GoDaddy going public / End of 1.99 domains

[Paddy]

Seems like the 1.99 domains (2.24 actually) at GoDaddy is finally over. Wonder if this has anything to do with their recent move to go public?

Surely they'll lose lots of domainers that only reg there cos of the low unit costs. No doubt this will ease their growth rates, as much of their volume must consist of domainers lured by the cheap rates with coupons / promos.

So where will their growth come from in the future... would you buy Godaddy's stock? Are we in store for more mega buy-this-and-get-that-for-1.99+0.25 deals? By going public, will Godaddy provide a better service to domainers.... i hope so, what do you all think?

 

[Ronald Regging]

I don't see much growth for GoDaddy honestly. Sure, they probably sell alot of domains, but I just don't think there are good profit margins on new registrations. TDNAM completely sucks and I don't see it improving any time soon, due to the fact that the majority of their customers are newbies and don't really contribute much in this industry. They recently started their paid parking program, which is laughable because they're charging for a service that every other place provides for free. I think if they're gonna have any chance at growth and increased profits, they really need to stop catering to newbies and create a strong DN marketplace and a serious drop catching/auction system. At this point, I don't know if that is possible, because most serious domainers are already tainted by GoDaddy.