Why does GoDaddy suck?

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El Nacho

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I've seen people flaming GoDaddy all over the forum, but I can't get a good sense as to why? I've had their lowest tier hosting account for several months now hosting a small personal site that gets almost no traffic, so I haven't had any difficulties.

I'd prefer to just stick with them, but I'm looking to get big into aff marketing and would like to know whether it is worth it or not for me to use them.

Can anyone give some reasons as to why they might suck?
 


Too many reasons to list..... one being that they like to hold domains hostage for a $199 "reactivation fee" when a complaint is received.

I remember reading that they shut down an entire portfolio of 1300+ domains on somebody because of a spamhaus listing and wanted $199 per domain to give them back.

Read all of the complaints that google brings up.....

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=godaddy+sucks
 
I got their hosting a few days ago because all tiers of hostgator's hosting accounts don't let me install tracking202 (i've had the business one for over a year) ughhhh

I don't like GoDaddy's hosting control panel either
 
Hi,
This is my first post here, so I would like to offer a bit of advice, having been in the Internet biz for over 12 years.

Below are the questions I would ask a host if I was looking to set up a new account or more to another host. Ask the Godaddy rep these questions to see how they fair:

1. Are you PCI compliant out of the box (no extra charges or fees)?

2. What is your average email ticket support response time (less then 30 minutes)?

3. Do I get a dedicated support rep I can call if I have questions (not a different person each time)?

4. Do you charge extra for IP addresses?

5. Do you charge extra to move my web site at my current host to your service?

6. Do you run daily backups and do I have immediate access to the backup via your control panel (without having to submit a special request for one)?

7. Do you have a list of customer reviews or testimonials with links to the people who wrote them, or some way for me to verify their authenticity?

8. Do you have an anytime refund guarantee (that is, will you refund any unused months if I choose to cancel)?


If the host you are considering does not answer "yes" to all of these questions, I recommend you move on.

There are quite a few web hosts out there that meet all of these without hesitation. Finding them through all the "unlimited" propaganda is the trick. :)

Best Wishes,
Jim
 
$uperMarketer said:
I got their hosting a few days ago because all tiers of hostgator's hosting accounts don't let me install tracking202 (i've had the business one for over a year) ughhhh

I don't like GoDaddy's hosting control panel either
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I think there is a workaround for installing Prosper202 on HostGator - just search the forum. If you're referring to Tracking202, I thought it was just a snippet of js? Why wouldn't they allow this?
 
They (namecheap) do but I wouldn't use it. They are good for domain registrations. And it's generally a bad idea to use the same company for both hosting and registration.
 
I'm on HostGator shared right now... Got a 6 month plan for a really good price. Is there any reason to go VPS or should that be good for now?
 
A VPS is good for added security and root access (if they include that). You are rarely going to see a speed improvement in moving to a VPS.

That said, there's no real particular reason to go to a VPS, unless you are feeling the need to expend some extra funds for the added security in having your own server separate from the unwashed masses.

Best Wishes,
Jim
 
hackrepair said:
A VPS is good for added security and root access (if they include that). You are rarely going to see a speed improvement in moving to a VPS.

That said, there's no real particular reason to go to a VPS, unless you are feeling the need to expend some extra funds for the added security in having your own server separate from the unwashed masses.

Best Wishes,
Jim
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You Jim, are a fucking moron. You should never ever set up anything important on shared hosting.

The importance of setting things like your tracking software up on a VPS is because you get guaranteed dedicated resources. You can also typically set it up however you want.

You don't get that with shared hosting. Some dip shit could start doing something that would hog all the resources of the server shutting you out. With so many people on the same server it's also much more likely that someone could penetrate someone elses site and compromise yours.

If you use up too many resources on your shared hosting, they will lock you out and maybe even ban you.
 
Hi Rage9,
The main downside of a VPS is that you may be limited in regard to RAM.

A shared server on the other hand might have 8gb's of RAM available, and if the shared server is not heavily loaded you will get some pretty good performance comparatively speaking.

I've ran into a number of client's who had to drop the VPS option because they found the 1gb or so allowance wasn't working for their heavy mySQL DB processing, hits, etc.

Agreed, if you are willing to pay more for a VPS with 2gb or more of RAM you should be quite happy. I don't recommend anyone sign up with a VPS offering less than 512mb. I've been burned on that a couple times.

Your mileage may vary...

Best Wishes,
Jim
 
Guaranteed resources are guaranteed resources. You can not say that just because a shared hosting server has 8 gb's of ram that it will be faster. Shared hosting is typically grossly oversold.

If you maxing out your VPS you move up to better VPS or to a fully dedicated server, you sure as hell don't go to shared hosting.

If your using up massive amounts of ram on shared hosting, they will show you the door. Then you'll really be fucked.

By all means, go throw your critical sites and tracking on a shared hosting account. Let me know how that's works out for you.

Yes better VPSs and Dedicated Servers cost quite a bit more, but that's a cost (if your doing any business at all) that you're better off paying for.
 
hackrepair said:
A shared server on the other hand might have 8gb's of RAM available, and if the shared server is not heavily loaded you will get some pretty good performance comparatively speaking.
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While a shared server may have 8gb , it is usally over taxed by thousands of users on the server. Also on shared hosting processes are locked down, such as php only being able to use 16-32mb of ram for your account. And if you ever did actually manage to use more, the host would just suspend your account. All it takes is to cause one hickup in usage and you're out.
 
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