Top 5 Reasons People Hate Go Daddy

Of all the domain registrars where you can register a domain, the one with the loudest voice is Go Daddy. Ironically, they are also a service that people love to hate. They may have lower rates than many other services, but while reading through the list below, ask yourself if that low cost, high profile service is worth the discounted rates.

1. Too many ads, especially when registering or renewing a domain (2 pages worth before getting to checkout)
2. They try to be everything to everyone, offering more services than necessary, which over-complicates all of their offers.
3. Menus are over-crowded, making navigation tough.
4. Tech support reads answers to your questions from a web page you could have read yourself.
5. Changing name servers requires looking in multiple places, with some links buried out of sight.

Yes there are other low-cost services, but I have come to know and like DirectNIC. While their prices are a little higher, their website interface is easy to navigate, support is helpful and fast to respond and managing large lists of domains is far easier than I have seen elsewhere.

So when comparing domain registration services, you have to look at the entire picture, not just the up-front costs. Choose wisely.

Jim Hutchinson