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    FatCow

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AFatCow is a website hosting service with features such as a free domain name, a blog, site templates, and unlimited mailboxes, offered by Endurance International Group.N/A

    Google Domains

    Score8.6 out of 10
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    $12

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    FatCowGoogle Domains
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    .com
    $12.00
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    $12.00
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    FatCowGoogle Domains
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    FatCowGoogle Domains
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    Score6.3 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FatCowGoogle Domains
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
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    Usability
    -
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    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    FatCowGoogle Domains
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    I honestly can't speak to whether FatCow would be well suited for large companies. But for independent contractors, bloggers, and entrepreneurs, FatCow is a perfect fit. If you're a novice user, their tools and interface allow you to build a site quickly. For advanced users, the clean interface makes it simple to find what you need. One-click installation of web applications is awesome. I haven't updated my site in a while, but they provide a great platform for those looking to showcase their portfolios and blogs.
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    Google
    [Google Domains is] very simplistic and easy to use, so it's very straightforward to register a new domain but it doesn't have some features that other services provide. Also, the integration with other Google Services and domain search tool is amazing.
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    Pros
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • Flexibility of how you want to use it (WordPress, HTML coding, Wix, etc)
    • Unlimited storage for all your website needs
    • Reasonable rates as compared to other hosting services
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    Google
    • Process of buying a domain with Google Domains is easy
    • Payment was simple - can use Google Wallet and other forms of payment.
    • After purchase, you can quickly build a website with one of their partners.
    • Email forwarding add-on for free.
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    Cons
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • I was very disappointed with my initial renewal. I understood that the price I had paid was an introductory price, but the renewal rate was much higher than I anticipated. They could be more transparent with their renewals.
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    Google
    • Google Domains is pretty good at pre-solving email faux pas such as reply all mishaps. Perhaps a built-in email monitoring tool such as knowing when a customer opens up an email would be good. You can get these features with integrations, but what if it was an internal Google product? Might be nice
    • Email masking was a bit difficult to figure out, but nothing you can't discover with a few Google sessions.
    • I wish I could see more insight into time zones that my customers are in, or scheduling calls on Gcal with timezone awareness. I know this is super hard to code around though.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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    Google
    Unless the product goes away, I'll continue using it.
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    Usability
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
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    Google
    Because it is intuitively easy to use, like all of their products. The integration with other apps works seamlessly, and you can have a professional website within hours, rather than days, as with most hosting companies. The templates on the website builder for just about every business make it so simple that even I can do it!
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    Support Rating
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I've never actually had to use support because everything has been very straightforward and I have not had a glitch. I have used Google's support for other items so I can only imagine that it's probably the same support which is decent. They do take a while to get back to you.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    Before choosing FatCow, I looked into a few services. As this was 9 years ago, the options weren't as diverse as they are now. GoDaddy was the most popular at the time, but the rates were significantly higher for a smaller package, and they had a pretty sexist ad campaign at the time that really turned me off of their services. Since choosing FatCow, I have looked into using WP Engine as I do my website in WordPress, but it wasn't worth it to move it over at the time and I elected to stick with what I had.
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    Google
    GoDaddy is great, but what I really like about Google Domains when compared to GoDaddy is the ease of centralization. Our email, calendar, accounts, domain, etc was all handled in one place and that made things really easy. You could also access domains easily and quickly by being logged into your email, instead of worrying about yet another log in.
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    Return on Investment
    Newfold Digital (Endurance + Web.com)
    • Integration of Google Analytics made it simple to see where traffic comes from.
    • Ease of use frees me up to focus on communicating ideas rather than fighting with software to make it work.
    • Stability makes it perfect to showcase my work.
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    Google
    • Being able to host my URL with Google Domains is one less thing I have to worry about in my writing career.
    • I'm sure having my URL, which is my name, with Google Domains also helps people find me via Google's search engine.
    • Its ease of integration with other Google products, especially Google Apps for Business, is a huge plus for marketing and day-to-day work.
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