GoDaddy Launches GoDaddySaves.Me

Domain registrar launches fresh online savings site, but misses an obvious typo.

Domain name registrar GoDaddy has launched GoDaddySaves.Me, and online savings network. Members get discounts at a number of online merchants, ranging from Kohls to FTD.com. Membership costs $9.99, but includes a $10 GoDaddy gift certificate, making it essentially free.

Beyond the revenue potential for GoDaddy, the site also continues a trend of the firm using the .me domain name. GoDaddy is a partner in the registry for .me, the country code domain name for Montenegro.

There’s one surprise here, though. The firm failed to register an obvious typo of the domain, GoDaddySavesMe.com. GoDaddy has been aggressive with defensive domain name registrations in the past, so I’m surprised it overlooked this obvious typo. While writing this post, I’ve by now had to correct an error in which I linked to GoDaddySavesMe.com.

As an aside, I just noticed something interesting. Try registering a domain name that includes “GoDaddy” in it through GoDaddy. You’ll hit a roadblock.