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GoDaddy is a privately owned, Internet-based company that provides a variety of services including domain name registration, web hosting and e-business software sales. The company, which is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, was founded by Bob Parsons. Parsons previously owned a financial services software company, which he sold in the mid-1990s upon retirement. He came out of retirement in 1997 to form Jomax Technologies, the predecessor to GoDaddy.

Since it’s inception, GoDaddy has risen to become the largest domain registrar in the world, with tens of million of domains registered to its clients. The company ranks as the world’s largest ICANN-accredited registrar; it’s approximately four times larger than its nearest competition. Recent corporate acquisitions include Outright, Locu, Afternic, and Media Temple.

GoDaddy has redefined Internet hosting services, and it has been the recipient of numerous industry awards and accolades. Among these awards are the 2001 Arizona BBB award for Business Ethics and the 2011 SC Magazine award for Best Security Team. In 2011, it ranked number four in the Phoenix Business Magazine list of “Best Places to Work in the Valley” and it made the 2012 Forbes list of “Best 100 Companies to Work For.”

Known for its sometimes controversial commercials and interesting spokespersons, GoDaddy also sponsors a number of charitable causes in support of domestic violence and child abuse awareness, and sports events, including NASCAR and the Super Bowl. In 2013, the company shifted its advertising strategy to focus more on small to medium sized business owners (SMB). Reflecting this change, its commercials and advertising materials shifted from “sexy” to smart.

What Are Single Letter .ORG Domain Names Worth?

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Yesterday morning, Go Daddy and the Public Interest Registry announced that one and two letter .ORG domain names would be coming up for auction. Of the 42 auctions, 15 are single letter domain names. The auction dates haven’t been set yet, but each auction will take place over 10 days, and bidders must be pre-approved.

In the press release announcing the news, it was said that “it is expected the historic auction of these single- and two-character .ORG domain names will not only generate high bids, but also help define the aftermarket prior to the introduction of new gTLDs.”

I am curious about what you think single letter .org domain names are worth.


Go Daddy to Auction 1 & 2 Letter .Org Domain Names

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Go Daddy and the Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit organization that operates the .org domain registry, have jointly announced a special auction of one and two letter / character .org domain names. This is the first time that single character .org domain names are available for sale.

In total, 42 domain names will be auctioned on a special page at Go Daddy Auctions (see list below). In order to participate in the auctions, interested companies and individuals must be pre-approved. According to the press release, “there will be some requirements for the winners of a single- or two-character .ORG domain name, although re-branding is not mandatory.” This is similar to other registries that have auctioned single letter domain names, although I am not sure what the requirements are.

I would imagine the single letter .org domain names are going to see bids into the six figures, although it might be a challenge for a non-profit organization to spend that kind of money on domain names (imagine a cancer organization explaining a $500k domain purchase to donors). PIR is planning to “forward its share of the proceeds to programs that enhance open development and Internet security.”

The auctions will last ten days each, and although the exact date has not been set, the auctions are expected to begin in the coming months.

.Org domain names at auction:

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Your Favorite Domain Registrar Is…

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There were a couple of surprises when I asked for you to nominate your favorite domain name registrar. I wasn’t surprised that 15 registrars were nominated, but I was surprised that Moniker and eNom were not. Just a few years ago,  Moniker would probably have been a top 3 vote recipient. How times have changed.

After a few days of voting, the favorite domain registrar choice of those who voted was Go Daddy, by a fairly solid margin. The company offers 24/7 phone support, is generous with coupons and discount codes, and it offers dedicated account executives for many people who are active in the domain industry.

Here are the five best domain registrars from the poll I ran:

  • Go Daddy
  • Namecheap
  • Dynadot
  • Name.com
  • Fabulous

One thing to note is that with the exception of Fabulous, all of these companies have cultivated a strong following on Facebook and Twitter. For many people like myself, it does make a difference when dealing with companies that you “know.” These social media accounts take on a company personality, and that could help with brand loyalty.

UPS Store Moves, So Does Domains By Proxy, LLC

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I am sure you’ve seen a domain name registered to Domains By Proxy, LLC in a Whois Lookup before. Chances are good that you’ve probably seen it hundreds or maybe thousands of times before. That’s because it’s the privacy service operated by Go Daddy.

For a while, the company listed 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160 in Scottsdale, Arizona as the main address. About three months ago, the address changed, and it was updated across the millions of domain names registered to Domains By Proxy, LLC.

The reason for this move? Apparently, UPS Store #1669 changed locations. The store is now located at 14747 N Northsight Blvd Suite 111, PMB 309 in Scottsdale, Arizona, and now all Domains By Proxy, LLC registered domain names have been updated to reflect this. I would imagine the company has a huge mailbox.

Interestingly, and on a side note, United Parcel Service (UPS) owns both UPSStore.com and TheUPSStore.com, but for some reason, the shorter UPSStore.com is not resolving or forwarding despite being on the UPS.com namerservers. Hopefully, they fix that problem soon.

Domain Registrars: Who Has The Most Klout?

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I am still fascinated by Klout, and I thought it would be interesting to see the Klout scores of some of the most popular domain name registrars.

A company’s Klout score is based on a proprietary algorithm, but important factors include social media mentions, posts, retweets, likes, comments, and a variety of other factors. I believe other outside factors are also taken into consideration,

Here are the top Klout scores for domain registrars:

  • Name.com – 78
  • Go Daddy – 75
  • NameCheap – 67
  • 1&1 – 56
  • Network Solutions – 54
  • Blacknight Solutions – 53
  • Dynadot – 50
  • Register.com – 50
  • Enom – 49
  • Dotster – 47
  • Melbourne IT – 46
  • Internet.bs – 45
  • Tucows – 44
  • Moniker (and Snapnames) – 44
  • Fabulous – 31

Go Daddy Hosting Update

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It’s been just over two months since I switched to GoDaddy hosting for my blog, and I want to give you an update on how things have been going so far.

When I first announced the switch, a few people weren’t keen on the idea in public and private. Luckily for me, I don’t recall any downtime or outages whatsoever in these two months. The site has been humming along quite well, and I am very happy that I stopped paying $60/month and am now paying under $10/month.

Things have been going so well that I just moved DogWalker.com, another WordPress-based website, to GoDaddy hosting. I wrote about the hosting change on the DogWalker.com blog, and the reception on Facebook, Twitter, and via email has been positive.

The unique situation with DogWalker.com is that there are between 400-500 paying advertisers, and I couldn’t afford to have any downtime and risk getting angry emails. Luckily for me, the switch went off with out much of a hitch. I appreciate the support from GoDaddy’s tech team, as well as Todd Cluff’s management of the transition.

I am considering dropping the VPS all together and moving all of my sites to GoDaddy.

Just as a FYI, I have not been compensated in any way for this nor are there any affiliate links. It is likely that I received good treatment because I have very active websites with tens of thousands of visitors, and I have been a customer for 10 years.

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