Tag: GoDaddy Office 365 Migration

Why Should You Stay With GoDaddy For Microsoft 365

| June 13, 2026

Why Should You Stay With GoDaddy For Microsoft 365

If your account has issues , GoDaddy has “Admin Rights” (easy way to explain it) to help you with password resets, MFA issues, rarely ever get “locked out”. I call this “tech insurance”, paying that extra $88 a year to have better support system might be worth it. If you are with Microsoft directly and your main email acccount gets hacked and it was the only account, calling Microsoft to get back in can have a long wait time of 2-3 days to up to 8 weeks. When I explain it this way to clients wanting to leave due to price, most want to stay with them. Insurance.

If you are small business 1-4 people, sometimes staying on with GoDaddy is a better option due to their support.GoDaddy is often a good fit for very small businesses that do not have an IT person. If you have one to four users and simply need email, password resets, and basic Microsoft 365 functionality, paying a little more for easier access to support can make sense.  Many small businesses never use advanced Microsoft 365 administration features, so the limitations may never impact them.

To read my full article with all 18 answers, please click here https://callthatgirl.biz/how-to-leave-godaddy-for-microsoft-365-without-losing-email-data-or-users

Reminder: I am not a paid partner of either company GoDaddy or Microsoft btw. I’ve been working in IT for 30 years and have owned my own business since 2007. I’m a Microsoft Outlook Expert/365 Consultant and recently awarded MVP from Microsoft. I’m just telling you what I know based on my 19 years of experience supporting clients with email, Hosted Exchange, Exchange online and Microsoft 365 and of course, GoDaddy throughout the years. I have used AI for some of this article. I always tell my readers so they know they are not reading a long AI generated article. Enjoy and I hope this helps!

If you want to talk to my rep about transferring your GoDaddy acccount to Microsoft, or need my help with your transition, please use the form below. A 10-min consult with me will help give you more information before you start your journey.

 

Should I leave GoDaddy because they are charging more than Microsoft?

| June 13, 2026

Should I leave GoDaddy because they are charging more than Microsoft?

Maybe. It depends on your needs and how many services you have purchased with them. “They are charging me an arm and a leg,” is what I hear often. I will review my clients’ invoices and find that some are being overcharged due to the wrong license, too many “padded extras,” or they got talked into a 3-year “deal” and their invoice for one or two mailboxes is $700. That does seem like a lot, but it does check out.

One Exchange mailbox with full use of business apps is approximately $238 a year through GoDaddy. For three years, that is about $714. Microsoft direct pricing is around $450 over the same period. A difference of roughly $264. That is when people see it and start calling around to find help. However, before leaving GoDaddy, ask yourself one important question: Are you paying more for support and convenience, or are you paying for services you don’t actually use? Sometimes the answer is yes to both.

To read my full article with all 18 answers, please click here https://callthatgirl.biz/how-to-leave-godaddy-for-microsoft-365-without-losing-email-data-or-users

Reminder: I am not a paid partner of either company GoDaddy or Microsoft btw. I’ve been working in IT for 30 years and have owned my own business since 2007. I’m a Microsoft Outlook Expert/365 Consultant and recently awarded MVP from Microsoft. I’m just telling you what I know based on my 19 years of experience supporting clients with email, Hosted Exchange, Exchange online and Microsoft 365 and of course, GoDaddy throughout the years. I have used AI for some of this article. I always tell my readers so they know they are not reading a long AI generated article. Enjoy and I hope this helps!

If you want to talk to my rep about transferring your GoDaddy acccount to Microsoft, or need my help with your transition, please use the form below. A 10-min consult with me will help give you more information before you start your journey.

 

Why Do Businesses Leave GoDaddy for Microsoft 365?

| June 13, 2026

Why Do Businesses Leave GoDaddy for Microsoft 365?

Many people need to leave GoDaddy’s Microsoft 365 due to their advanced requirements for using some of the 365 products. GoDaddy has limited licenses and doesn’t offer you full admin permissions, nor access to some of the products. If you do need to move due to these reasons, I highly recommend using a vendor, a CSP or MSP to help manage your licenses vs Microsoft direct. The main reason is losing your admin access, this can be a long wait period to get back in your account. Having vendor support gives you that “insurance” feeling, like someone to help you when something bad happens. Most also offer support so paying the extra few bucks is worth it.

Their support isn’t often great for some technicial issues. If your mailbox is having a major issue, pushing through GoDaddy’s first level support can often be a nightmare. They are well trained to be the only “technician/sales person” to help you. You can push through them but it does take awhile. I have broke through first level a few times, mostly because I am a paid consultant helping one of their clients. While they do have in-house 365 engineers, it’s still a daunting task to get a problem resolved.

