Why is GoDaddy control panel so s*** ?

[domaingenius]

Never in my life of domaining have I ever found such an annoying S*** control panel as that at GoDaddy. Yes for sure it is geared towards people that are not into domaining. I went to simply renew 3 domains with them today and rather than be simple and straightforward like any other normal registrar they sent you around in circles as they try and sell you everything else that you DONT F'ing want. What a waste of time and glad I only have a few names with them.

DG

[wmloz]

Absolutely correct! If you're "new" to domaining or simply getting a name for your company, you'll walk out of there with a bunch of extra crap you don't need! Kinda like buying a new car! You'll get that upholstery protection, scotchguard, ziebart, whitewalls, pinstripes, floor mats, hubcaps, tint, etc.

Let's face it, it's good for business, but for guys like us, it's annoying cos there's no "easy" way round it.

Buyer beware...

[draggar]

If you think their CP is bad, try 1&1.

[MAllie]

Well, I've found an easy way around it. Just scroll down to the bottom on each succeeding page and click Continue.

[domaingenius]

Well, I've found an easy way around it. Just scroll down to the bottom on each succeeding page and click Continue.

Hmm, yeh except you still have to take a double look just to make sure they have'nt added some crap item into your basket that you didnt think you had ordered .Nope not for me. Now Fabulous.com my main Registrar, I cannot fault them and they have so many good features that help domainers.

DG

[draggar]

The add ons are not a problem for me. I just click "no thank you" all the way though (2-3 pages?) and just double check before I proceed to payment.

[beansbaxter]

I have no problem with it. I love GoDaddy, their control panel is not that annoying, just scroll down and say no thank you, check your order, and proceed.

Once you learn how to do something within the control panel for a domain name, the 5th grade approach is not that bad.

GoDaddy has the best customer service too!

I wish they would make a more responsive UI for their Control Panel. Some of it is not intuitive if you get into the Folder features, etc.

It's a lot better than what it use to be like when GoDaddy first came on the scene - I remember those days.

[Seraphim]

Their control panel is really slow indeed.

One thing I really like about GoDaddy though, is you can search through invoices. This is an awesome feature if you own many domains, and it really helps with financial record keeping.

[domaingenius]

Their control panel is really slow indeed.

One thing I really like about GoDaddy though, is you can search through invoices. This is an awesome feature if you own many domains, and it really helps with financial record keeping.

You can do this and much more at Fabulous.com as well.

DG

[HomerJ]

I sometimes spend minutes just figuring out how to logoff.

edit: i'm not joking

[Seraphim]

You can do this and much more at Fabulous.com as well.

DG

I may have to give them a try. I've had enough of Moniker, and am ready to move again.

[NetworkMsia]

I wish it was faster too.

What I like about godaddy is the quick payment with the "paypal on file" selection feature while checking out.

[savegas]

too many costomers not enough servers slow hangs on me alot.
I hate godaddy like namecheap

[HWW]

Slowness is a real problem for me, it hangs all the time - being stuck in a rural area on a very slow connection adds to the issue and makes it agonizing. A simple push took me nearly 40 minutes the other night due to the length of time it took the pages to load. Changing name servers usually has to be done individually for me as bulk changes rarely work. Strangely other than all the cr*p you have to skip through I have very little problems when Im spending money with them and I too like the quick paypal feature. I wish they had a simplified version for domainers though without having to skip though the add ons.