Godaddy started in 1997 with the name Jomax Technologies by Bob Parsons. The company worked very hard and acquired many other small companies. But the game changer for godaddy success is year 2001, till that time Network Solution was only the domain register in market, but in 2001 now other companies can come onto this and Godaddy also started its domain registration business, and never looked back.
In 2005 Godaddy was at its peak and become the top ICANN-accredited registrar on the Internet. This is the time godaddy decide to grow more start adding more and more service in her portfolio, Web hosting and Servers are one of the major products of godaddy.
With this big success godaddy developed a very big infrastructure where godaddy have 65000 Square data center in United States with a big back bone of optical fiber and other big data center in Phoenix, Arizona.
But this big name and infrastructure comes with best marketing efforts. Godaddy hired big names in sports, who spoke big for godaddy. Godaddy also bring some unusual controversy advertisement which is a big game changer for them, People get attracted with hot and glamorous ads from godaddy.
Godaddy also started a price war; where godaddy give domain names for one year and the biggest offer that godaddy provide is $1 Web Hosting with a free domain which cost $12 a year. Due this price war godaddy also captured a very big share in web hosting industry; Right now more 35% of godaddy revenue comes from hosting and server business. They also bring high value godaddy coupons to attract more customers.
Now in 2015 godaddy become so big that it got listed in New York stock exchange. Godaddy is operating business in multiple countries out of which USA and India are one of the major market for godaddy. Godaddy is one of the biggest players in the domain and hosting industry around the world. It’s now planning much bigger.
In 2005 Godaddy was at its peak and become the top ICANN-accredited registrar on the Internet. This is the time godaddy decide to grow more start adding more and more service in her portfolio, Web hosting and Servers are one of the major products of godaddy.
With this big success godaddy developed a very big infrastructure where godaddy have 65000 Square data center in United States with a big back bone of optical fiber and other big data center in Phoenix, Arizona.
But this big name and infrastructure comes with best marketing efforts. Godaddy hired big names in sports, who spoke big for godaddy. Godaddy also bring some unusual controversy advertisement which is a big game changer for them, People get attracted with hot and glamorous ads from godaddy.
Godaddy also started a price war; where godaddy give domain names for one year and the biggest offer that godaddy provide is $1 Web Hosting with a free domain which cost $12 a year. Due this price war godaddy also captured a very big share in web hosting industry; Right now more 35% of godaddy revenue comes from hosting and server business. They also bring high value godaddy coupons to attract more customers.
Now in 2015 godaddy become so big that it got listed in New York stock exchange. Godaddy is operating business in multiple countries out of which USA and India are one of the major market for godaddy. Godaddy is one of the biggest players in the domain and hosting industry around the world. It’s now planning much bigger.