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Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by webfuel »

latortuga wrote: post #61
geekfactor wrote: post #44

It turns out GoDaddy only issues the certificate to the domain attached to the hosting (which is somewhat of a stupid association, really, because it shouldn’t matter what domain you use as long as you’re accessing your content via a correct route). If hosting with GoDaddy was the first mistake, this assumption was the second. The whole point of an SSL certificate is to say that the server you are talking to is a ser…

I don't know exactly how GoDaddy works but on my namecheap account, I can issue purchased SSL certificates to any of the domains I have registered there. I assume I may even be able to issue them to domains I do not have registered there (though I have not tried and may be wrong) because they have a verification process.

Regardless of where your domain is registered, you can indeed get an SSL cert from Namecheap. I bought a Comodo PositiveSSL for $9/y and couldn't be happier. When I ran into some issues installing it on a Mac mini server, their CS was responsive and friendly.

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by MostAwesomeDude »

sneak wrote: post #115
nicpottier wrote: post #65

Does this really even need to be said here? A single visit to GoDaddy and their insane upselling strategies should be enough to disuade anyone that they are in it for anything but ripping you off. namecheap.com has been quite pleasant so far. I used joker.com for years before that without complaint as well. Plenty of reasonable options out there.

Another vote for joker.com. I use them because they are not based in the US, but in Germany, which may result in a smidgeon more sanity when it comes to yanking delegations without court rulings. Maybe. Also, they are nerds and pgp sign all of their outgoing emails.

I could have sworn that Joker was hosted in Switzerland, which is the big factor in my recommendation of them to people worried about government interference in domain handling and DNS. Maybe I'm wrong on that, though.

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by clintavo »

jamesbritt wrote: post #73
DanielBMarkham wrote: post #41

I moved away from GoDaddy a couple of years ago. Now I have a few expiring domains left on there. Last week I got a notice they were going to charge me for a renewal, which I did not want. So I called the support guy. Twenty or so minutes later, he sent me to a link to fill out a form where all would be taken care of. Except it wasn't. Just like my previous few encounters with GoDaddy, when I went to the link I learn…

Counter anecdote: I've quite a few domains on GoDaddy. I've transfered a few over the years, both to and from GoDaddy, and while the steps where not explained clearly I never had an issue where I was prevented from controlling my domains. I also used their DNS service for the first time last month and found it pretty straightforward. Maybe I wasn't trying to do something that would have been complex (I didn't set up…

Ditto - we use Godaddy's sister company's (Wild West Domains)API to register domains - nice and simple. Each domain is dirt cheap, takes one api call and we're done, we never even leave our app. Of course since we host a lot of sites for our customers we have to register a lot of domains. Setting up API access may not be worth it otherwise.

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by DenisM »

Since this seems to be "my most/least favorite name service company" I recommend DynDNS. They're expensive, but they work very well in my experience. You can set very short TTLs, which obviates the need for static IPs.

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by iaskwhy »

jeffbozek wrote: post #122
iaskwhy wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry for asking this under such a nice idea but what happens to those who have domains with a company that goes out of business?

I'm actually a reseller of Key-Systems. If I go out of business you'll still have access to all of your domains and be able to manage them through Key-Systems and RrpProxy.net ( http://key-systems.net/ ). They also run Domain Discount 24 ( http://dd24.com/ ) and are a fairly large registrar.

Thank you for being so clear (and open) about it, makes me want to try it and maybe transfer everything there.

I have a quick repair only. If you see your site with Chrome on Windows 7, there's something about the text that doesn't feel right, it looks too thin to be readable at some sizes. For example, the navigation on the bottom left or (even worse) the text inside the inputs of the login form. It's because of Myriad Pro, not sure if you feel like changing it for some more usual typeface like Arial.

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by mekoka »

mtogo wrote: post #14
rshigeta wrote: post #4

I've seen a lot of issues raised about godaddy recently, but any suggestions for domain registry that work better?

Here's the list that i post every time someone asks this. There are plenty of other ones, but these are the "tried and true" top list. * Gandi.net * Namecheap * Name.com (Some very sleazy practices, see child) * Moniker

A vote for Moniker from me as well, having settled for them 3 years ago, after a few years with 1and1 and some with Godaddy and having tried various other registrars.

I use their control panel once every couple of months and although it doesn't have the "pretty" element to it, it's quite an easy and intuitive tool to work with and I even dare say it, is the most functional domain management tool I've seen.

At a glance you can see which domain is locked, private, auto-renewed, etc and changing any of this is just a matter of selecting a couple of domains from the list and applying the action you want in a batch.

For example, you want to transfer 5 domains away: 1- go to the domains manager 2- from the list, check each domain you wish to transfer away 3- click on the Transfer Domains Out action 4- simply follow the flow and provide the extra info where required.

You could be done in less than a minute.

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by jzcoder »

ericabiz wrote: post #87
onedognight wrote: post #59

All the complaints here about GoDaddy have nothing to do with the one reason to use them, paying the least for a domain with free DNS. If you pay them anything else then you have just nullified this advantage as they can make back the few dollars you saved on the domain by charging you more for things like hosting and SSL (free at startcom).

It's only cheaper if your time is worth nothing. Digging through pages of upsells takes time. I prefer using a registrar where I don't have to do that. (I use both Namecheap and eNom.)

All the upsell checkboxes are defaulted off. I don't understand what the problem is clicking through a couple of pages without checking anything. I've done it dozens of times with no problems.

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by larrik »

larrik wrote: post #97
buddydvd wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I noticed transferring a domain to different Godaddy account immediately cancels that domain's privacy-protection service. You can probably try that first before transferring your domain out of Godaddy.

I will definitely look into that one.

It totally worked. I have to wait 60 days before transferring it out, but I don't mind that at all.

Thank you!

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by aculver »

snorkel wrote: post #27
rshigeta wrote: post #4

I've seen a lot of issues raised about godaddy recently, but any suggestions for domain registry that work better?

I've been happy with dnsimple.com, not the cheapest but has a clean UI, intelligent features, and intelligent support the YC crowd here would appreciate.

Yeah, totally agreed. I met one of the principles of DNSimple at MagicRuby earlier this year. Definitely worth giving these guys $3 a month for the amount of time they save me. The time their configuration templates for Heroku and Tumblr have saved me much more in time than I'll ever pay in subscription fees. They also make it super easy to get SSL certificates.

Re: Startups should not use GoDaddy. Ever

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Post by jeffbozek »

iaskwhy wrote: post #135
jeffbozek wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm actually a reseller of Key-Systems. If I go out of business you'll still have access to all of your domains and be able to manage them through Key-Systems and RrpProxy.net ( http://key-systems.net/ ). They also run Domain Discount 24 ( http://dd24.com/ ) and are a fairly large registrar.

Thank you for being so clear (and open) about it, makes me want to try it and maybe transfer everything there. I have a quick repair only. If you see your site with Chrome on Windows 7, there's something about the text that doesn't feel right, it looks too thin to be readable at some sizes. For example, the navigation on the bottom left or (even worse) the text inside the inputs of the login form. It's because of Myr…

Thanks for the feedback. I'll fire up Parallels and do some tweaking on the font type. I do all my work on a Mac so I typically just test with IE on Windows and test the other browsers on OS X.
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