Online Store Help http://onlinestorehelp.com Helping you succeed in an online world! Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Why I use GoDaddy.com to register my Domains http://onlinestorehelp.com/blog/why-i-use-godaddy-com-to-register-my-domains/ http://onlinestorehelp.com/blog/why-i-use-godaddy-com-to-register-my-domains/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:23:46 +0000 Chris http://onlinestorehelp.com/?p=626 Why I use Godaddy.com and Namecheap and why you should too! For several years now, I have registered my domains with two registrars, GoDaddy.com and Namecheap.com .  I don’t use GoDaddy for hosting or other services but for domain names they have been fantastic for me.  I work with multiple clients that use other registrars [...]

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