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GoDaddy listens, adds express checkout

GoDaddy listens, adds express checkout

One of the most common criticisms of GoDaddy has been their sometimes laborious checkout process if all you want to buy is a domain name. But it seems they are listening and have acted on what they heard.
Those of us who visit GoDaddy frequently know all about the purchase process. Slip a domain name into [...]

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New GoDaddy promo code for 2009-2010

New GoDaddy promo code for 2009-2010

From now until July 2010, we have a new selection of GoDaddy promo codes for a selection of discount across all GoDaddy products and services:

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Duplicate content in web applications

Duplicate content in web applications

Arguably, the most prevalent blockage to strong visibility within search results is created by inadvertent duplicated pages of content.

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GoDaddy in the UK?

GoDaddy in the UK?

GoDaddy recently formally set themselves up in Canada and started offering the .ca domain through their service. Are they likely to do something similar for the UK?
We’re a pretty decent sized market over here, I’m sure, and with no language/translation issues, the UK is an ideal frontier.
GoDaddy currently has around 25% of the global market [...]

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RIP .info – and I was just getting optimistic

RIP .info – and I was just getting optimistic

In a recent post I mentioned on how the infamous .info domain was gaining a little respectability and rising above the image of the “spammer’s domain”. This week, I am thinking all hope is lost.
The .info domain is administered by Afilias. They recently submitted a proposal to ICANN (the global domain registry) to enable them [...]

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Godaddy coupons July 2008

Godaddy coupons July 2008

It’s a new month, so a brief update on confirmed valid GoDaddy coupon codes (you know you want them).
MTECH9 – 20% off any purchase over ¬£25 / ~$50  [copy or use]
MTECH8 – 10% off any order [copy or use]
EMMA3 – a .com domain for $6.95
To use any of these coupon codes, just put some items in [...]

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GoDaddy coupon code list update and their 30 millionth domain registration

GoDaddy coupon code list update and their 30 millionth domain registration

I’ve updated my GoDaddy promo code list page with a bunch more coupons covering pretty much anything you want from GoDaddy.
But in more important news…
GoDaddy has just announced that it has now handled over 30 million domain registrations. Bob Parsons, GoDaddy.com’s CEO said:
These numbers really demonstrate how the Internet is alive and well, even in [...]

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Stalking domains

Stalking domains

I’m always on the lookout for cool domain names. I have to admit that I still have to battle my urge to buy a name just because it is interesting, fun or just plain cool. But these days practicality tends to win the fight as domain property speculation is not what it used to be.
As [...]

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Is .info grappling back its credibility?

Is .info grappling back its credibility?

Long the domain of spammers, scrapers and splogs, the .info domain has suffered at the hands of less reputable websites. But is that on the change?
Surfers take the domain less seriously, and there has been much talk about the search engines thinking similarly, de-ranking .info domains when returning search results on the premise that [...]

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