articles by godaddy authors

As cities and states face pandemic-induced budget shortfalls, they’re struggling to create playbooks to help businesses get back on their feet and put millions of unemployed Americans back to work. The Brookings...

Amber Khan-Robinson, the daughter of the first African American athletic shoe designer in the U.S., has always had entrepreneurship in her blood. So when she was looking for ways to keep her three children from staring...

Ventures are all around us. They’re the people who build websites, sell homemade jewelry, offer cooking lessons, or run a blog. Across the country, these ventures are making our economy stronger and our communities...

This article originally published on Media Temple’s blog. If 2020 has proved anything, it’s that we work in a world of constant disruption. Whether it comes from a new technology or a worldwide pandemic, Heraclitus...

When the COVID-19 crisis hit, Jim Masterson had to figure out how to massage a horse online. For more than a decade, Masterson and his wife, Conley, have been the go-to experts for equine performance bodywork. If your...

As the U.S. rides out the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic storm, one often overlooked group has emerged as critical ballast for local communities: online micro-businesses. As stay-at-home orders crippled economies, 44%...

With the holidays rapidly approaching, you may already be starting to set out a plan to boost your holiday sales. Ecommerce is going to lead the way this year, as the pandemic continues to drive a boost in online...

When it comes to driving growth online, small business owners know that simply “being there” isn’t enough. They need to get noticed and keep customers’ attention — whether that’s on social media, a website...

On September 19, GoDaddy launched the Tomorrow Fund worldwide for all its employees. It’s designed to help employees recover from unanticipated events or natural disasters, something many are facing now across the...

GoDaddy was accused of using customer domain search inquiries to register names for itself on September 17. These accusations are 100% false. This type of behavior is predatory, unethical, and goes against everything we...

GoDaddy and The Hill hosted an event on Tuesday, September 15 about microbusinesses and their impact on the U.S. economy. GoDaddy’s CEO, Aman Bhutani, opened the event by sharing data that illustrates the impact...

The world we used to know is out of service, and businesses large and small are evolving to meet the new realities. Web designers and developers are being asked to do more for their clients, bringing new skills into the...

This article originally published on GoDaddy’s Venture Forward website. Karen Mossberger worked on creating economic “empowerment zones” for Detroit’s city government in the mid-1990s, to help aspiring...

As a 12-year-old, Jenn Daniels taught herself bookkeeping so she could help her father run his tool-and-die shop. Nearly 30 years later, she uses those skills as part of a side business she runs out of her Gilbert,...

With businesses all over the world rushing to start selling online, eCommerce is more important than ever. In our recent GoDaddy Pro webinar series, WooCommerce 101, we partnered with Gareth Allison and Jonathan Wold...

Digital businesses  — from part-time side hustles selling homemade jewelry to local restaurants that started fulfilling orders online during the pandemic — have helped U.S. communities weather the economic storm...

As most web designers and developers know, eCommerce websites are a different animal. If you’re new to building eCommerce sites for clients, you’re probably beginning to realize just how many options there are for...