You may remember GoDaddy web hosting from their scintillating Super Bowl advertising of the past two years and celebrity spokespeople (including race car drivers Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.). We remember Go Daddy for their long-standing tradition of providing an affordable blizzard of shared hosting plans, domain services, email services, virtual and dedicated servers, and business solutions. For the purposes of this review, we’ll focus on their shared hosting plans – not their clever ads or plethora of other hosting options.
Price Value
All Go Daddy customers can count on 24/7 FTP access, free website stats, ASP, ASP.NET, and Microsoft FrontPage extensions, and daily backups. There are no setup fees and no annual commitment required (though of course the bargains increase with your level of commitment). And even the least expensive GoDaddy plan promises no advertising will appear on your site. Also, though domains are not free upon signup, as they are with so many competing hosts, they only cost $1.99 a piece with your purchase, which is really a pittance.
Reliability
Even though GoDaddy is an eclectic company with many irons in the fire beyond web hosting, they nonetheless own, operate, and support their own world-class data centers outright (as opposed to renting them like so many hosting-only companies do). The routers, firewalls, and servers running your site are all best-of-breed, and monitored round the clock. That means all your data is secured as well as the physical systems and structures supporting it.
Quality Tech Support
This web hosting service has a wide range of useful help and support options available, which are accessible at any hour of any day. Their online support forums and FAQs section contain a wealth of knowledge for beginners and advanced users alike..
User Friendly
You will find that the services Go Daddy has to offer are easy to use, but they can require patience at times. For instance, expect long waiting times for requests (such as installing applications or setting up databases) made on your hosting account. Many users might have an issue with this because there can be a lag when it comes to uploading fresh, new content on your site. While perhaps frustrating, it’s understandable that Go Daddy’s servers can become overloaded given the website hosting service’s overwhelming popularity.
Hosting Guarantees
99.9% server uptime guarantee, anytime money back guarantee (you can ask for a refund anytime within the subscription period), 24/7 online support via phone, email and live chat.
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