GoDaddy

[RJ]

Thread is for reviews of GoDaddy

 

[AGS]

Review

Very easy to work with, customer support is excellent.
The major downside is that they try and sell you a million and one other things upon checking out. Annoying when usually you just want to purchase domain names!

 

[insanevisions]

Not too bad

Aside from an issue with an expiring domain a while back I have had perfect experience with them, having over 6 domains hosted with them and am pleased with them.

 

[blue^ray]

I was going to get a domain name with them but the million and one ads, extra options they have upon signup just put me off.

I just went to namecheap no ads at all quick registration with no problems

 

[accuname]

Good experience so far with Godaddy

I have a Linux hosting package. I'm planning on adding a Windows today. My experience with Godaddy customer service has been positive. Phone hold times have been short and problems resolved in a timely manner. The interface, after getting familiar with it, lets you do almost everything without customer service involvement. So far, thumbs up.

 

[MisterMagnetic]

Stop bitching about the ads!

The multiple ad offers are immaterial because there is an opt out button in the check out process that lets you bypass most of the offers if you are not interested. Anyway, I have no problem with a company trying to push its product if it is going to keep prices for domains low. When you consider their customer service (you can get a human on the phone) and volume discounts and easy to use interface GoDaddy is hard to beat.

 

[WGS_Thunder]

pretty good registrar

The only problem I've had is finding names they show available when they aren't. It's only happened twice, on on a .TV and the other was a .org There are usually discount coupons to be found too

 

[NeeJam]

Recommend To Anyone

I'd give godaddy overall 10/10i think they are excellent as hey have great features a decent interface which i would have give a 7 had it not of been fo easy of use with it which pushed it up to 9. The customer service i've had so far with them has been outstanding but since i've never had to call in or anything like that i decided i'd give them an 8 purely on the service i've recieve so far but as i'd not called in i couldn't give it the full 10. Finally i think the pricing is fair for what you are getting off this excellent reputable company

 

[VURG]

Good Value For Money

If it wasn't for GoDaddy and TDNAM, I don't think that I would be into domain reselling. They are the market leaders in providing cheap domains. They aren't always the cheapest but they are consistently low priced. Like all companies I like, there are elements about them that are frustrating but at the end of the day they provide a good value service. Aside from the price, one of the things I like most about using GoDaddy is when reselling domain names, your customers know what they are going to get and are quick to trust that they will get control of their name. GoDaddy also has great escrow fees for selling domains cheap.

 

[NetworkTown.Net]

Review

They are simply the best company out there. No other company are better then them others may try to but they cant becuase godaddy is just the best.

 

[fonzie_007]

Review

I used to think GD was the best thing since sliced bread. I had nearly 500 domains registered there and had spoken with customer service reps a few times before I encountered my first serious problem which I attribute to GD's customer service ineptitude. Yes, I love the fact you can understand the customer care reps perfectly fine (e.g. the speak English), but there is a problem when only a handful of the customer care reps seem to know what they are doing. Moreover, when you do get someone who knows what they are doing, they seem more intent on sending you one of those darn customer surveys than they are in actually fixing your problem.

Long story short, GD's lackluster customer service cost me a domain that lost me, in my estimates, about $2k. I found out that saving a buck or two on all of domain registrations/transfers cost me on this domain. I now am moving toward a company with better customer service knowhow--Moniker. GD certainly isn't the worst registrar out there, but it certainly isn't among the best either.

 

[Anthony-Diamond]

Say No To Godaddy

Why would any one use a company that basically holds your domain names for ramson if they fell like it. I personally had 70 domains with them once, I have moved them to namecheap.com - SAY NO TO GODADDDY

 

[Chronos]

Godaddy charges you even for breathing.

Now make money parking your domains... but you need to pay them in order to supposedly be paid

 

[iPlox]

Godaddy is no longer as popular as it once used to be. Reseller accounts from eNom and DirectI are popular with many domainers. Also, other registrars have stepped up to the mark.

Godaddy is now targeting first-time buyers by going into mainstream media.

 

[kroniczero]

they r pretty good huh

 

[MK3Design]

Awsome company

Ive used godaddy for YEARS now and there service is next to none.

Only complaint is not being able to pay with a paypal ballance.

 

[zewlie]

Review

Ultimately, GoDaddy cost me a lot more than it saved me. Their customer service gave me a terrible experience - I ended up being charged 3 times for one order, and even when I emailed the billing information and spoke with them on the phone, they refused to refund me (it sounded like they hadn't even really looked into my issue) and seemed very disinterested in my complaints.

I think this is a company that just wants to bring in the money, hand over fist, and they're willing to let their customers take the fall for a quick buck.

 

[domain_junkie]

Review

several aspects are not good with godaddy, 1st being holding your domain hostage from transfering out for 60 days if you change the registrant information. I did a bulk change with updated emails,ect before I was attempting to transfer out. An internal lock with godaddy, (not icaan regulation), is that they will not let you transfer out if you make changes, I assume the registrant name field. As I was on the phone with them, I gave my pin#, etc. to prove that I was I, they still would not release it. As it will expire before 60 days, I, along with many hostages, must renew with godaddy. I even asked them if they needed a blood sample because they said it was an automatic security issue. Other issues have been my fault, for I have been hit with try for free services, wich I forgot to cancel. no refund for $100 down the tube, its my fault, but BE CAREFULL with the autorenews. ww reselling also stinks, where they called me to renew and I declined 5 times, then they still billed me. 3 weeks later and I am "promised" I will get the other $99 back. advice is to keep eyes open with multiple registrars, autobilling, etc. trying to get them all with registerfly for cheap xfer prices, but they have thier share of problems as well

 

[apexad]

Godaddy is decent, ignore the ads

They are nice and cheap and feature rich. I currently have 3 domains registered with them and cannot be any happier. I even aquired one using the backorder service. Naturally, as has been mentioned before, the ads you are constantly given during registration and even after are a bit much, but if you look past that, they are a solid company.

One flaw is they make you pay for private domain registration, other places offer it at no extra cost. (although, godaddy.com is pretty cheap to begin with, and may still be cheaper even when you add this, depending on the company.)

I would recommend godaddy to anyone. Good service, good prices, decent customer service.

 

[bmac711]

With godaddy I don't really feel like I own the domain. They make it hard for you to deal with there competition. In the end the are probably the most expensive way to go.

Pay to park your domain name with them and receive a % of the profits.
LOL what a joke.

 

[Rom]

GoooooooooooDaddy

w00t!

Great Loopholes!