Overview
This successful web services company offers everything from domain name registration, web hosting and emails to business tools SSL certificates and reseller plans. GoDaddy is the world’s largest domain name registrar and offers products for up to 30% less cost than their competitors. They were founded in 1997 and now manages more than 21.6 million domain names.
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Reliability & Performance
Unlike many other web hosting companies, GoDaddy has special pride about the service that they provide because every last server, router and cable that they use is owned and maintained by them. Their equipment has fully redundant power and network connections and are monitored 24/7 by their technicians. The advantage to GoDaddy owning their datacenter and equipment is obvious. They get to choose the equipment they use, which happens to be top of the line. They also take security very seriously and have a 24/7 dedicated system in place that ensures the network perimeter remains secure. All emails flowing through their systems are also scanned for viruses to provide complete protection for their clients.
Pricing
Because of the enormous size of the GoDaddy company, they have the ability to offer outstanding prices to their customers. Their Unlimited plan, which is still quite packed with features, costs less than $7 per month! The Unlimited plan comes with 150 GB of server space and 1.5 TB per month of bandwidth. Also included in this package is the ability to use 50 databases and 1,000 email accounts. If this is not enough for you, they also offer hosting packages in a wide range of prices, all the way up to a premium plan on a dedicated server for just over $200, an outstanding price for the service they are providing!
Control panel
GoDaddy is not too hard to use, even without a technical background. Most functions within the Account Management tool are similar to other control panels.
Customer support
GoDaddy offers many support options, such as Telephone Support,Email Support and FAQ Section on their Web Site. As a nice touch, GoDaddy also includes various indicators throughout their website that indicate the expected wait times for telephone support and email responses, All customer of GoDaddy have complete access to their extremely comprehensive FAQ section as well as user guides and email support. If you cannot find the answers you are looking for using these resources, then you can also call into the telephone support line and talk directly to a support technician. The only downside to this is that they do not appear to have a toll free line that you can use.
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