- Avoid GoDaddy
I always caution people against using GoDaddy. It may be the largest domain registrar, but it is also the worst I know of.
There are a great deal of reasons why. So many, in fact, that there exists an entire Wikipedia page: Controversies surrounding GoDaddy. However, even that multi-thousand-word page only covers the tip of the iceberg. It misses out so many more issues.
GoDaddy does a lot of domain squatting – more than I’ve seen from any other ‘legitimate’ registrar. GoDaddy keeps giving away people’s domains, even when they’ve been registered for decades. They’re spineless and willing to twist to corrupt agendas and are notorious for terrible support. It seems all the money they make goes to paying big-name actors to star in advertisements so they can ensnare new victims, rather than improving their actual product.
Their domain prices are also consistently higher than other services when I’ve compared them. I can’t think of a single benefit to choosing GoDaddy.