| A Hover vs. GoDaddy Review. What are the primary, | | | | good, but cheap in quality is not and Go Daddy has |
| immediately noticeable differences between GoDaddy | | | | lessened dramatically in quality over the years, at |
| and Hover? Which is cheaper? Information regarding | | | | least in the opinion of this author. |
| these two domain name registration services, detailed | | | | Hover was launched in 2009, though it is in fact not |
| in a brief, easy to understand manner. Everyone's | | | | an inexperienced service. Tucows Inc., which is the |
| heard of Go Daddy. I mean, they were founded in | | | | parent company of Hover, was launched in 1994. |
| 1997 and started advertising in the Super Bowl in | | | | Tucows' first domain name service, Domain Direct, |
| 2005 for crying out loud. In fact, "Go Daddy" is to | | | | was launched in 1997 and Tucows became an |
| many synonymous with "domain names" for they | | | | ICANN-accredited registrar in 1999. Tucows acquired |
| know of no other domain name registration service | | | | NetIdentity in 2006 and It's Your Domain (IYD) in |
| provider. For those of you who aren't aware, there | | | | 2007. The successful combination of these three |
| are plenty of GoDaddy alternatives. In fact, the | | | | successful services under one roof resulted in the |
| domain name registration business is one of the most | | | | birth of Hover in 2009. |
| competitive industries on the Internet, so finding an | | | | Hover is a domain name registration service provider |
| alternative to Go Daddy isn't at all hard. | | | | focused entirely on the customer experience. |
| There are thousands of places from which one can | | | | Customer service and intuitive, simple usability, and |
| buy a domain name. Shopping around is very | | | | reliability are at the top of the priority lists, first and |
| important because prices and offers change regularly. | | | | foremost. Customer satisfaction is something that |
| You want an affordable, reliable domain registrar who | | | | each and every employee must take seriously as a |
| you can count on to be there for you and help you | | | | condition of remaining employed. Hover's services are, |
| whenever you need it. For the purposes of this | | | | therefore, easy to use and backed by excellent |
| article, some key Hover vs. GoDaddy points will be | | | | service. |
| examined. | | | | Hover's web site is the exact opposite of Go |
| Go Daddy became popular when the Network | | | | Daddy's. It's clean and free of advertisements and |
| Solutions monopoly was collapsing a decade ago. | | | | other spam. The interface is to the point and easy to |
| Network Solutions was the first domain name | | | | navigate. It has everything you may need, and |
| registrar and at one point they had a monopoly that | | | | nothing that you don't. This clean, minimalistic style |
| allowed them to price gouge horrendously. Today, | | | | has led Hover to be considered by many one of the |
| their prices are cheaper than they once were, but | | | | most usable, pleasant domain services available. |
| they're still super expensive. Go Daddy entered the | | | | When a person calls or emails Hover for help, they |
| scene boasting affordable domain names, far cheaper | | | | can rest assured that they won't be pinged back and |
| than those of Network Solutions. To this day, they | | | | forth between representatives and that a person will |
| still are. | | | | always answer the phone when they call. Every |
| Since Go Daddy's launch, they've branched off into a | | | | Hover employee has the same training and technical |
| wide variety of sectors and sub-sectors concerning | | | | expertise. This means that whether you're calling |
| web design and webmastering. pretty much offers | | | | about billing or a technical issue, whoever answers |
| everything and anything under the sun that a | | | | the phone is equally able to help you. No transfers, no |
| webmaster may want, need, or think that they need | | | | nonsense. |
| because GoDaddy recommends such. However, this | | | | Hover's prices are a little more than Go Daddy's, but |
| is one of the things that have led to some starting | | | | the premium service that they offer is worth the |
| to leave Go Daddy for other horizons. | | | | additional expense. Additionally, Hover includes free |
| While Go Daddy's prices are cheap, customers must | | | | services, such as Private Registration, that Go Daddy |
| endure a constant slew of in-your-face style | | | | charges extra for. A Go Daddy domain with private |
| advertising when navigating its web site. This has led | | | | registration costs more than a Hover domain by |
| some to call "one big advertisement" because it can | | | | approximately $5 annually. So, in many respects, |
| at times lead to a very intrusive and unpleasant user | | | | Hover is actually cheaper than Go Daddy. |
| experience. Additionally, customer service is that of a | | | | Shopping around is important. Always compare |
| big call center and a tier-based support structure. | | | | domain registrars to see which is the best domain |
| That means when you call Go Daddy, whoever | | | | name registration service provider. Remember, it's |
| answers the phone might not be able to help you | | | | not just about the price. It's also, equally if not more |
| and might have to transfer you. Cheap in price is | | | | so, about the service. |