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I knew this would come up :) I am relying on affiliate revenue for income and like it or not, GoDaddy is the largest registrar in the world. That doesn't mean

by matt1 15y ago

I knew this would come up :) I am relying on affiliate revenue for income and like it or not, GoDaddy is the largest registrar in the world. That doesn't mean its inclusion is automatic, but IMO GoDaddy is not evil enough to warrant removing it. Thoughts?

jaysonelliot 15y ago
Perhaps adding a couple other options so that GoDaddy isn't so prominent. With only GoDaddy and NameCheap (who I love, btw), it's likely to give a lot of business to GoDaddy from people who don't really have a preference or know much about them. I understand your point about affiliate revenue, whatever my personal opinion about GoDaddy might be. Personally, I do think they're evil enough to warrant removal, but I'm just one person, and it's your site. Adding more registrars might be a reasonable compromise.
tnorthcutt 15y ago
IMO GoDaddy is not evil enough to warrant removing it. IMO, they are evil enough to warrant removal.
- fan 15y ago
  True, but he's controls whether its removed or not so it's best to give a more persuasive reason.
larrys 15y ago
I'm curious. How much affiliate revenue (dollar wise) do you get when someone registers a domain through godaddy?
toodlestech 15y ago
When you search for a domain using godaddy the register that domain so you have to purchase through them. They even use to jack up the price on those domains. When doing a "double check" on your site, every case i tried, it said that the domain was actually already registered, which I'm assuming is from the search on godaddy. So that cuts out the other two registrars you offer right there.
slamdunc 15y ago
I've been happy with transfers I made from GD to name.com (namecheap wasn't bad, but name.com is more flexible with the way I like to set up multiple accounts). I wonder whether they'd be willing to work on an affiliate deal with you. And others here could probably suggest more registrars that would be worth including. Seeing GD in your list (at least it's not at the top) was disheartening. They seem very evil indeed, and not just in recent action.

by matt1 15y ago

jaysonelliot 15y ago

Perhaps adding a couple other options so that GoDaddy isn't so prominent. With only GoDaddy and NameCheap (who I love, btw), it's likely to give a lot of business to GoDaddy from people who don't really have a preference or know much about them. I understand your point about affiliate revenue, whatever my personal opinion about GoDaddy might be. Personally, I do think they're evil enough to warrant removal, but I'm just one person, and it's your site. Adding more registrars might be a reasonable compromise.

tnorthcutt 15y ago

IMO GoDaddy is not evil enough to warrant removing it. IMO, they are evil enough to warrant removal.

fan 15y ago
True, but he's controls whether its removed or not so it's best to give a more persuasive reason.

larrys 15y ago

I'm curious. How much affiliate revenue (dollar wise) do you get when someone registers a domain through godaddy?

toodlestech 15y ago

When you search for a domain using godaddy the register that domain so you have to purchase through them. They even use to jack up the price on those domains. When doing a "double check" on your site, every case i tried, it said that the domain was actually already registered, which I'm assuming is from the search on godaddy. So that cuts out the other two registrars you offer right there.

slamdunc 15y ago

I've been happy with transfers I made from GD to name.com (namecheap wasn't bad, but name.com is more flexible with the way I like to set up multiple accounts). I wonder whether they'd be willing to work on an affiliate deal with you. And others here could probably suggest more registrars that would be worth including. Seeing GD in your list (at least it's not at the top) was disheartening. They seem very evil indeed, and not just in recent action.