GoDaddy launches web program for small businesses

For many small businesses in India, buying a domain name, setting up a website and selling online is perceived to be complex and something that requires ‘professional’ help. Confirming this trend is a recent survey released by RedShift Research and GoDaddy, according to which at least 30 percent of the small businesses in India are looking for an internet company to build and manage their website for them, and another 24 percent are looking for help from a professional web designer. [caption id=“attachment_2487750” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Logo[/caption] GoDaddy, which is dedicated so small businesses, launched its GoDaddy Pro Program for web developers and designers with automated tools to manage and monitor their customers’ accounts. The Program is a one-stop shop, offering client management tools, advanced support, and other features to help web developers and designers more easily manage their client’s accounts. The key features of The GoDaddy Pro Program include admin account access which allows access to clients’ products without sharing passwords, client product dashboard which enables the user to view all clients and their products in one place, site Monitoring – automated email and SMS alerts when client websites have issues; view client website uptime and site speed proactively, shared shopping – send customers pre-loaded shopping carts via email for review and/or direct purchase and  Pro support – a direct line to a team of highly trained technical agents and super-quick support resolution. “As the next wave of small businesses in India prepares to come online, they will rely heavily on web designers and developers to help them create their digital presence. The GoDaddy Pro Program is designed with the objective of easing the work flow for web designers and developers, and helping them build and manage their client’s websites better,” said Jeff King, GoDaddy senior vice president Hosting. “The launch of the program allows the company to build an ecosystem of web developers and designers to serve the needs of the SMB market in India,” said Rajiv Sodhi, vice president and managing director at GoDaddy India and Australia.