GoDaddy’s navigation and site usability is a nightmare. And I grow tired of the constant ‘would-you-like-fries-with-that’ sales approach. Plus, I’m not a big fan of politically conservative corporations.
In 2009, the Go Daddy Group spent $538,000 on lobbying. In 2008, the Group contributed $37,200 to the Republican Party (vs. $250 to the Democratic Party). Source: OpenSecrets.org.
While I’m all for individuals making their own political choices, I do not like paying vendors to use my money to further corporate political agendas.
I’ll keep looking for a truly neutral domain registrar (where’s the Working Assets progressive registrar that donates to nonprofits?). Meanwhile, you can register domain names at my Registry Rocket account (a service of eNom, based locally in Bellevue, Washington).
I recommend purchasing/renewing domains for at least two years to help with search engine optimization.
The Digital Eve listserv recently compiled some other recommended domain registrars – including: Dotster and Hover.
For information about GoDaddy’s poor customer service, visit nodaddy.com.
