An explanation of exactly when Go Daddy puts a transfer lock on domains for making a whois change. It seems that every month someone emails me about how GoDaddy places a 60 day lock when you make certain changes to your whois information. The lock ... Continue Reading44 Comments
Go Daddy Devises “Pay for Placement” Idea for New gTLD Operators
· Domain RegistrarsPatent describes system where new top level domain operators can bid for preferred placement registrar sites. Want to get your new top level domain name positioned well on GoDaddy? Prepare to pay. That's the idea behind a pay-for-placement ... Continue Reading12 Comments
My Sales Results from One Year of Go Daddy Premium Listings
· Domain SalesThe future of SMB domain sales is in the registration path. It's been about a year since I first start using Go Daddy's Premium Listings option for selling domain names. This option lists your domain names for sale in Go Daddy Auctions, but more ... Continue Reading34 Comments
WSJ: Go Daddy No Longer for Sale
· Domain RegistrarsWorld's largest domain name registrar supposedly no longer for sale. The Wall Street Journal, which originally reported that domain name registrar GoDaddy was for sale, is now saying the company is off the market. The Journal reports that the ... Continue Reading9 Comments
GoDaddy Sponsors Its Own College Bowl Game
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar sponsors a college football bowl game. After years of advertising in the Super Bowl, GoDaddy is upping its football ante by sponsoring its own college football bowl game. The company will be taking over what was the GMAC Bowl, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy.com’s Size Comes Back to Haunt it in uBid Court Case
· Domain RegistrarsCourt rules that world's largest domain name registrar can face a lawsuit in Illinois. The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has dealt a blow to domain name registrar Go Daddy, deciding that Go Daddy should face a cybersquatting ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Go Daddy Set to Hit 40 Million Domains Milestone on Wednesday
· Domain RegistrarsGo Daddy set to hit another milestone. [Update: Go Daddy hit the milestone earlier today.] About six months after crossing the 30 million domain name mark, The Go Daddy Group is set to surpass 40 million domains under management, most likely on ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Morality in Media Gives GoDaddy a Boost
· Domain RegistrarsCensorship organization asks parents to visit Go Daddy's web site. Brilliant. Go Daddy made a name for itself with Super Bowl commercials. But it wasn't just advertising in the big game that brought attention. The real value was in pre-Super Bowl ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Go Daddy Expanding in Iowa
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar expands footprint in Iowa. Domain name registrar GoDaddy is bulking up its customer service operations near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The new customer service facility should be running by this spring. The company is looking to hire 60 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy’s 2008 Revenue Nearly $500M
· Domain RegistrarsCompany's revenue up 2.5x in three years. [Update: 2009 revenue was about $750 million.] The Go Daddy Group, parent company of domain name registrar GoDaddy, generated nearly a half billion dollars in revenue in 2008 according to the recently released ... Continue Reading6 Comments