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GoDaddy is one of the sleaziest companies I know of. I ran a website hosted on GoDaddy for a local business when the server cluster was hacked. GoDaddy admitte

GoDaddy is one of the sleaziest companies I know of. I ran a website hosted on GoDaddy for a local business when the server cluster was hacked. GoDaddy admitted it was their fault, but the business ended up having to pay me to fix the site. GoDaddy also managed to convince the business to pay for an additional monthly "security" plan, which included page caching. They set everything up over the phone without talking to me at all. The next day I notice some odd behavior with the admin pages, then realize they're being cached, not only that but they're now publicly accessible. GoDaddy's improved security plan ended up being responsible for a data leak. They really screwed up twice but there was zero penalty, the only consequence was they made more money. The business chose to stay with GoDaddy, despite my recommendations. They saw the ads on TV and were convinced GoDaddy is the pinnacle of web hosting. Also, check this out: https://www.butterflyave.com/ https://www.butterflyave.com/ Those assholes have parked my old business name, and want to sell it back to me for $1,499.

brikym 2y ago
They seem to park so many domains it wouldn't surprise me if they park new domains based on domain searches. There is a clear motivation there so I always run whois in the terminal instead of searching on any domain registrar with the exception of cloud providers who don't make much of their money from domains.
- jmholla 2y ago
  I've definitely heard stories of people saying GoDaddy grabbed their domain right after they searched it. There's almost always someone following those stories saying that it was just coincidental. I have zero trust in GoDaddy. I remember when I was kid using their service because my grandparents had bought a website and hosting services through them and they wanted me to create the site. Their interface was so confusing and I felt like I suddenly had no understanding of how computers work. Fast forward to today, and yes, past me was not very knowledgeable, but not to the degree their site made me feel. They use custom terminology for industry standard things, group things together in weird locations, and have so many dark patterns. My point: sleazy tactics like domain front-running would honestly be on brand. I tell people not to use GoDaddy and definitely not for domain searching.

brikym 2y ago

They seem to park so many domains it wouldn't surprise me if they park new domains based on domain searches. There is a clear motivation there so I always run whois in the terminal instead of searching on any domain registrar with the exception of cloud providers who don't make much of their money from domains.

jmholla 2y ago
I've definitely heard stories of people saying GoDaddy grabbed their domain right after they searched it. There's almost always someone following those stories saying that it was just coincidental. I have zero trust in GoDaddy. I remember when I was kid using their service because my grandparents had bought a website and hosting services through them and they wanted me to create the site. Their interface was so confusing and I felt like I suddenly had no understanding of how computers work. Fast forward to today, and yes, past me was not very knowledgeable, but not to the degree their site made me feel. They use custom terminology for industry standard things, group things together in weird locations, and have so many dark patterns. My point: sleazy tactics like domain front-running would honestly be on brand. I tell people not to use GoDaddy and definitely not for domain searching.