Comments on: The bewildering array of GoDaddy’s poilicies and agreements http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/ SEO - engine optimization Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:18:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: BrightEyes http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/comment-page-1/#comment-3798 BrightEyes Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:42:53 +0000 http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/#comment-3798 Actually I kinda agree that redemption fee is kinds ludicrous, not to mention the amount of the fee. I mean, if a customer, for whatever reason be it personal finanical or plain old forgot, didn't renew and then is told "yeah you can renew for $85 (redemtion and regular renewal)" he may not have that amount of money to pay, so there goes the company losing possibly a hosting plan as well...cause if a person doesn't have a domain, then why would he need a hosting plan. It's kinda like cellphone contract cancellations. Why are you charging me for cancelling a service you won't give, yet you charge me the same whenever your satellite or whatever is down? Looking forward to your next steps. =o) Actually I kinda agree that redemption fee is kinds ludicrous, not to mention the amount of the fee. I mean, if a customer, for whatever reason be it personal finanical or plain old forgot, didn’t renew and then is told “yeah you can renew for $85 (redemtion and regular renewal)” he may not have that amount of money to pay, so there goes the company losing possibly a hosting plan as well…cause if a person doesn’t have a domain, then why would he need a hosting plan. It’s kinda like cellphone contract cancellations. Why are you charging me for cancelling a service you won’t give, yet you charge me the same whenever your satellite or whatever is down? Looking forward to your next steps. =o)

]]> By: Mandi http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Mandi Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:06:50 +0000 http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/#comment-332 Did you know that registrars like GoDaddy don't actually own the domain names? They have to buy them from companies like verisign (http://www.verisign.com). GoDaddy makes little to no profit on domain names, where companies like NetWork Solutions charge much more, to make profit. Let me give you this comparison. When you go to the movies, that box office price goes to the studio, and your concessions are what pay for the theater operations. That is closer to how GD does it than other companies. So when you go to a company that charges more for domains, it would be like paying 3x the amount for a movie ticket, and the movie theater keeps the overage. "It’s a domain name. There are no costs (essentially) to registering a domain name. So why the fees?" Just pay your bills. If you want the domain name, make the effort to keep it. If you think the registrar messed up, read this: http://www.icann.org/registrars/redemption-proposal-14feb02.htm Did you know that registrars like GoDaddy don’t actually own the domain names? They have to buy them from companies like verisign (http://www.verisign.com). GoDaddy makes little to no profit on domain names, where companies like NetWork Solutions charge much more, to make profit. Let me give you this comparison. When you go to the movies, that box office price goes to the studio, and your concessions are what pay for the theater operations. That is closer to how GD does it than other companies. So when you go to a company that charges more for domains, it would be like paying 3x the amount for a movie ticket, and the movie theater keeps the overage.

“It’s a domain name. There are no costs (essentially) to registering a domain name. So why the fees?”

Just pay your bills. If you want the domain name, make the effort to keep it. If you think the registrar messed up, read this: http://www.icann.org/registrars/redemption-proposal-14feb02.htm

]]> By: The Devil You Know - GoDaddy | Sevenmilesearch http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/comment-page-1/#comment-331 The Devil You Know - GoDaddy | Sevenmilesearch Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:36:33 +0000 http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/#comment-331 [...] best recommendation is not to register a domain with GoDaddy if you expect to use a private registration. Other registrars offer a much better deal. As long as [...] [...] best recommendation is not to register a domain with GoDaddy if you expect to use a private registration. Other registrars offer a much better deal. As long as [...]

]]> By: Harry http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Harry Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:03:54 +0000 http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/#comment-329 I'm not quite sure why you equate this to a mortgage, because it's not. It's a domain name. There are no costs (essentially) to registering a domain name. So why the fees? There are a million in one reasons why someone lets a domain name lapse. But, in every case, GoDaddy (and other reigstrars) penalize you to their advantage. It'd be different if they were using the fee to pay ICANN for administering the global name servers. They are just putting the money into their pockets. So who exactly is helped and hurt by this fee? The registrar benefits. The domain name buyer is hurt. I’m not quite sure why you equate this to a mortgage, because it’s not. It’s a domain name. There are no costs (essentially) to registering a domain name. So why the fees?

There are a million in one reasons why someone lets a domain name lapse. But, in every case, GoDaddy (and other reigstrars) penalize you to their advantage.

It’d be different if they were using the fee to pay ICANN for administering the global name servers. They are just putting the money into their pockets.

So who exactly is helped and hurt by this fee? The registrar benefits. The domain name buyer is hurt.

]]> By: Mandi http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Mandi Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:57:03 +0000 http://www.sevenmilesearch.com/2008/03/10/the-bewildering-array-of-godaddys-poilicies-and-agreements/#comment-328 So, GoDaddy notified you, and you chose not to respond. Redemption fee they "Hit you with" is because you CHOSE not to either renew your domain in a timely manner or you disregarded the communicaitons. Sounds like all your problems in this case were due to a lack of response or responsibility on your part. Why don't you suck it up and instead of casting GoDaddy and other businesses in a bad light, admit you didn't do your part. I just can not for the life of me understand why so many people want to hold other people responsible. If I don't pay my mortgage, I'm not going to be all upset and butt hurt if the mortgage company tries to foreclose or charges me late fees - it's MY RESPONSIBILITY. So, GoDaddy notified you, and you chose not to respond. Redemption fee they “Hit you with” is because you CHOSE not to either renew your domain in a timely manner or you disregarded the communicaitons. Sounds like all your problems in this case were due to a lack of response or responsibility on your part. Why don’t you suck it up and instead of casting GoDaddy and other businesses in a bad light, admit you didn’t do your part. I just can not for the life of me understand why so many people want to hold other people responsible. If I don’t pay my mortgage, I’m not going to be all upset and butt hurt if the mortgage company tries to foreclose or charges me late fees – it’s MY RESPONSIBILITY.

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