March 27, 2008
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Go Daddy, the Scottsdale, Arizona based company, is by far the world’s most popular domain name registrar dominating all other ICANN-accredited registrars due to competitive pricing and shrewd and sometime controversial publicity methods.
Go Daddy was originally named Jomax Technologies, and it wasn’t until late 1999 that it became an ICANN-accredited registrar. The first domain registered by a customer at Go Daddy was .
I thought it would be cool to chronicle the evolution of the Go Daddy main web page from 1999-2008 to see how Go Daddy changed their marketing campaigns with the growing popularity of domaining. All picture and date information provided courtesy of Archive.org.
Enjoy the pictorial timeline!
This is the first and original website design. Go Daddy did not sell domain names yet so the website only offered web site development services and hosting. For $89, you could purchase the WebSite Complete 2.5 Deluxe Edition.
This was the first major design change for the main web page. The emphasis was creating your own website with . A Real Estate Edition of their services was introduced. Notice the lack of sexy girls integrated into the />
The domain extensions .biz and .info are introduced and private email accounts cost $11. The design looks scattered and odd. Get ready for a storm of links and buttons.
Another confusing and complicated design with a plethora of links. It’s funny how fully-dressed the female on the front page is. Don’t worry, this will change soon.
It’s been 4 years since the original website design and private registrations are going for $9 with Go Daddy offering Federal Copyright Protection for $59.95. Starting to look more and more cluttered.
There’s a sale for $7.95 .com registrations instead of the regular $8.95 price. Awards show Registrar of the Year for 2002 and 2003.
The new look of this Go Daddy main page is by far the best and easiest to navigate. CEO Bob Parsons begins his blog and links it on the front page.
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I wasn’t impressed Godaddy and their hosting. Domain names are fine with Go daddy, but for hosting, I wouldn’t touch them with a 10 foot pole. Read my Godaddy review.
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