[blindkid] Website

Sun Mar 27 19:44:23 UTC 2011

I definitely don't want to start a debate about this topic, but I would share my own personal experience with godaddy.

I have setup at least five different user accounts with them over the years for myself and a few clients, and never had an issue. I have dealt with at least 40 different URL's with godaddy (probably more than that) and never had any problem apart from confusion on setting some things up, and when that happened, they were actually very helpful. I have transferred URL's and hosting both to and from godaddy, again, with no problems at all.

Currently I have 8 or 10 URL's that I still handle through godaddy but no web sites hosted there, so I cannot speak to current hosting services first hand. Still, in general, I have had very positive experiences with them for appx. 8 or 10 years, while I have had some huge problems with other hosting services. 

With that said, I am only one person who is dealing with a web company that is massive. 

Your mileage may vary. 

Richard

On Mar 27, 2011, at 2:33 PM, Aaron Cannon wrote:

> Not to take this discussion too far off topic, but I can't recommend
> GoDaddy for domain registration.  Do a google search for GoDaddy
> complaints and you'll see what I mean, but basically, they have a long
> history of not following ICAN rules (ICAN is the organization that
> manages the internet domain name system for the .com domains and
> others) and they will also do all they can to lock you into their
> service, again in violation of ICAN policies.  Yes, they are cheap,
> but there are other places to register domains that are just as cheap,
> and you don't have to put up with all the ridiculousness.
> 
> Don't GoDaddy!
> 
> Aaron
> 
> On 3/26/11, Amber Hall <ahall238 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the helpful information everyone!
>> Amber
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Carol Castellano <blindchildren at verizon.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sat, March 26, 2011 12:55:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Website
>> 
>> Ah, important info!  Thanks, Peter.
>> Carol
>> 
>> At 09:54 PM 3/25/2011, you wrote:
>>> Good evening everyone,
>>> 
>>>     In all of this discussion one source of Web site hosting hasn't been
>>> mentioned. NFB Affiliate Web Sites can be hosted on NFB Net free of charge
>>> leaving you  to cover the cost of domain registration only. For further
>>> information contact David Andrews at: dandrews at visi.com for details and to
>>> arrange for your affiliate's site to be hosted by NFB Net.
>>> 
>>> I currently manage a number of affiliate Web sites hosted on NFB Net and
>>> can
>>> vouch for this service. Hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> Peter Donahue
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Richard Holloway" <rholloway at gopbc.org>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)"
>>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 4:59 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Website
>>> 
>>> 
>>> You are correct Carol. Cost varies by feature and just by host (there are
>>> various "brands" of the same basic product. Looks like Godaddy hosts sites
>>> from $1.99 a month now so there are some cheap alternatives to host
>>> privately for a reasonably small site.
>>> 
>>> The other fee is for the URL, basically the name (like nopbc.org) which is
>>> paid for once a year. That's around $10 per year. The catch there is you
>>> have to find a name that works that nobody else on the planet already has
>>> and register it. Godaddy.com is a good place to do that cheaply as well. Be
>>> certain to auto-renew or risk loosing the name once you're established. You
>>> can also pre-pay for up to around 10 years to reduce the risk with that...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Richard Holloway, Vice President
>>> Georgia Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>>> www.gopbc.org
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mar 25, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Carol Castellano wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Amber,
>>>> 
>>>> We got a volunteer to design the site and set it up for us, so that part
>>>> did not cost us anything.  We had to purchase the domain name and we pay
>>>> about $145 per year for "hosting."  I think that basically means renting
>>>> our little piece of cyberspace.  OK, all you techies out there, tell me
>>>> where I'm wrong!
>>>> 
>>>> Many chapters create a page on their state NFB's website.  That's a free
>>>> alternative :-).
>>>> 
>>>> Carol
>>>> 
>>>> At 11:23 AM 3/24/2011, you wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> I am looking into having a website for our POBC in Indiana. What is a
>>>>> good and
>>>>> reasonably priced way to go about this? Any suggestions or ideas are
>>>>> greatly
>>>>> appreciated. Thanks
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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>>>> Carol Castellano
>>>> Director of Programs
>>>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>>>> 973-377-0976
>>>> carol_castellano at verizon.net
>>>> www.nopbc.org
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>> Carol Castellano
>> Director of Programs
>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>> 973-377-0976
>> carol_castellano at verizon.net
>> www.nopbc.org
>> 
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