Comments on: GoDaddy Parking Page Customization: $99 http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/10/godaddy-parking-page-customization-99/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Sat, 26 May 2012 04:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kevin Ohashi http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/10/godaddy-parking-page-customization-99/comment-page-1/#comment-260851 Kevin Ohashi Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:01:39 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2706#comment-260851 GoDaddy just rips people off. I dont even like to buy domains there and will include the transfer out as part of deal in most cases. GoDaddy just rips people off. I dont even like to buy domains there and will include the transfer out as part of deal in most cases.

]]> By: Dominik Mueller http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/10/godaddy-parking-page-customization-99/comment-page-1/#comment-260657 Dominik Mueller Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:52:05 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2706#comment-260657 GoDaddy's behavior as described here is the main reason why I've never trusted that company. Every time I buy a domain that is registered with GoDaddy, I move it out as soon as possible. GD is a large registrar, so one would think they earn enough money from domain registration services, but GoDaddy.com seems to be more interested in finding new ways of extracting money from their clients' pockets. After all, no experienced domainer would pay $99 for such a header or pay anything at all for having their domains parked to begin with... It is GoDaddy's business to make money from the missing knowledge of their client base, in my opinion. They trick customers into believing that with a $99 header their domains might finally start producing income. Another example of the company's unequaled greed is GoDaddy's infamous "60-day no transfer-out" policy. GoDaddy’s behavior as described here is the main reason why I’ve never trusted that company. Every time I buy a domain that is registered with GoDaddy, I move it out as soon as possible.

GD is a large registrar, so one would think they earn enough money from domain registration services, but GoDaddy.com seems to be more interested in finding new ways of extracting money from their clients’ pockets.

After all, no experienced domainer would pay $99 for such a header or pay anything at all for having their domains parked to begin with… It is GoDaddy’s business to make money from the missing knowledge of their client base, in my opinion. They trick customers into believing that with a $99 header their domains might finally start producing income.

Another example of the company’s unequaled greed is GoDaddy’s infamous “60-day no transfer-out” policy.

]]> By: Mickie Kennedy http://domainnamewire.com/2008/10/10/godaddy-parking-page-customization-99/comment-page-1/#comment-260654 Mickie Kennedy Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:45:35 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2706#comment-260654 Godaddy doesn't get domainers. They have done some really silly stuff, like the non-ICANN compliant way of locking domains from transferring out if you make a single change to a domain (like updating a phone number in whois). They also have a history of being pretty heavy-handed and non-apologetic in taking domains away from owners, including non-response to whois verification requests (which I understand they now just disable the dns). Godaddy doesn’t get domainers. They have done some really silly stuff, like the non-ICANN compliant way of locking domains from transferring out if you make a single change to a domain (like updating a phone number in whois). They also have a history of being pretty heavy-handed and non-apologetic in taking domains away from owners, including non-response to whois verification requests (which I understand they now just disable the dns).

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