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Harborlight or GoDaddy
GoDaddy sells the domain, the hosting and a website builder together, which is convenient and is why so many businesses start there.
The trouble usually arrives later, and it is rarely about the builder. It is that nobody owned the site after the afternoon it was set up.
Choose GoDaddy if
- You want everything on one bill from one company.
- You are comfortable managing the domain, the hosting and the site yourself.
- You need something online this week and you will do it yourself.
Choose us if
- The site has not changed since it was set up and you are not going to be the one to change it.
- You are not sure who has the login, which is more common than anyone admits.
- You want the site to be about your business rather than about a category.
Side by side
| GoDaddy | Harborlight | |
|---|---|---|
| The domain | Registered with them, and yours. | Registered in your name at cost, and yours. We can also just point one you already own. |
| The site | You build and maintain it. | We build and maintain it. |
| Changes | You make them, or you pay for help. | Included. Ask in plain words. |
| Who to call | Support, about the tool. | Us, about your website. |
The bottom line
Nothing about GoDaddy needs to change for you to work with us. If your domain is there, leave it there and point it at the new site. We would rather you keep the account you already control.
Questions people ask
My domain is with GoDaddy. Can I keep it?
Yes, and usually you should. We can point it at your new site without moving it, or transfer it if you would rather have everything in one place. Either way it stays registered in your name.
I do not know my GoDaddy login. What now?
Start the recovery on the registrant email that is on the domain, which is public information you can look up. If that mailbox is gone too, GoDaddy has an identity process for exactly this. Send us the web address and we will tell you what the public record says before you spend an afternoon on hold.
Also worth reading: Harborlight or Wix, Harborlight or Squarespace and Harborlight or hiring a web designer.
See what we would build before you choose.
The site is finished before you decide anything, so you can compare it with whatever else you are considering.
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