled as to whether to step in to Godaddy. By instinct, I feel its a bad choice but the price just seems to be dragging me towards it.


Look if you are not in the domain / hosting business, go ahead. Personally I still have a few hundreds domains at godaddy, I have for over 5 years. They are cheap yes.

But professionally, with my business I stay away from godaddy. Heck I dont even want my clients to see godaddy when they whois their domain. Come on.. the name GODADDY..

Everyone agrees the panel sucks, but service is not the worse. But if you have some mission critical domains, do not put them on Godaddy. Use Moniker.

Oyeah I would never use Godaddy hosting..

Well I am not running some hosting business. This is more for my various mini landing pages I need. Since I am looking at buying a few domains now and then, tend to take pricing into considerations.

Definitely not using their hosting.

Godaddy is another horrible company, the support is horrible.

Well question is do one really need their support when if all that is needed is to purchase the domains & set up those nameservers to your actual host and never look back till the next renewal?

Or am I missing out on something?