I noticed something interesting last night. It looks like Paypal is partnering up with Go Daddy to offer domain names at a discounted price of $7.49 a year. I would bet it’s probably some type of affiliate commission for domain names that are bought using the link.

I know that deals like this (and better) can be had when searching Google for GoDaddy discount codes or Godaddy coupons, but the presence of this offer on the Paypal homepage is a strong endorsement of the company by Paypal.

It’s interesting to see them send traffic to GoDaddy directly from the home page.

I found that Jamie’s posts were helpful and made it easy to find auctions at Go Daddy with at least one bidder. They were helpful to me because I find GoDaddy’s auction platform a bit frustrating to use. Since Jamie said he isn’t going to post the auctions with at least one bid any longer, I will share the way for you to find them on your own.

I am sure it’s frustrating as a bidder to see a name you are bidding on highlighted, but there is some gamesmanship with auctions, and I recommend waiting until the final possible moments to place your bid.

1) Log in to your GoDaddy account (you need a membership)
2) In the top drop down menu under “Domains” click “GoDaddy Auctions”
3) On the Auctions page, click “Expired Domains”
4) On the right menu, check the following:
– Predefined: “A TO Z Listings”
– # of Bids: “More than 0”
– Type: “Expiring Auctions”
5) Make sure the other options are unchecked, although you can pare it down to .com if you want or other extensions, # of days remaining…etc.

There may be other ways to get there, but this is the best way I’ve found.

Personally, I think GoDaddy’s auction platform needs a user interface overhaul. I haven’t used it much because I have found it frustrating to search. IMO, they would be well advised to take a group of willing customers at TRAFFIC and watch them use the site to see where frustrations arise (hint, hint).

I saw a “cool” promotion being promoted by Go Daddy on Twitter and also on the Go Daddy Facebook page about an hour ago. If you call their customer service phone number right now and say the phrase, “stay cool,” you can register one domain name for $1.00 (there is some fine print). Among other tld, you can hand register a .com domain name for $1.00.  The US phone number is (866) 463-2339

I love seeing companies offer fun special offers like this via social media. I haven’t tried it out yet, but I probably will… there aren’t too many opportunities to buy a name for $1.18.  It looks like this offer is good for the first 10,000 names registered.  The rest of the  fine print for this offer is below.

Register any available .COM, .US, .MOBI, .BIZ, .NET, .ORG, .CA, .CO.UK and .IN domain for just $1.00* (plus ICANN fee, if applicable)! Applies to the first year only of new registrations. This offer may not be used for renewals, transfers, bulk registrations, premium domains or Sunrise/Landrush domain registrations. Limited to one order per customer, expiring after 10,000 redemptions or at 11:59 PM on Aug 15, 2011 (whichever comes first). Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. Customers may not use gift cards, PayPal ® or AliPay to redeem this offer.

* Plus ICANN fee of 18 cents per domain year. Certain TLD’s only.