Here are the main reasons clients need to leave GoDaddy

Quick Answer: Many growing businesses eventually outgrow GoDaddy’s simplified management model.

  1. Needing full Global Administrator permissions.
  2. Very few admin controls for the end user. This means GoDaddy is the actual tenant administrator, not the end user. When you go to Office.com and are with GoDaddy, you don’t see the usual administrative portal. Instead, it redirects to their login page with a few options of things you can do yourself. Simple things like reset email passwords, download products, but not much else. GoDaddy does hide the admin controls but if you know the URL’s (Exchange, Entra, etc.), you can get to them. Most end users don’t know this trick, but I do from all my years of supporting GoDaddy clients.
  3. Using Microsoft Entra ID features. Basically meaning you can’t use a corporate enterprise environment on your computer/lack of admin controls.
  4. Implementing Conditional Access policies, GoDaddy’s team isn’t trained on the deeper 365 policies.
  5. Managing security and compliance settings. Again, GoDaddy’s team is not trained on these settings.
  6. Using advanced Exchange Online administration. Same as above, they know basics only.
  7. Integrating third-party applications requiring tenant permissions.
  8. Purchasing licenses GoDaddy does not offer such as Planner or Project
  9. Working with an outside IT consultant or internal IT department.
  10. Needing direct access to Microsoft support escalations.
  11. Requiring advanced security and compliance

don’t need advanced Microsoft 365 functionality, and have no plans to expand your technology needs, there may be no reason to move. The right decision depends on your business goals, not what everyone else on the internet says you should do. I think the biggest mistake business owners make is assuming that leaving GoDaddy automatically means things will be better. More control also means more responsibility. Before making the switch, ask yourself: “Do I truly need these advanced features, or am I simply frustrated by the price?” The answer to that question usually tells me whether someone should stay with GoDaddy or start planning their transition.

That’s all the information I know folks, this article was a lot of work and I hope you learned plenty from it!

Reminder: I am not a paid partner of either company GoDaddy or Microsoft btw. I’ve been working in IT for 30 years and have owned my own business since 2007. I’m a Microsoft Outlook Expert/365 Consultant and recently awarded MVP from Microsoft. I’m just telling you what I know based on my 19 years of experience supporting clients with email, Hosted Exchange, Exchange online and Microsoft 365 and of course, GoDaddy throughout the years. I have used AI for some of this article. I always tell my readers so they know they are not reading a long AI generated article. Enjoy and I hope this helps!

If you want to talk to my rep about transferring your GoDaddy acccount to Microsoft, or need my help with your transition, please use the form below. A 10-min consult with me will help give you more information before you start your journey.

 

Moving office 365 account from GoDaddy to Microsoft

| October 13, 2019 | 0 Comments

As an Outlook Expert, Exchange Migration Specialist and Office 365 Consultant, I get calls in often from clients who have signed up with GoDaddy Office 365 and now have many regrets, and want to move their Office 365 from GoDaddy to Microsoft direct.

Click here to read about my migration services and pricing https://callthatgirl.biz/office-365-migration-expert

Click here to read about my technical advisor plans https://callthatgirl.biz/technical-advisor

Click here to read about my quick question support plan https://callthatgirl.biz/quick-question-plan

In the past few months, I have slowly been creating a list of major issues with GoDaddy’s Office 365 Business accounts. Before you read this, please know that I contacted them and they told me that they are able to sell their products at a cheaper price but only because they offer LESS of the Office 365 product. Feel free to call and ask for yourself if you want to know. But be assured, they are fast to sell you on Office 365 with their “credits” they will entice you with and half off the first year or some other “3 year deal” That “deal” could cause you hours and hours of headaches. Or as you will read below, you need more than what they offer and you have to migrate off their Office 365 plans. Which might be costly and time consuming.

Here is the list of technical snags I have come across

  • Cannot have administrator rights, so extra’s from Office cannot probably be added. My client was trying to add an app and could not and now has to migrate to the “real” Office 365. Doing that migration on Monday Sep 11, 2017 and since it’s an Office 365 to Office 365 CSP, it’s a full shut down on GoDaddy’s side. I will have a document available for those that want a copy. Use my contact form below or check back on this blog later.
  • Issue with downloading and using the OneDrive/SharePoint sync software. I had to find a workaround to get it to work. GoDaddy confirmed client was not given the full version of Office 365 because GoDaddy offers such a great discount to users. So again, the half-baked version. If you want a copy of those files, check out my SharePoint blog https://callthatgirl.biz/godaddy-sharepoint-desktop-syncing-problems
  • Cannot use 2-step or MFA, only a password reset for security. Another client got phished last week and she called, confirmed again, the half-baked doesn’t offer that.
  • Cannot view the admin control panel with all the functionality we need as techs to support clients. The ECP is only available if you know how to get it to.
  • They will have you call Microsoft for some troubleshooting/other vendors typically cover all troubleshooting
  • When you need to reset an Office 365 password, be careful….it takes you out of your usual Office 365 and back to the GoDaddy portal and yep, you might just reset the wrong password! Happened to me already.

