GoDaddy Coupon Code Error

[KDN]

Hi guys,

Just curious if any of you gets this error when using a code:

Some of our best offers are limited to one per customer and it looks like you've already used one. We've updated your cart with the best offer, if one is available.

This is what I see below the code field:

The code entered has some restrictions.

Thank you so much for your time!

 

[pablohc86]

the main purpose to sell cheap domain is earn a customer with the hope that he pay full price for other product. Future renewals are included.
I think that everything would be continued to work if there weren't appeared crazy people using more than 1 account, using IP modification like with Tor, and i do not know which other tons of unhetical method to take advantage of those discounts. When too many people take a so big advantage, with illegal tecniques, business must change their plans. IMO we have only to thanks those people.

 

[DnEbook]

Yep so true, it's only the domainers that ended this prematurely and now they are threatening to go elsewhere. Do you really think godaddy care??

 

[Apple888]

Yep it appears Godad is cracking down on 99 cent domains 1 per cust.

 

[indam]

I have been using OnlineNic since 10 years. Price is about 8.59$ plus free Whois Privacy.

 

[Optimal Names]

Looks like you've used everything. I've posted like 250 coupons some time ago in the other thread.

Try paying through direct bank transfer. It always works for me, because they always record CC details.

I have tried brand new codes that have shown up. They're brand new to me, at least. I know that I have never used these codes. I keep track. But I still get that message:

We can only offer such great promotions by limiting them to one per customer. It looks as if you’ve already used this type of promotion.

Which I think is a BS message. So, I went over to NameCheap. Thats how fast someone can lose business.

 

[KDN]

NameBright is working fine for me too!

 

[cdboard]

So, I went over to NameCheap. Thats how fast someone can lose business.

so, tell us. what did namecheap charge you?
godaddy has .COM regs for $8.99+

 

[Optimal Names]

so, tell us. what did namecheap charge you?
godaddy has .COM regs for $8.99+

crap - it was NameSILO (not Cheap). Cant edit that post anymore. It cost $8.99

 

[Genius327]

No coupons are working.

 

[Dropcatch_Murphy]

Here's an idea:

Let's start a 1&1 thread so I don't have to soft through the BS about them and can read about goDaddy on here instead

//exits stage right

 

[ulterios]

Here's an idea:

Let's start a 1&1 thread so I don't have to soft through the BS about them and can read about goDaddy on here instead

//exits stage right

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh, if you start a 1&1 thread that will open up a can of worms. Too much negative experience with lots of members here and around the internet. A 1&1 thread will not have the same impact as a GoDaddy thread.

Most domainers are upset about the changes that GoDaddy has done because they like to use GoDaddy. 1&1 is not liked by most domainers, or at least the more experienced due to all the BS that 1&1 pulls. Too many times people have had to bang their heads on the wall because of having to deal with 1&1...

 

[Arca]

From the Reddit AMA with GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving today:

Q: Why did GoDaddy stop putting out coupon codes that could be used by existing customers? Any plans to bring them back?

Blake Irving: We're focused on maximizing value for our customers. In most cases, that isn't about price it's about product and experience. That said, we still do sales and special offers - just not as often.

Full AMA.

 

[FUTRS]

Yep so true, it's only the domainers that ended this prematurely and now they are threatening to go elsewhere. Do you really think godaddy care??

they'd be absolutely stupid to not care rod
they make a kings ransom on expired names registered through them in the auction place.
if we all got together and started buying names elsewhere - they would lose not only the revenue from registrations and renewals - but the FREE names they get to sell through their auctions.

there's certainly power in numbers and we're the numbers
it's time to make godaddy 'myspace'

 

[Jasonn]

they'd be absolutely stupid to not care rod
they make a kings ransom on expired names registered through them in the auction place.
if we all got together and started buying names elsewhere - they would lose not only the revenue from registrations and renewals - but the FREE names they get to sell through their auctions.

there's certainly power in numbers and we're the numbers
it's time to make godaddy 'myspace'

if domainers wouldn't of abused the hell out of the coupons by creating extra accounts and whatever other tricks they'd probably still be offering them. domainers ruined it for themselves and don't fool yourself. domainers are only a small % of their business. probably less than 5%.

