GoDaddy.com ‘Turbo Charges’ Hosting Plans: Slashes Prices, Adds Disk Space and More [5th August 2003]

Reduces prices by up to 34 percent, increases disk space by 300 percent, provides secure high-performance Web and database servers

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 5, 2003 – GoDaddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of net new domains, announced today dramatically reduced pricing of and feature rich enhancements to its Web site hosting plans that will lead the fragmented hosting industry the same way GoDaddy.com has lead the domain market, according to Bob Parsons, president and founder.

Prices for GoDaddy.com’s new Turbo Charged Web Site Hosting Plans have been reduced by up to 34 percent, while disk space has been increased by 300 percent, data transfer speed by 200 percent and the number of email accounts up to three times. The new prices start at $3.95 per month for a GoDaddy.com “Junior” hosting plan with 25 MB of storage space. The “Deluxe with ASP” plan is $9.95 with 150 MB of disk space. All plans include instant account activation, free setup and other free features. A complete pricing menu is available at www.godaddy.com/gdshop/hosting/landing.asp.

“We want our Turbo Charged Hosting Plans to be the reason people call Go Daddy,” said Parsons. “Our exceptionally competitive prices also include state-of-the-art storage devices to save and protect your data, network security systems with generator back ups and the 24/7 customer support customers can always expect with Go Daddy.”

Turbo Charged pricing was automatically extended to existing GoDaddy.com customers in July. Since availability of its new hosting plans, GoDaddy.com has seen a 63 percent increase in new hosting customers across all plan types. Turbo Charged hosting is also available to resellers of WildWestDomains.com, sister company of GoDaddy.com. For additional information and to order, visit www.godaddy.com.

About GoDaddy.com
ICANN accredited GoDaddy.com was founded in 1997 by Bob Parsons, following the sale of Parsons Technology, his first successful venture, to Mountain View, Calif.-based Intuit, Inc. Today, GoDaddy.com is the fastest growing domain registrar and provider of complementary software products and services. Other companies within The Go Daddy Group, Inc. family include Starfield Technologies, Inc., developer of software systems and services; WildWestDomains.com, ICANN accredited reseller provider; and Domains By Proxy, a private registration service. GoDaddy.com, together with its sister companies, enables individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet.

About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
The Go Daddy Group, Inc. family of companies enables individuals and businesses to acquire, create and safeguard their unique identities and brands on the Internet through domain registration and related special services, domain reselling opportunities and affordable, high performance software. The ICANN Accredited Registrars arm of the company includes flagship and leading domain registrar GoDaddy.com and domain reseller WildWestDomains.com. Representing the Technology and Research division is software developer Starfield Technologies. Private registration service Domains By Proxy is an affiliate of The Go Daddy Group.