David Martin Hershey on tue 4 jan 11
Hi Dinah and All,
Amanda was talking about GoDaddy's T&A tv ads.
They're crass and sexist, but no worse
than a lot of actual programing...
I'm sure lots of people have had a good experience
with GD, but here's another perspective, FWIW.
Accomplished people I respect in the tech industry
do not have anything good to say about GoDaddy.
It's really too bad...
Because back in the Jurassic DOS era,
Bob Parsons (owner of GD) started out by writing a
great little accounting program called MoneyCounts.
Elegant wonderful software. I used it right up until
the dawning of the Windows 3.1 era, and the ascension
of QuickBooks. I'll always be grateful to Bob for
teaching me bookkeeping.
His company also wrote one of the first very popular
DOS bible study programs.
Then things changed.
They say that the first millions
turned him irrevocably to the dark side.
And lots of unhappy drama ensued...
He's a very smart man, and GoDaddy is much more
successful today than Parsons Technology
ever dreamed of being.
But it is said by many
that their success is at least partially achieved,
through the use of many unethical business practices.
Just do a quick Google search on
and do a little reading about the types of problems
that people have had with them in the past,
and are having right now this instant.
It would appear to me that if you value your domain name,
it would be prudent not to register or host with them.
Also, if you don't have a domain name yet
DO NOT do a domain name availability search on their site.
If you don't buy the name right then, they have been known
(at least in the past) to hold that name, and try to sell it back
to you at an exorbitant price.
This actually happened to me a while back, on a very obscure name.
Maybe GD is ok for many,
but there are lots of good web hosts out there.
I prefer to use a small local boutique host for my domains.
A real actual human that I can meet with in person if I have to.
He gives me outstanding personalized service, at a realistic & fair price.
And all the hardware is in the same bulletproof national server farms
that everyone else uses anyhow. 99.9% uptime.
Your domain name is your brand. Do you really want to risk all your
hard earned Google placement or your income stream
with the low bidder?
Just something to think about...
Best, DMH
David Martin Hershey
DMH Studio + Design
2629 Manhattan Ave #137
Hermosa Beach CA USA
90254-2447 424.241.3809
http://www.dmhstudio.com/
http://www.obamacardgold.com
http://www.winetastingtrolley.com/
On 1/4/2011 8:37 AM, Dinah Snipes Steveni wrote:
> "or GoDaddy if you don't have an issue with their politics or advertising=
." Sullied by innuendo here, I think. Wassup, Amanda?
>
>
John Goode on wed 5 jan 11
I have used one and one for years and never had a problem.
oneandone.com super reliable co from PA.
John Goode
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 1:13 AM, David Martin Hershey wr=
ote:
> Hi Dinah and All,
>
> Amanda was talking about GoDaddy's T&A tv ads.
> They're crass and sexist, but no worse
> than a lot of actual programing...
>
> I'm sure lots of people have had a good experience
> with GD, but here's another perspective, FWIW.
>
> Accomplished people I respect in the tech industry
> do not have anything good to say about GoDaddy.
>
> It's really too bad...
> Because back in the Jurassic DOS era,
> Bob Parsons (owner of GD) started out by writing a
> great little accounting program called MoneyCounts.
>
> Elegant wonderful software. I used it right up until
> the dawning of the Windows 3.1 era, and the ascension
> of QuickBooks. I'll always be grateful to Bob for
> teaching me bookkeeping.
>
> His company also wrote one of the first very popular
> DOS bible study programs.
>
> Then things changed.
> They say that the first millions
> turned him irrevocably to the dark side.
> And lots of unhappy drama ensued...
>
> He's a very smart man, and GoDaddy is much more
> successful today than Parsons Technology
> ever dreamed of being.
>
> But it is said by many
> that their success is at least partially achieved,
> through the use of many unethical business practices.
>
> Just do a quick Google search on
> and do a little reading about the types of problems
> that people have had with them in the past,
> and are having right now this instant.
>
> It would appear to me that if you value your domain name,
> it would be prudent not to register or host with them.
>
> Also, if you don't have a domain name yet
> DO NOT do a domain name availability search on their site.
>
> If you don't buy the name right then, they have been known
> (at least in the past) to hold that name, and try to sell it back
> to you at an exorbitant price.
>
> This actually happened to me a while back, on a very obscure name.
>
> Maybe GD is ok for many,
> but there are lots of good web hosts out there.
> I prefer to use a small local boutique host for my domains.
> A real actual human that I can meet with in person if I have to.
>
> He gives me outstanding personalized service, at a realistic & fair price=
.
> And all the hardware is in the same bulletproof national server farms
> that everyone else uses anyhow. 99.9% uptime.
>
> Your domain name is your brand. Do you really want to risk all your
> hard earned Google placement or your income stream
> with the low bidder?
>
> Just something to think about...
>
> Best, DMH
>
> David Martin Hershey
> DMH Studio + Design
> 2629 Manhattan Ave #137
> Hermosa Beach CA USA
> 90254-2447 424.241.3809
> http://www.dmhstudio.com/
> http://www.obamacardgold.com
> http://www.winetastingtrolley.com/
>
>
> On 1/4/2011 8:37 AM, Dinah Snipes Steveni wrote:
>
>> "or GoDaddy if you don't have an issue with their politics or
>> advertising." Sullied by innuendo here, I think. Wassup, Amanda?
>>
>>
>>
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