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07-14-2014, 02:01 AM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Bob Parsons - Godaddy
So after leaving Godaddy years ago I'm considering giving the managed wordpress hosting a try and now I'm reading that Bob Parson's is no longer park of the company!! Would love to hear what the WebHostingTalk community thinks of this move? It looks like to me Godaddy is trying to improve and re-brand now that Bob is out?!
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07-14-2014, 03:01 AM #2Web Hosting Industry Expert
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GoDaddy is trying but it is hard when you're that size.
I think I've heard some moderately decent things about their cPanel platform but I've not used it personally so I can't really say either way.█ Michael Denney - MDDHosting.com - Proudly hosting more than 37,700 websites since 2007.
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07-14-2014, 03:02 AM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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Well I gave it a try and signed up for the managed wordpress hosting.. I installed wordpress and received a 500 Internal Server Error. Not happy with the service so far
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07-14-2014, 03:06 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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How about support from them? Did you approach them with the error and get any help? I guess many of us would like to know feedback about support from them after the changes to the management.
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07-14-2014, 03:51 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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07-14-2014, 11:08 AM #6Web Hosting Guru
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I would probably be wrong but I think that Bob Parsons can be found in Danica Patrick's trunk wearing elephant skin boots and a real fur coat.
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07-14-2014, 12:09 PM #7Retired Moderator
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I use their managed wordpress hosting for a few of my commercial sites. It was an extremely bumpy road the first few months but performance and access times have improved. Support is still pretty bad, unless you want to pick up the phone and wait on hold for 30+ minutes to talk to someone who could have a clue.
The only other thing I'd warn you about is there is no good way to take your own backups of your Wordpress sites. Install Vaultpress to ensure you have backups hosted somewhere other than GoDaddy.I support the Human Rights Campaign!
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07-14-2014, 05:38 PM #8Disabled
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Happy to provide you with a trial of an account first, if you like. Our Managed WordPress product has been getting quite a few positive reviews. We have been and are definitely making changes, as you have noticed, love to hear any feedback you or others have on this product. We held a hangout on it in January, when it launched. That may cover more info for you and give some insight: https://plus.google.com/events/c7114...t2iku7dj4f6928
For any others on this thread having any issues, please let me know and I am more than happy to have them looked into and addressed with the proper teams.
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07-14-2014, 06:37 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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07-14-2014, 06:43 PM #10Junior Guru Wannabe
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Thanks Colby but I've canceled the service and I'm getting a refund...
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07-14-2014, 07:44 PM #11Aspiring Evangelist
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The thing I find most interesting about GoDaddy is the upcoming stock offering and the fact that they've never produced a profit. I mean on the one hand, they are huge, on the other hand .. how far can you go on venture funds ?
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07-15-2014, 12:14 PM #12How Can I Help You Today?
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Do you have any new place to host your WP site? What about WPEngine? http://wpengine.com/plans/
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09-26-2014, 04:07 PM #13Web Hosting Evangelist
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09-26-2014, 04:31 PM #14Moving the Web Forward
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Seems like a big hassle, with no real advantage/motive for paying the extra premium they are charging. My question is why are you still hosting with them and not using a lower priced "non managed wordpress" web hosting service? Definitely seems like it would save you time and money.
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09-26-2014, 05:56 PM #15WHT Addict
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Here is an interesting insight into the new CEO of Godaddy:
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09-26-2014, 06:38 PM #16Aspiring Evangelist
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Interesting indeed. I still feel like I need to hate them. I still have a few domains with them (leftovers from the past), and their dashboard is still a trainwreck..
That said. The hate has simmered down for the company itself. I know a couple of guys that sold their startup to Godaddy, and they gave me a little insight into the new GD. The new CEO enforces that reputation..█ ♥ █ PoppenWorks, Canadian web design, development and hosting. Now with 24/7 support.
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