Comments on: GoDaddy Vs NameCheap – For Domain Names

By: Evita

Evita — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:25:41 +0000

Hi Garen,
I actually run into your article about a couple of months ago when i was trying to decide where to buy my domain from.
I decided o go with Namecheap and i didn’t regret it. First the free domain privacy is very important indeed. Second, their support was great. I had so many questions and really no idea about what a domain, a host, a dns is…. They explained everything to me with patience in a very clear way.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:29:23 +0000

When it comes to cheap hosting and domain names Namecheap is the best. I have been using their service for two years now which I recommend people to use. They have excellent support which is great to work with.

By: Garen

Garen — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 19:26:30 +0000

In reply to Evie. Yeah, email services are going to cost an extra monthly bill with GoDaddy. Just like domain names they do start you at a lower entry rate. It does go up more for your next billing cycle. GoDaddy and a lot of other hosts and registrars raise your bill. It’s a very common practice.

By: Evie

Evie — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 09:26:35 +0000

I have often been asked by people why I don’t use GoDaddy or recommend it to my clients. Because as they say “it’s so cheap” but I then have to tell them of all the hidden costs. Aren’t there extra costs such as emails etc.second year?

I had never sat down and worked second-year costs as you have done so this is a good resource next time I am asked.

By: Garen

Garen — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 09:48:52 +0000

In reply to Jon.

Yes, NameCheap is great for purchasing domain names. They are also excellent for web hosting.

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:58:05 +0000

I've been researching a place to buy cheaper domain names for my other sites. I've actually never heard of NameCheap until now!

I am so glad I found your site and this article and I love the additional features of NameCheap.

I will definitely be checking out NameCheap for my next site.

Thanks a bunch,

Jon

By: Garen

Garen — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 22:45:01 +0000

In reply to Neil. Yeah, cheaper and domain privacy is a nice feature. Just an all around better company.

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:54:09 +0000

This has always been a tough one for me because of having had domain names with both Godaddy and Namecheap, I liked them both!

I can certainly see there are pros and cons with both and also some big differences in pricing options too.

Webmasters have different preferences when it comes to domain name platforms, but now after reading your article, I would have to agree that Namecheap seems like the best option. I also like the fact there’s free domain privacy thrown in as well.

Neil

By: Garen

Garen — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 07:16:06 +0000

In reply to Blame. Yes, hosting can be expensive. This article is about domain names, though. But, having said that NameCheap is a better host than GoDaddy, too.

By: Garen

Garen — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:22:56 +0000

In reply to Francis Donaghy.

Hey Francis,

Yes, I can personally vouch for their control panel being hard to use. Seems to take some guesswork just to find out where stuff is. They really need to strongly consider redesigning it. Their customers have complained about this for many years now. Yeah, I have transferred many domain names away from GoDaddy to NameCheap. I feel like I got it down pretty good now.

Here are the steps on how to do it:

https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/876/83/how-to-transfer-a-domain-from-godaddy

Glad you are much happier with NameCheap now.