Godaddy is probably one of the most recognized, if not the most recognized place to purchase a domain name. They generally have the lowest prices and are very competitive in this regard. For what it’s worth, I purchase my domain names from GoDaddy.com. Godaddy has a very easy to use interface for managing domains and provide a good product.
With that being said…use caution. I would never use GoDaddy for hosting my website or pretty much any of their other products. Their hosting is very restrictive and limited and even though it may seem beginner user friendly…it may not be all that it appears. You can quickly spend much more for less functionality.
I also don’t like the high pressure sales when you need to talk to their support staff and resent that they will call you to “go over your account” and try to sell you more products. Their support line should be called sales pitch line.
Also, in case you aren’t aware of it…you do receive a free email account with every domain name purchase. This isn’t readily obvious since they try to sell you an email account for an additional monthly fee. If you’re just purchasing a domain name you do NOT need to purchase any of the products that pop up at you on the 5 or so screens you have to go through to checkout.
I am listing this post in 2 categories separately – domain names and hosting – because the ratings for each category are vastly different.
