General
Impression
While
embarking upon a mission of evaluating and choosing a web hosting
provider that will most suit the needs of your particular business
on the Internet, you
place different emphasis on each of data center issues, whether it
is connectivity, customer service, reliable network, control panel,
etc. But whichever of those seems the most crucial for you, it is
important that the whole hosting environment has been expertly planned
and integrated. Thus, if you take general facilities evaluation seriously,
you should check Go Daddy out, for they seem to be a winning combination
of generous web space, useful features and signature customer service
at a competitive price.
GoDaddy.com is the world's largest domain name registrar and is the flagship company of The Go Daddy Group, Inc
The Go Daddy Group of companies also includes Wild West Domains, Inc., a reseller of domains and domain-related products and
services; Domains by Proxy(R), a private registration service; Starfield Technologies, a research and development affiliate;
and Blue Razor Domains, a membership-based discount registrar.
Facts & Figures
Customer Base: Over 285,548
Registered Domains: 32.2 Million, Market Share: 35 %
Servers: 1200+
Location: USA
*** The figures are as of Friday 12th of March 2010.
As an ICANN-accredited domain registrar, Go Daddy has more names under management than any other registrar, offers products at
prices up to 70% less than the competition and supports them all with world-class 24/7 live customer service.
We are the sole developer and proprietor of our technology, do not license any products from others, and do not outsource or
offshore any of our operations. This enables us to provide better support and ensure the most advanced and competitively-priced
products and services available today.
Founded by Bob Parsons in 1997, The Go Daddy Group has grown to include more than 10 million domains under management. We offer a
complete product line, including comprehensive hosting solutions, Web site creation tools, Secure SSL certificates, personalized
email with spam and anti-phishing filtering, e-commerce tools and more.
Go Daddy has become the world's #1 choice for domains by providing innovative, competitively-priced products, delivering the
highest quality customer service, and by always appreciating and listening to its customers!
Price
& Cost Effectiveness
Go Daddy is not the lowest-cost solution. Those looking for rock-bottom
prices should check out other sites on our top 10 list. We
do believe that, when you take into account all of the features and
functionality provided by the Go Daddy complete turnkey package, it
is well worth it, since when used correctly, it can help you rank
high in search engines.
Data
Center
As
the title indicates, we have personally visited and "examined"
Go Daddy's data center. The
importance of doing that is obvious. You might have heard of the story
that 90% or more of the web hosts are just resellers, and another
9% are just co-locating in some other data center, without direct
physical access to the machines. That's not a story, that's plain
reality.
This
is why we have personally verified that Go Daddy's data center facility
actually exists by paying them a visit at their facility. You can
find the data center's address on their website.
Go
Daddy currently has World-class networking including multiple OC-48,
OC-12 and OC-3 connections and a fast gigabit Ethernet backbone
connected to multiple diverse upstream providers totaling 4 Gbps
of Tier-1 Internet Bandwidth.
Go Daddy has
Fully redundant power and air conditioning supply, with state of the art fire protection providing the maximum possible
protection against potential disasters that could affect your site. Advanced smoke detection and fire suppression systems.
24X7 monitoring of building and environmental alarms by a local staff as well as a centralized Network Operations Center.
Customer
Service
Go Daddy provides responsive and experienced 24/7 customer support via
e-mail and ticketing system. Their
seasoned technicians are standing by to ensure we are there for you
when you need it.
Control
Panel
Go
Daddy use their own control panel. It has its advantages and disadvantages.
The
complete hosting solution is made available through a web software
solution, which means it is available from any computer. Therefore,
you can access it anywhere to update your site or perform other functions.
The downsides are it can be slower - depending on your internet connection
speed - and some of the web design software has limiting features
compared to standard web design software.
Overall
Go Daddy has proven that is a top choice for a hosting solution.
Within an industry that is saturated with competing companies,
Go Daddy has risen above a majority of them with their excellent customer
support, reliable servers, great feature set, and intuitive control
panel. Go Daddy's hosting packages are suitable for any small to medium
size business and thy provide dedicated solutions for larger enterprises.
The
following plans are available at Go Daddy
Economy Plan - $3.99
Delux Plan - $6.99
Premium Plan - $14.99
Contact Information
Go Daddy
14455 N. Hayden Rd
Suite 219
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Support:
24x7 Technical Support & Sales - (480) 505-8877
24x7 Domain Support - (480) 505-8899
24x7 Billing Support - (480) 505-8855
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