For a company whose main product is the web, you’d think they’d know how to make a good website. It is way too busy to try to find anything on GoDaddy.
I cannot stand GoDaddy. Had to use it for a client once (they had already paid for hosting through it) and the only way I could get to the control panel was round about and convoluted. Will never touch GoDaddy again.
I found Waldo in less than a minute. It was pretty dang easy to find a bright red little person on a all white website. Some of you people are really stupid, specially the one than took 10 mins. to stop him. Seriously. -.-
Their website used to be much worse than it currently is. They have over the past year or so reduced the amount of crap on their site… Amazing feats of science…
ROTFL! I just had this problem at my insurance co’s website. I went to enter new info, could NOT find where to log in, and said ‘Fu** it, I’ll call.’ It should not be that hard to find things!
Interesting idea, although I can’t say I particularly agree with it. Godaddy offers a lot of services, and when you offer that much it’s hard not to end up with a cluttered homepage. Except everything you need is right up in the navigation bar, and it’s much simpler to do stuff with their site than with, say, NetworkSolutions.
@Andrew: GoDaddy doesn’t have to cut out the information they provide on their homepage, if we find it is overload with information, perhaps the problem lies with the design of the site. Honestly, since I am one of the GoDaddy customer, they don’t really provide a clean way for us to perceive how to navigate.
GoDaddy’s site is built in order to maximize sales (even b accident) and make it hard for customers to file support requests (answering to which cost money), so they actually do a hell of a job, from their perspective.
As for being a GoDaddy customer, you guys are crazy! ))
Ha. For so long I have HATED how hard it is to find anything on godaddy.com or in the control panels. This has always led me to tell clients to use Media Temple or Modwest for hosting.
Looks like a million other sites that are littered with every possible web extension and doo-dad (pun intented). mycokerewards.com formerly was a mindnumbing disaster of a web site - now it is just ugly and hard to use not also a resource hog and epileptic siezure waiting to happen.
BTW - When did it become OK to have input boxes the size of mini-chicklets with grayed out 5-point fonts that you have to look all over creation to find out how to enter your user name and password. We’re not all 24 years old you know!!!!
I use GoDaddy all the time, but only to purchase domains. They still are the cheapest around. But GoDaddy should have stayed with domains only, this bloatware is certainly overwhelming.
But hey, they’re for sale at a cool $1 Trillion. Can’t hate too much.
Looks like a million other sites that are littered with every possible web extension and doo-dad (pun intented). http://www.faceturkey.com an http://www.faceturkey.net mycokerewards.com formerly was a mindnumbing disaster of a web site - now it is just ugly and hard to use not also a resource hog and epileptic siezure waiting to happen. http://onlinesarki.com
No lie.. I found it in 3 seconds..I was like, why is Waldo on this advertisement.. then I read.. Find waldo.. HA! I HATE GO Daddy’s site but I am a great nonsense page browser.. I can avoid nonsense really quickly. But Go daddy is the worst!
Marian Buhnici
August 24, 2010 at 6:14 amRight next to Bob Parsons.
It was a bit hard to spot him.
CmdAltEsc
August 24, 2010 at 6:52 amI like it! Admittedly, finding anything om the GoDaddy website is hard
Andy
August 24, 2010 at 7:24 amhey! you made me look at the godaddy homepage, shame on you!
I’m still shaking with fear of being hard-sold to buy a million intrusive ads
Jason H
August 24, 2010 at 7:29 amBullseye!
For a company whose main product is the web, you’d think they’d know how to make a good website. It is way too busy to try to find anything on GoDaddy.
Ravikumar V.
August 24, 2010 at 7:41 amguys, please tell me the meaning. im very eager to know it.
Josh
August 24, 2010 at 8:18 amThats awesome! I agree with Jason h above as well. Such a cluttered mess of a site.
Gwendolyn Shea
August 24, 2010 at 8:40 amI cannot stand GoDaddy. Had to use it for a client once (they had already paid for hosting through it) and the only way I could get to the control panel was round about and convoluted. Will never touch GoDaddy again.
Joey Z
August 24, 2010 at 9:05 amWelcome to goDaddy please buy….stuff. Yes buy stuff from Danika Patrick.
Kuswanto
August 24, 2010 at 10:33 amHahaha nice one Brad.
Took me around 10 minutes to spot Waldo. That’s one hell of a mess site.
Glenn
August 24, 2010 at 10:36 amHard to spot anything with Danica Patrick on the same web page.
