MyHusbandNeedsaJob.com: Great Idea, but GoDaddy Is Making a Killing
Posted 14th March 2009 at 12:58 PM by Chris Monty
I hopped over to CNN this morning and saw a great story. We know that this economy is rough, and people’s bank accounts are suffering.
Robin Stearns, a loving wife in San Francisco, California, decided to make a website for her husband, Michael, who needs a job.
The website is call MyHusbandNeedsaJob.com. But here is the kicker.
When you type in the domain name WITHOUT the “www”, you are taken to a parked GoDaddy page full of advertisements. It is only when you enter the domain name WITH the “www” that you are taken to the correct website.
So, to see the new site, go to www.MyHusbandNeedsaJob.com.
The problem with this is that GoDaddy is probably making a killing off of this “error”, as DomainNameWire agrees. Why someone at GoDaddy can’t point this out to them and help them fix it is beyond me. I suppose they see a real opportunity here to make some serious money in a down economy.
And why not? The term is the #1 most-searched term right now on Google Trends. You can just hear the interest accruing.
Al they need to do to redirect the NON-www site TO the www-site, is to create...
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MyHusbandNeedsaJob.com: Great Idea
Robin Stearns, a loving wife in San Francisco, California, decided to make a website for her husband, Michael, who needs a job.
The website is call MyHusbandNeedsaJob.com. But here is the kicker.
When you type in the domain name WITHOUT the “www”, you are taken to a parked GoDaddy page full of advertisements. It is only when you enter the domain name WITH the “www” that you are taken to the correct website.
So, to see the new site, go to www.MyHusbandNeedsaJob.com.
The problem with this is that GoDaddy is probably making a killing off of this “error”, as DomainNameWire agrees. Why someone at GoDaddy can’t point this out to them and help them fix it is beyond me. I suppose they see a real opportunity here to make some serious money in a down economy.
And why not? The term is the #1 most-searched term right now on Google Trends. You can just hear the interest accruing.
Al they need to do to redirect the NON-www site TO the www-site, is to create...
Continue Reading...
MyHusbandNeedsaJob.com: Great Idea
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It's not that they can't fix it. THey don't want to. Because$$$$$$$$$$.Posted 14th March 2009 at 02:02 PM by herrick
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Hi Chris!
Thanks for the article. I enjoyed it, learned something cool about htaccess but most of all got a kool idea.
Whoo yah!
I love being a warrior!
20/20Posted 14th March 2009 at 03:31 PM by mr2020 - Thanks for the info for people like me who do not really know the technicalities of internet advertising. No wonder the rich get richer and like me, the uninformed, gets poorer. Again, thank you Chris.Posted 14th March 2009 at 03:36 PM by ynoel1
- i am still learning i enjoyed the advert and i hope to come accross more of thisPosted 18th March 2009 at 03:39 AM by aqualink
