Who do you register your domains with?

Nope, I use godaddy

I've been hearing a lot of good things about iPage recently for hosting. I haven't used them for any new sites yet, but a lot of people are loving them. Plus they give you a free domain name when you sign up.

The article is interesting and I would like to know if what they say is true or not. I have no idea, but I must say it sounds like quite a bit of b.s. to get you to sign up with them. That's what my intuition tells me but again, I'd like to know the truth for sure so maybe someone will respond who knows.

I did want to say that I have never had any problems with godaddy and they always have coupons available where you can get the domains, renewals and hosting at good discounts. Their hosting cp kind of sucks but other than that I've had good service from them. As for registering, I am interested to see what others say about the above article. I do not use their privacy service so not sure how that factors in.

Namecheap is great and a hell of a lot less upselling LOL get to the sale quicker

Anyone can create a site and give thier own opinion about others but the simple fact is that the real deals come from the big boys such as Godaddy, Dynadot, NameCheap, Moniker, DomainMonster, etc. as long as they're registered under ICANN they are good to go. Of course you'll find differences in each domain name company whether it be prices, hosting, support, etc, atleast they are legit and have the funds to back them up. No 3rd parties for me.

For hosting I use Godaddy, HostGator, IXHosting and even free hosting such as FreeHostia, which I've been using for smaller projects for years. It depends what you can afford for hosting.

I also use Godaddy

Namecheap does not make you jump trough hoops and fire rings, is reliable, cheap and does not try to sell something you do not need every five seconds.

I am using go daddy but i going to try name cheap soon.

I use namecheap.

Great service, easy interface, I'm happy with their prices and they don't kill elephants.

The only domains I put elsewhere are my co.uk domains. I use 1&1.co.uk for them.

I use Namecheap and they have free whois. Quick and easy to deal with. I used Godaddy for the first domain that I ever bought, go some more of their services as well. I have bought a lot since and will never go back to godaddy.

I use liquidweb for my hosting. VPS and they really do have heroic service, it is not just a great tag line.

The protection costs are one of the factors that annoy me about godaddy. But I should research it a bit more. Yes, also, I find the constant attempt at upsell a bit much and quite time-consuming. I've heard enough good about namecheap that I should at least check them out.

Netfirms for me all the way, I get free unlimited domain privacy, I could careless if they are the registered owner, I'm a privacy nut because my phone/e-mail can fall in the hands of not so ethical people, I know that all too well. If you were to get privacy from another provider, that's roughly $10 per year per domain. I used to have hosting with them but recently switched to another host who offered better services and customer care.

I also use GoDaddy for domain flipping purposes only, most people have a GoDaddy account and it's easy to transfer (push) after the 60 day no-transfer clause expires.

I also use Register.com for domains I believe are worth a lot of money. It makes it much easier to get prime listings in AfterNic & BuyDomain. Seems like the prices are about 3 times the cost of a regular domain name but a lot put importance on a domain that was purchased from Register.com. Rule of thumb is, less than 10 characters, competitive industry, no hyphens, no numbers on a dot com tld.

I use GoDaddy and have never had any problems with them. I have a couple of domains purchased through Namecheap but I prefer GoDaddy so 95% of my domains are purchased through them.

And yes their coupon deals are really good too

I used to use GoDaddy.com.

Now I use Namecheap.com for most of my domain name registrations.

JoeMack

I use hostso.com for domain registration and cheap hosting services. They don't provide any technical support, but I never needed it. Great for Autoblogs. Their domain registration prices are always cheaper than godaddy coupons. I also use 0sites.net and aspspider for small projects.

I'm still using Godaddy. Never had a problem with them.

My only experience is with GoDaddy because I'm cheap.

Hi:

Shireen here :-)

I use godaddy.

for me i am using namecheap and happy with it.

Godaddy is the best...especial now they have the $1/year domain with code ACES1..

I use godaddy and namecheap. But I wouldn't recommend any US based company for limited niches like gambling right now

godaddy and internetbs.net. Nothing else. They are cool. But if you want to buy or sell then sedo.com

godaddy although I hear good things about name cheep. I dont host with godaddy though.

Personally, I've never had an issue with name.com, and they are my preferred choice for all of my domain purchases. I prefer them over GoDaddy, because TBH I feel like GoDaddy has alienated customers too many times in the past. (For example charging $75 to move a domain, when they receive a spam complaint - unrelated to your site).

Caleb

Is their any real way to navigate GoDaddy? Personally, I always get lost trying to find my domain manager.

Caleb

Currently I'm trying to get mine through godaddy with the $1 domain code but they don't seem to take paypal if I do that so I don't know if it'll work out. Don't have a credit/debit card and all my cash is on paypal. >_<

I used godaddy hen I started but I think they are crap - they try to get so much money out of you for crap you dont need, not sure why they are considered so good. I use namecheap! They're the best

Main reason I was looking at godaddy was that $1 domain... if that doesn't work out I'll probably buy it elsewhere.

Godaddy used to be my favorite but I have since switch to NameCheap. Godaddy bombards you with a lot of things before you are able to register your domain. My first time using Godaddy I accidentally purchased something that I don't need.

I just noticed who they mentioned on the page, and although I personally have not used the services provided by that company. I have had a number of discussions with the owner, who is a great guy

And he's Canadian

Caleb

I will never use GoDaddy! They sell you out when **** hits the fan!

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No upsells. Free privacy protection. Crazy cheap domains (under 9.50 each). No changing prices every year, or any of that crap. You get exactly what you see, and you pay for exactly what you need. Nothing hidden.

I used Godaddy, although I'm considering switching.

ok, Who gives he biggest bulk discount for 100+ .com and .net sites in a order?

If you've never heard Mike Filsaime's horror story of dealing with Godaddy, you need to track it down. I'm pretty sure it's here in the forum somewhere.

I heard this directly from Mike at a seminar, so it's not exagerated.

Mike had his gmail account hacked. They accessed his Godday account and changed his password and email address for notifications from Godaddy, so he didn't hear from Godaddy until it was too late. Then the hacker transferred all his domains somewhere else.

According to Mike, Godday was useless at resolving the issue and totally unsympathetic to internet marketers.

It took him 8 days of back and forth before he had to threaten them with a viral campaign to his list not to use Godaddy.

On another occassion one of Mike's over-zealous affiliates spammed. Anyone knows, if you have affiliates, that's going to happen from time to time. Godaddy gives you 24 hrs to respond to a spam complaint, after which time they can legally take your domain and own it.

Mike missed the deadline. Now all of his sites are closed with a sign saying "Closed due to Spam and abuse."

He lost $35k in sales and $20k in refunds. His reputation took a beating.

He had a spam complaint on one of his Namecheap sites and it was dealt with immediately without any drama or loss of business.

Mike's stern warning to all marketers is to use Godaddy at your own peril.

I use 1and1.com for registrations ONLY but the their customer service for everything else (i.e. hosting and account upgrades) is deplorable. Uptime is fine, their service is just excruciatingly bad.