Godaddy introduces free hosting, unlimited bandwidth for small businesses in India

New Yprk Stock Exchange-listed domain-name registration firm GoDaddy Inc today announced the launch of the GoDaddy Online Store in India, feturing Free hosting with unlimited bandwidth.

GoDaddy aims to shift the global economy toward small businesses by empowering people to start, grow and successfully run their own ventures. With approximately 13 million customers worldwide and more than 59 million domain names under management, GoDaddy gives small business owners the tools to name their idea, build a beautiful online presence, attract customers and manage their business.

Available at Rs999 / month (first year with an annual purchase), the GoDaddy Online Store will allow millions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in India to sell unlimited products on the Internet to customers around the world anytime, Godaddy said in a ststement.

According to a recent ASSOCHAM report, the Indian e-commerce industry is likely to clock a compounded annual growth rate of 35 per cent and cross the $100-billion threshold in value over the next five years.

GoDaddy Online Store offers small business owners and entrepreneurs in India a simple shopping and checkout experience for their customers, across devices, with built-in payment processing tools to accept payments from multiple sources, including all major debit and credit cards, net banking and mobile wallets.

GoDaddy Online Store includes built-in SSL for secure transactions, free hosting with unlimited bandwidth, integration with Google Analytics, flexible shipping rates and the ability to create coupon codes.

''The rapid growth of e-commerce in India is fuelled by mobile devices, changing consumer behavior and rising internet penetration. This represents a compelling business opportunity for SMBs,'' said Rajiv Sodhi, vice president, GoDaddy, India and Australia. ''This launch is another proof point of GoDaddy localizing its world-class solutions to the needs of the Indian small businesses, by making it simple and affordable to grow their business online''.

The GoDaddy Online Store is built on simplicity, visual appeal and the deep analytics to draw insights on customer behavior and performance. Benefits include:

• Sell products on the Internet
• Free hosting with unlimited bandwidth
• Industry leading transaction fee and zero set up fee for payments
• 100+ payment options including all major debit and credit cards, wallets, net banking options and much more
• Facebook store with real-time sync
• Instant mobile friendly store
• Professionally designed beautiful and modern themes
• FREE SSL for secure transactions
• Integration with Google Analytics for real time analysis and reports

Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. USA, GoDaddy also has offices across nine other locations including Washington, Massachusetts, Iowa and California in the U.S., and international offices in Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore and in the U.K.