Help - I hate Godaddy - Need Alternatives
OK….I think I’ve had my final straw with Godaddy Domain Name Services….I won’t air the dirty laundry this time…its just not worth it.
So…..the only thing I liked about Godaddy was the prices….and when you’ve got ~300 domain names, where most are registered for ~5 years, what’s my alternatives without spending tons?
I’m ready to make the leap, and I need some help in finding good domain name registration alternatives.
Can anyone help?
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October 25th, 2005 at 12:35 pm
Not sure if you’ve ever looked at 1&1 but their prices are actually cheaper than GoDaddy. 1and1.com
$5.99 for TLD. I’ve thought about moving my domains from GoDaddy as well, but have always been taken aback by the amount of time it will take.
I may just start registering domains at 1&1 and then slowly migrating the other domains from GoDaddy as I can.
Hope it helps Jim!
October 25th, 2005 at 1:57 pm
I’m having good success with www.RegisterFly.com so far. I’ve got 10 domains with them currently and adding new ones daily. Alternatively, Yahoo! is having a $2.99 .com special right now.
October 25th, 2005 at 4:55 pm
Jim! I have the solution for you. Go with Enom.com. I have used a ton of domain registers, but this is the only one I would transfer all my domains! Call them and they might waive the cost to transfer in domains if you tell them you have 300 domains. Ask about the reseller account as well for discounts.
October 25th, 2005 at 5:07 pm
After turfing GoDaddy I have found great success with Domain-Maniac.com.
October 25th, 2005 at 5:20 pm
Try Moniker.com - Monte Cahn, the owner is very active in the domain name space, he hosts a show at Webmater Radio and is an all around good guy. Good prices, secure locking, no bs, and very sensitive to the needs of an SEO.
October 25th, 2005 at 5:39 pm
I second the recommendation for registerfly.com. I have about 75 domain names with them now.
Yahoo’s domains for $2.99 must be a loss-leader to get people in the door there, but you can do up to 5 years at this price.
October 25th, 2005 at 6:58 pm
I use registerfly and namecheap and am happy with both of them. The only thing they need to “fix” is requiring you to have referrer logging turned on.
October 25th, 2005 at 10:21 pm
Since u have 300 domains, definetly u will need whois protection. Registryfly.com will be best fit for u. They are charging $0.9 for whois protection.
First try them for a dozen of domain and then move the rest.
October 26th, 2005 at 12:12 am
For your most valuable domains use Moniker.com. It’ll cost more but they definately have the best reputation (I know several six and seven-figure domains using them.)
Otherwise, I would use RegisterFly. They aren’t perfect, but I’ve heard far less complaints than GoDaddy.
October 26th, 2005 at 3:21 am
THanks everyone for your advice…I’ll post on what my outcome was when I do the big change.
I was under the impression since google as a register, that whois protection was worthless….any thoughts?