Review of Go Daddy

Go Daddy was set up in 1997 as Jomax Technologies back then. It was in 1999 that the name was changed to Go Daddy. It was initially set up as a domain name registrar and gradually, grew into a web host of international repute. Within a few years of its launch, the company became the largest domain registrar in the world. In 2010, the company completed 45 million domain name registrations. As of now, the services provided personify its tagline – “Domain, websites and everything in between”.

Hosting plans

So, what makes the company so successful? Go Daddy is a clean cut and simple company. The hosting plans offered by the company begin from $3.59 and range up to $14.99. The hosting packages provided by the company are suitable for all requirements. Customers can choose between three types of hosting plans – economy, deluxe and ultimate. Domain space provided by the company begins from as low as 10GB in the economy plan and is unlimited in ultimate plan. Broadband is unlimited, whatever might be the plan you choose. In addition, you can choose among virtual hosting service, dedicated hosting, shared hosting, reseller hosting and recently, managed hosting has been made available.

Create your own site

Go daddy offers ready-made website design templates that help customers create their own sites without hiring a professional designer. Help center guides you through the entire set up process and you can be the owner and creator of a website easily and quickly. The use of advanced programming languages such as Perl, Python, PHP and .net makes the platform suitable for various applications. Go Daddy provides both Windows and Linux servers. Customers also have access to a number of add-applications such as Joomla, Drupal, WordPress and Dotnetnuke. The website management services help make the website SEO friendly. Go Daddy has its own control panel, which is unique but takes a bit of time to get used to.

Go Daddy dishes out special discounts and offers on domain name registrations. The domain name auctions that are regularly conducted by Go Daddy attract huge crowds. If you buy domain names in bulk, you get additional discounts. Customer service of Go Daddy is good, although it can get a bit better. With a good pricing system, decent reliability quotient and attractive features, Go Daddy is a good option to select.