Can anyone catch up with GoDaddy?

[Robbie]

I was reviewing a number of domain name registrars recently to get a feel for who is growing/declining and while I always knew GoDaddy was the largest by a country mile, can anyone actually catch up and be a real competitor to them?

Read the full story on Robbies Blog

https://robbiesblog.com/can-anyone-catch-up-with-godaddy/10004

 

[AEProgram]

What registrar can you call 24 hours a day and get a live person within a few minutes?

Most of us don't need to call anyone to buy a name, but for a lot of people, being able to talk someone live makes all the difference.

The sales reps there are great sales people too, and a lot of the sales reported here by Afternic are thanks to GoDaddy sales people.

GoDaddy can get a business up and running in a day online. Not everyone wants to go build their own site using tools or some freelance site.

 

[Name Trader]

I guess nobody bothers about all the errors in their control panel. I see them every time I login.

 

[bmugford]

I don’t know why people go with GD, they have some of the highest reg fees and a bad track record (voted worst company of 2020). Sure I use Afternic for wider sales outreach, but never register a domain with GD.

Network Solutions still has 6.5M registrations despite having even higher prices and worst support.

I think most people only own one, or maybe a few domains and don't care that much.

If you are a large portfolio holder, using GoDaddy can make sense if you sell to end users. Most end users have accounts there and it creates less friction on sales.

Brad

 

[redemo]

No company is ever safe from an innovative competitor. Anyway Dynadot is better than Godaddy.

 

[bamboozle]

I don’t know why people go with GD, they have some of the highest reg fees and a bad track record (voted worst company of 2020). Sure I use Afternic for wider sales outreach, but never register a domain with GD.

 

[bmugford]

What registrar can you call 24 hours a day and get a live person within a few minutes?

Most of us don't need to call anyone to buy a name, but for a lot of people, being able to talk someone live makes all the difference.

The sales reps there are great sales people too, and a lot of the sales reported here by Afternic are thanks to GoDaddy sales people.

GoDaddy can get a business up and running in a day online. Not everyone wants to go build their own site using tools or some freelance site.

Pretty much.

For all the shit GoDaddy gets from some domain investors, they must be doing something right. Their market dominance speaks for itself.

Brad

 

[Name Trader]

I ended up having my names at Godaddy from four registrars.

You should try Dynadot. Better, faster, more features, not bloated, cheaper, less errors on their website. 200% recommended. They have won the last 2 years NP best registrar poll easily for a reason. I didn't check the final score but they were beating 2nd place by 100% in votes. That's pretty definite.

 

[phpcoder]

looks like no one is safe lol imagine you hate godaddy you move out to those small registrars only to be bought out by godaddy.

 

[bmugford]

GoDaddy has as many registrations as the next 10 most popular registrars combined.

Brad

 

[pranker]

I don’t know why people go with GD, they have some of the highest reg fees and a bad track record (voted worst company of 2020). Sure I use Afternic for wider sales outreach, but never register a domain with GD.

auto-renew

ive been stuck with godaddy cuz i was always scared about transfering my domain i thought it wouldnt transfer, or i waited until the very last day and then it would auto renew before i transfered it out. i kept auto renew on because i hated logging in to check my domains. now i try to put the renewal dates on calandars so when it comes close 2-3 months before, i start looking for a transfer option.

i had dozens of domains on godaddy and now i only have a handful and itll be a lot less by the end of the year

 

[redemo]

GoDaddy can get a business up and running in a day online. Not everyone wants to go build their own site using tools or some freelance site.

F==k Godaddy. Market dominance doesn't mean the best. It means smart marketing. Customer service is hit and miss. Stealth fees cloaked by free trials. Only care about profits not customers. The number one leading bullsh!t appraisal tool that leads newbies down their garden path. Proof is in the pudding..

bullshitappraisaltool.com​

Estimated Value: $442 (USD)​

 

[lock]

looks like no one is safe lol imagine you hate godaddy you move out to those small registrars only to be bought out by godaddy.

I ended up having my names at Godaddy from four registrars.

 

[DN_Hunter]

And right now Dynadot is under DDOS Attack. Ugh

I use both GoDaddy and Dynadot -- they both have their pros and cons.

 

[Joe123]

Why did you wrote so many times "top"?

Because they have farfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfar more registrations than any other registrar

 

[Samer]

Legal monopoly.

 

[Joe123]

GoDaddy is the toptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptoptop registrar by registration numbers

 

[Armageddon]

What will happen if Godaddy will crush ?

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

What will happen if Godaddy will crush ?

One result will be that many domain names registered with them will be transferred to DYNADOT and people (the domain name owners) will appreciate it.

 

[Name Trader]

It'll create a national recession

 

[Omar Negron]

I think end users will always go to Godaddy as their registrar of choice.

When it comes to my personal choices and ease of use, I personally like Dynadot and Namebright.

-Omar

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Because they have farfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfarfar more registrations than any other registrar

Why did you wrote so many times "far"?

 

[Joe123]

Why did you wrote so many times "far"?

This is way offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff topic so will be my final reply

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

This is way offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff topic so will be my final reply

Thanks for your opinion / contribution to this thread.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

And what is even more interesting to see is that this ...

Interesting to see that this ...

And, while GODADDY withholds their customers the TLD .top, they are using ...

godaddy.top
http://godaddy.top

... as forwarder.

... resulted in this ...

... although I only reported what I noticed about.

... resulted in another hate tsunami although I again only reported what I noticed about hahaha



DYNADOT tops GODADDY and I am sure GODADDY would love to buy them.