Milena
August 24, 2010 at 10:50 amI found Waldo in less than a minute. It was pretty dang easy to find a bright red little person on a all white website. Some of you people are really stupid, specially the one than took 10 mins. to stop him. Seriously. -.-
Bryan
August 24, 2010 at 11:14 amTheir website used to be much worse than it currently is. They have over the past year or so reduced the amount of crap on their site… Amazing feats of science…
Elton
August 24, 2010 at 11:16 amGuess Milena doesn’t get it.
Beth
August 24, 2010 at 1:32 pmNothing like a good seizure to start the morning.
Ipstenu
August 24, 2010 at 1:32 pmROTFL! I just had this problem at my insurance co’s website. I went to enter new info, could NOT find where to log in, and said ‘Fu** it, I’ll call.’ It should not be that hard to find things!
Darice de Cuba
August 24, 2010 at 1:35 pmExactly the reason I stopped using GoDaddy two years ago. It takes too much time to find what you need, even when logged in.
Sayz
August 24, 2010 at 1:36 pmFor a moment I was like, huh?
But really, GoDaddy has one of the most complicated design, I’d prefer google the site rather click the navigation bar.
Michael Dick
August 24, 2010 at 1:38 pmWho cares about Waldo, I’m more interested in the Godaddy girl in the banner. :p
Andrew
August 24, 2010 at 1:42 pmInteresting idea, although I can’t say I particularly agree with it. Godaddy offers a lot of services, and when you offer that much it’s hard not to end up with a cluttered homepage. Except everything you need is right up in the navigation bar, and it’s much simpler to do stuff with their site than with, say, NetworkSolutions.
Sayz
August 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm@Andrew: GoDaddy doesn’t have to cut out the information they provide on their homepage, if we find it is overload with information, perhaps the problem lies with the design of the site. Honestly, since I am one of the GoDaddy customer, they don’t really provide a clean way for us to perceive how to navigate.
Neko
August 24, 2010 at 2:41 pmGoDaddy’s site is built in order to maximize sales (even b accident) and make it hard for customers to file support requests (answering to which cost money), so they actually do a hell of a job, from their perspective.
As for being a GoDaddy customer, you guys are crazy!
))
Bret Glassett
August 24, 2010 at 7:32 pmHa. For so long I have HATED how hard it is to find anything on godaddy.com or in the control panels. This has always led me to tell clients to use Media Temple or Modwest for hosting.
Frank
August 24, 2010 at 10:07 pmLooks like a million other sites that are littered with every possible web extension and doo-dad (pun intented). mycokerewards.com formerly was a mindnumbing disaster of a web site - now it is just ugly and hard to use not also a resource hog and epileptic siezure waiting to happen.
Frank
August 24, 2010 at 10:10 pmBTW - When did it become OK to have input boxes the size of mini-chicklets with grayed out 5-point fonts that you have to look all over creation to find out how to enter your user name and password. We’re not all 24 years old you know!!!!
anonymous
August 26, 2010 at 8:59 amEasy, but -100 for what looks like a damn huge advertisement!
Stomme poes
August 30, 2010 at 6:28 amJakob Nielsen, could your test subjects find Waldo? Lawlz
: )
Wolf
September 10, 2010 at 9:47 amI got him instantly, damn :( Was just scrolling straight down to check on the comments and spot him in the middle right away =[
J.L. Faverio
September 19, 2010 at 12:22 amI use GoDaddy all the time, but only to purchase domains. They still are the cheapest around. But GoDaddy should have stayed with domains only, this bloatware is certainly overwhelming.
But hey, they’re for sale at a cool $1 Trillion. Can’t hate too much.
J.L. Faverio
September 20, 2010 at 8:31 pmLOL wow, I meant $1 Billion. Sorry!
facebook
September 29, 2010 at 10:45 amLooks like a million other sites that are littered with every possible web extension and doo-dad (pun intented). http://www.faceturkey.com an http://www.faceturkey.net mycokerewards.com formerly was a mindnumbing disaster of a web site - now it is just ugly and hard to use not also a resource hog and epileptic siezure waiting to happen. http://onlinesarki.com
Jolt
October 7, 2010 at 5:31 pmThey are really not that bad… once you get though all the stuff you don’t need.
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james
January 19, 2011 at 1:04 pmI swear if that guy didn’t start out as a hell angel, then I don’t know who did.
t3true
February 3, 2011 at 3:50 amNo lie.. I found it in 3 seconds..I was like, why is Waldo on this advertisement.. then I read.. Find waldo.. HA! I HATE GO Daddy’s site but I am a great nonsense page browser.. I can avoid nonsense really quickly. But Go daddy is the worst!
reelfernandes
March 3, 2011 at 1:37 amhahahahaha, GoDaddy’s website is such a joke, even now it’s overloaded with bs.