Updated GoDaddy Terms?
Just noticed today when renewing a domain name that GoDaddy's terms now include an agreement to pay them $1 per spam message sent from or connected to your account, determined, if I remember right, by their sole discretion.
I hate spam, like most people, but the connected to bit is a bit worrisome. What if an affiliate sends out spam? Even if you have an agreement with your affiliates, good luck getting $1 per message out of them! Or Clickbank!
Of course, GoDaddy has long been a troublesome registrar for marketers, as they've long had perhaps hyper-sensitivity to spam. Seriously, what does spam have to do with a registrar anyway? If they host a site sending spam, or connected to it, that's one thing. But, just for domain name registration?
Some recommend NameCheap as an alternative, but the NameCheap horror stories I've heard involve them not being highly secure about transferring domain names, meaning that, apparently, it's not terribly difficult for someone to swipe your domain right from under you.
Sometimes I wonder if Network Solutions might be "ol' faithful" in regards to domain name registration? When they were top dog, as GoDaddy seems to be now, there were horror stories coming out of there too. But, since getting knocked down a few pegs, those horror stories don't seem to be as frequent anymore. Sure, they are more expensive, but, if your domain names are important, might it not be worth paying extra for, perhaps, extra peace of mind?
I hate spam, like most people, but the connected to bit is a bit worrisome. What if an affiliate sends out spam? Even if you have an agreement with your affiliates, good luck getting $1 per message out of them! Or Clickbank!
Of course, GoDaddy has long been a troublesome registrar for marketers, as they've long had perhaps hyper-sensitivity to spam. Seriously, what does spam have to do with a registrar anyway? If they host a site sending spam, or connected to it, that's one thing. But, just for domain name registration?
Some recommend NameCheap as an alternative, but the NameCheap horror stories I've heard involve them not being highly secure about transferring domain names, meaning that, apparently, it's not terribly difficult for someone to swipe your domain right from under you.
Sometimes I wonder if Network Solutions might be "ol' faithful" in regards to domain name registration? When they were top dog, as GoDaddy seems to be now, there were horror stories coming out of there too. But, since getting knocked down a few pegs, those horror stories don't seem to be as frequent anymore. Sure, they are more expensive, but, if your domain names are important, might it not be worth paying extra for, perhaps, extra peace of mind?
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