Godaddy Private

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I'm thinking about registering my domain name with Godaddy Private. Do you really still retain rights to the name?

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Yes, if you register a domain through GoDaddy, you retain full rights/control over it. GoDaddy is an ICANN accreddited registrar.

He has: 28 posts

Joined: Nov 2003

You do still retain the rights but i am not sure if you can change the domain details I.e the Who is info. I had a domain with them and have recently transfered because I wanted to include more personal details in the domain reg.

I was told that once it is reg. as private all admin functions have to be completed by them to keep it private.

Otherwise if this is not a prob for you then its good to go.

Jim Hoffman
The 11th Hour SEO

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Concerning GoDaddy - I would recommend NOT parking domain names there - they will not do a 301 re-direct for you, only a temp 302. Course, there are ways around it, if you are educated enough (I not, but trying, lol)

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I just re-registered there last night and the main reason I didn't do the private registration is because I had to create a new acount and I was feeling too lazy. Thanks for bringing this up though, it's nice to know about the details.

(Is it just me, or is their site getting increasingly cluttered and unusable?)

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Joined: Sep 2004

yea, that's a shame, too. They offer good prices, but things are getting way too cluttered.

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