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How godaddy got its name (and logo)

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Don't use these guys for hosting: http://nodaddy.com/.

Any suggestions for good domain name registrars?

name.com: simple interface and free private whois - domains are 8.99 and they almost always have a discount code on their facebook group

Others have suggested NearlyFreeSpeech.net here and so I signed up with them a while ago (switched from GoDaddy). I've been using it for domain registration, DNS, and web hosting. Since I have ~0 traffic, it's dirt cheap.

It's ideologically the polar opposite of GoDaddy. And the web interface is so much easier to use.

There's no reason not to switch.

namecheap is highly regarded, and I've had good experiences with them myself. (In the interest of full disclosure: I'm not associated with namecheap or any other registrar.).

Gandi http://en.gandi.net

If you're interested in using Google Apps, you can register a domain name through Google and they will automatically configure Google Apps for your domain upon setup. http://www.google.com/a/cpanel/domain/new

Barbara Rechterman (my right hand person to this very day) and I were in my office. Someone said "How about Big Daddy?" A quick check revealed that it was taken. Then I said "How about Go Daddy?" And by golly, the name was available, so we bought it.

Of all the company name stories I've heard, this was the most anticlimactic.

Cool list of company name etymologies here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologie...

I'll never forget having to explain to my credit card company that my frequent $8.99 purchases to GoDaddy.com were legitimate back in 2000.

When I got off the phone (with a female phone operator), my wife, who was listening told me - you know, they didn't believe you, they thought your "GoDaddy" purchases were for porn.

Now that I think about, I bet she did think that.

I love the story of the logo. And I love how that logo story contrasts with this blog post: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/01/how-not-to-design-a-...

"...business owners or those wanting a logo will try to do it themselves. I highly recommend against this and suggest you leave the design to a professional, much as you would leave your dental work to a dentist."

Did they just compare logo design to dentistry? This blog post reads like an advertisement for a logo design firm.

Yeah, that blog post seemed out of touch to me. Sure, if you're going to redesign the McDonald's or Exxon logos you're going to want a professional and there is a lot riding on the logo. But for everyone else the logo just isn't that important.

A logo is something that won't make or break your business. It's the icing, not the cake.

On a sidenote, going to bobparsonsucks.com will redirect you to godaddy.com

The use of "its" was correct in the original title.

corrected

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