GoDaddy is Going Downhill

© 2010, Brandon Cornett. All rights reserved.

For years, I have been using and recommending GoDaddy.com as a web host provider. But lately, I feel I should steer my readers AWAY from GoDaddy ... not toward them.

I have several websites hosted by GoDaddy, and lately some of them are extremely s-l-o-w to load in a web browser. The last time I called, they told me it was a server problem that would be fixed within 48 hours. Excuse me? 48 hours?? Sorry, but that's about 47 hours too long.

I make my living online, so I take web hosting very seriously. In my mind, a hosting company only has to do two things ... (1) host websites reliably and (2) provider great support. While I can't fault GoDaddy on their customer service, I can certainly fault them on their reliability.

Here's my personal opinion. I see this as just another company who has fallen so deeply in love with themselves (you've seen their commercials, yes?) that they forgot about the one thing that got them where they are -- they forgot about reliable hosting.

I will get off my soapbox now, but I leave you with these parting words. When considering a web hosting company, consider someone other than GoDaddy.com.

Legal disclaimer: I make no claims or assertions about GoDaddy other than my own personal experiences. The fact that I see them sliding downhill is my own opinion.

This concludes Brandon's angry rant. We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog topics.

~Brandon