10 reasons why 1&1 rock!

JC — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:22:59 +0000

1&1 is our domain registrar of choice these days, here’s why:

The 1&1 website is responsive and easy to navigate.
Very little up-sell; buying a domain is a simple process. They don’t even ask you to re-enter card details.
Domain privacy is FREE.
Domains are reliable.
Additional mailboxes and forwarding is FREE and easy to set up.
Currently 1&1 offer .com domains for $6.99 per year.
Technical support is a little slow, but efficient and knowledgeable.
Hosting servers are up-to-date and feature packed.
No hidden charges and no dodgy business practices.
1&1 is the most reliable and affordable registrar we have worked with.

10 reasons why GoDaddy suck!

JC — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:03:30 +0000

GoDaddy is a terrible hosting company and domain registrar, here’s why:

The GoDaddy website is slow and badly designed.
The up-sell is ridiculous! There are about 5 separate pages of unnecessary add-ons and features that you have to avoid every time you want to purchase a domain name.
You have to pay extra for domain privacy (this is FREE at 1&1).
Sometimes domain privacy breaks, and you have to pay for it again to make it work.
The Email Forwarding service is hard to manage and will often break, without warning, so your emails get delayed and sometimes lost for good.
They are not nearly as cheap as they claim. You get far more for your money at other hosting companies like 1&1 and Moniker and any of the smaller companies.
Technical support takes at least 24 hours to answer a simple request.
They run old, out-of-date versions of software on their servers.
GoDaddy is notorious for charging its users ridiculous fines from supposed “breaches” of its policy without the user being aware.
Ultimately GoDaddy are trying to screw their customers with poor service, old software, spammy up-sell messages, and whatever else they can think of.