 

[FUTRS]

if domainers wouldn't of abused the hell out of the coupons by creating extra accounts and whatever other tricks they'd probably still be offering them. domainers ruined it for themselves and don't fool yourself. domainers are only a small % of their business. probably less than 5%.

while this may be true - i'm sure they still profited quite handsomely on the pending dropped names that they never owned or paid for in the first place - that got sold on GDA because of that abuse.

i don't think this has anything at all to do with domainer abuse
i think this has everything to do with trying to squeeze people into considering other extensions - even other domainers.

 

[bluebox]

I would love to see the stats - the number of names registered before and after they removed coupons.
I registered around 20 coms since then - none of them at GD

 

[Optimal Names]

if domainers wouldn't of abused the hell out of the coupons by creating extra accounts and whatever other tricks they'd probably still be offering them. domainers ruined it for themselves and don't fool yourself. domainers are only a small % of their business. probably less than 5%.

I do not know, you may very well be correct....... But if domainers are only a small % of their business then the abusing domainers would be an even smaller percentage of that. If your point was to say that 5% domainers are too small of a population to make Godaddy care, then the abusing population (lets say its 1/4 of that 5%) didnt do this. What did this? The IPO.

What I think has happened is that Godaddy has gone public and now they answer to shareholders and Wall Street. Thats really all it is. Now they answer to Wall Street and the investors and shareholders. Someone probably said in a meeting to get rid of the coupons, force people to buy that Domain Discount Club, and they did it. Now you cant even get to renew that DDC using a coupon. You have to pay full price renewal on that too.

Its OK though, this is a free market system and we are all free to go and make market elsewhere.

 

[NPer]

Everybody used Godaddy coupons with their "Merry-Go-Round" transfer strategy! :D I'm guilty of it too.

Let's see how this used to work. You buy a domain from someone, and it's with Name.com or wherever, and you:
1. Transfer to Godaddy $0.99 / $1.99 / $2.99
2. Transfer away to NameCheap $3.99 special
3. Transfer to Godaddy $0.99 / $1.99 / $2.99
4. Transfer to Name.com- $8.25
5. Transfer to Godaddy $0.99 / $1.99 / $2.99
6. Transfer away to NameCheap $3.99 special (eligible again after 2 years)
7. Back to Godaddy bla bla bla

Godaddy coupons played a big role for many domainers- you would come across posts in the past where people bragged about how they moved their domains from registrar to registrar. Nothing wrong with it of course-it's being savvy... stretching that dollar for all it's worth.

I did save with Godaddy coupons, but at the same time, I would usually find myself buying replacements for domains which I wanted to drop, except that the domains I wanted to drop were already renewed 2 or so years in advance. As far as cost goes, it didn't have an effect really- the strategy was sound, but now, it does make one do things a bit more realistically-although at a higher total price.

Almost every year, I will buy domains, and mark other domains to be dropped-but it just never happened. At least this time the "It's only $0.99- $2.99" story won't apply, Now weaker names, for which replacemens were bought, will definitely be dropped. It may just be a blessing in disguise.

But I do think that Godaddy should have some promos, even at $3.99-$4.99 per month-for say 5 new/transfer domains per customer. It's not $0.99, but it's something that will still allow Godaddy to retain some customers that they may lose completely to other registrars-especially the domainer crowd.

 

[tonyk2000]

Interesting... As domainers, we are well aware that registry .com price + ICANN fee + CC/Paypal processing fee means about $8.xx that GoDaddy MUST pay for each and every .com registration or renewal. So why should GoDaddy offer $0.99 or whatever below cost pricing to existing customers, domainers or not? They may well offer such a thing to new retail customers that will purchase hosting or renew @14.99 forever. Obviously, domainers would not renew @ $14.99 and would not use daddys hosting. So it is not strange that godaddy decided to stop wasting $$$. What is strange is that they did not decide to do this earlier. And, any serious business (and domaining is a serious business) should NOT be based on abusing or, ok, over-using below-cost promotions of their suppliers...

 

[cdboard]

they were not profitable. something had to change.