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GoDaddy is the default because it's what most people use. You can change it by clicking 'change your preferred registrar' link below the red button on the conf

by matt1 15y ago

GoDaddy is the default because it's what most people use. You can change it by clicking 'change your preferred registrar' link below the red button on the confirmation dialog.

johnfn 15y ago
Just because GoDaddy is what most people use doesn't mean it's what most people should use. On top of all the SOPA nonsense, GoDaddy has remarkably sexist and degrading ads. I'd encourage you to set the default registrar to be a different registrar by default - maybe Namecheap?
- matt1 15y ago
  There's a huge drop off in affiliate revenue from GoDaddy to the next most popular registrar. Making Namecheap default would inconvenience most the users and cause a substantial drop in my revenue. I appreciate where you're coming from, but I'm not sure the pros of switching outweigh the cons.
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    - polyfractal 15y ago
      He's arguing practicality over principals. Suppose he switched to Namecheap and makes a third of his current revenue. Because of this change, the site operates at a loss and he is eventually forced to shutdown the service. Which would you prefer? His site no longer being around, or be slightly inconvenienced by changing the default provider via a dropdown box?
    - jbigelow76 15y ago
      You're assuming your principles are both universal and correct. The former is not true and latter is debatable.
  - rhizome 15y ago
    So, it's not really that most people use GD, but that they offer the highest affiliate rates.
  - deanpcmad 15y ago
    Maybe offer people a choice between GoDaddy and/or Namecheap. If you offered Namecheap I would buy domains through your site all the time :)
marquis 15y ago
I don't mean to sound divisive but certainly on this forum GoDaddy is considered harmful to users due to it's willingness to shut down domains without due process. While it's unfortunate that other registrars cannot match the referral fees, it would be considered welcome to issue a warning that GoDaddy has a bad track record when it comes to supporting domain holder's rights.

by matt1 15y ago

GoDaddy is the default because it's what most people use. You can change it by clicking 'change your preferred registrar' link below the red button on the confirmation dialog.

johnfn 15y ago

Just because GoDaddy is what most people use doesn't mean it's what most people should use. On top of all the SOPA nonsense, GoDaddy has remarkably sexist and degrading ads. I'd encourage you to set the default registrar to be a different registrar by default - maybe Namecheap?

matt1 15y ago
There's a huge drop off in affiliate revenue from GoDaddy to the next most popular registrar. Making Namecheap default would inconvenience most the users and cause a substantial drop in my revenue. I appreciate where you're coming from, but I'm not sure the pros of switching outweigh the cons.
- deleted 15y ago
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  - polyfractal 15y ago
    He's arguing practicality over principals. Suppose he switched to Namecheap and makes a third of his current revenue. Because of this change, the site operates at a loss and he is eventually forced to shutdown the service. Which would you prefer? His site no longer being around, or be slightly inconvenienced by changing the default provider via a dropdown box?
  - jbigelow76 15y ago
    You're assuming your principles are both universal and correct. The former is not true and latter is debatable.
- rhizome 15y ago
  So, it's not really that most people use GD, but that they offer the highest affiliate rates.
- deanpcmad 15y ago
  Maybe offer people a choice between GoDaddy and/or Namecheap. If you offered Namecheap I would buy domains through your site all the time :)

marquis 15y ago

I don't mean to sound divisive but certainly on this forum GoDaddy is considered harmful to users due to it's willingness to shut down domains without due process. While it's unfortunate that other registrars cannot match the referral fees, it would be considered welcome to issue a warning that GoDaddy has a bad track record when it comes to supporting domain holder's rights.