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Friday, June 27, 2008

Go Daddy 30 Million Domains!

Go Daddy.com, leading provider of webhosting and domain registrations, has announced that it has just reached a major milestone, 30 Million domains.

This Internet-first reflects thriving conditions on the Web and at GoDaddy.com.

While reports of a wavering economy and surging oil prices dominate the news, Go Daddy’s business is booming. Why? More and more people and businesses are moving to establish their own space on the Internet.

Right now, Go Daddy is registering, renewing and transferring names used for Web site addresses to the tune of about one every second of every day. This flies in the face of critics who, years ago, suggested the surge to register domain names was all but over.

Go Daddy is also racking up substantial e-commerce numbers, which align with industry analyst predictions. Forrester Research forecasts online spending in 2008 will increase by 17 percent. Go Daddy expects even higher numbers. The Web leader’s Quick Shopping Cart is a key e-commerce tool because it makes setting up an online store easy and affordable. Projections, based on recent months, indicate a 72 percent increase this year over last, in terms of revenue generated by customers with Quick Shopping Cart enabled Web sites.

“These numbers really demonstrate how the Internet is alive and well, even in these rough financial times,” said Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. “We knew from the start… helping make it easy and affordable for people to get online would make a difference. That’s why we developed products our customers wanted, priced them right and then backed them up with personal customer service... and, well the rest is history.”

Ironically, the 30 millionth domain name, RulesOfSaving.com, could be viewed as a sign of times, as far as the struggling U.S. economy or as a nod to Go Daddy’s low price points. While many registrars charge more than Go Daddy, some have even raised prices in recent days.

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