Solutions:

  1. Since many of these folks got free migrations inbound from GoDaddy, they should expect a charge for migrating off.
  2. Clients just have to use the half-baked version and figure out workarounds.

Use my scheduler link below to talk about your issues and figure out a new game plan.

Click here to read about my migration services and pricing https://callthatgirl.biz/office-365-migration-expert

Click here to read about my technical advisor plans https://callthatgirl.biz/technical-advisor

Click here to read about my quick question support plan https://callthatgirl.biz/quick-question-plan

To read my first GoDaddy Office 365 Review blog, click here https://callthatgirl.biz/godaddy-office-365-reviews

 

Migrate from GoDaddy O365 to Microsoft O365

| October 13, 2019 | 0 Comments

As an Outlook Expert, Exchange Migration Specialist and Office 365 Consultant, I get calls in often from clients who have signed up with GoDaddy Office 365 and now have many regrets, and want to move their Office 365 from GoDaddy to Microsoft direct.

Click here to read about my migration services and pricing https://callthatgirl.biz/office-365-migration-expert

Click here to read about my technical advisor plans https://callthatgirl.biz/technical-advisor

Click here to read about my quick question support plan https://callthatgirl.biz/quick-question-plan

In the past few months, I have slowly been creating a list of major issues with GoDaddy’s Office 365 Business accounts. Before you read this, please know that I contacted them and they told me that they are able to sell their products at a cheaper price but only because they offer LESS of the Office 365 product. Feel free to call and ask for yourself if you want to know. But be assured, they are fast to sell you on Office 365 with their “credits” they will entice you with and half off the first year or some other “3 year deal” That “deal” could cause you hours and hours of headaches. Or as you will read below, you need more than what they offer and you have to migrate off their Office 365 plans. Which might be costly and time consuming.

Here is the list of technical snags I have come across

  • Cannot have administrator rights, so extra’s from Office cannot probably be added. My client was trying to add an app and could not and now has to migrate to the “real” Office 365. Doing that migration on Monday Sep 11, 2017 and since it’s an Office 365 to Office 365 CSP, it’s a full shut down on GoDaddy’s side. I will have a document available for those that want a copy. Use my contact form below or check back on this blog later.
  • Issue with downloading and using the OneDrive/SharePoint sync software. I had to find a workaround to get it to work. GoDaddy confirmed client was not given the full version of Office 365 because GoDaddy offers such a great discount to users. So again, the half-baked version. If you want a copy of those files, check out my SharePoint blog https://callthatgirl.biz/godaddy-sharepoint-desktop-syncing-problems
  • Cannot use 2-step or MFA, only a password reset for security. Another client got phished last week and she called, confirmed again, the half-baked doesn’t offer that.
  • Cannot view the admin control panel with all the functionality we need as techs to support clients. The ECP is only available if you know how to get it to.
  • They will have you call Microsoft for some troubleshooting/other vendors typically cover all troubleshooting
  • When you need to reset an Office 365 password, be careful….it takes you out of your usual Office 365 and back to the GoDaddy portal and yep, you might just reset the wrong password! Happened to me already.

Solutions:

  1. Since many of these folks got free migrations inbound from GoDaddy, they should expect a charge for migrating off.
  2. Clients just have to use the half-baked version and figure out workarounds.

Use my scheduler link below to talk about your issues and figure out a new game plan.

Click here to read about my migration services and pricing https://callthatgirl.biz/office-365-migration-expert

Click here to read about my technical advisor plans https://callthatgirl.biz/technical-advisor

Click here to read about my quick question support plan https://callthatgirl.biz/quick-question-plan

To read my first GoDaddy Office 365 Review blog, click here https://callthatgirl.biz/godaddy-office-365-reviews

 

Office 365 Email Issues

| October 13, 2019 | 0 Comments

As an Outlook Expert, Exchange Migration Specialist and Office 365 Consultant, I get calls in often from clients who have signed up with GoDaddy Office 365 and now have many regrets, and want to move their Office 365 from GoDaddy to Microsoft direct.

Click here to read about my migration services and pricing https://callthatgirl.biz/office-365-migration-expert

Click here to read about my technical advisor plans https://callthatgirl.biz/technical-advisor

Click here to read about my quick question support plan https://callthatgirl.biz/quick-question-plan

In the past few months, I have slowly been creating a list of major issues with GoDaddy’s Office 365 Business accounts. Before you read this, please know that I contacted them and they told me that they are able to sell their products at a cheaper price but only because they offer LESS of the Office 365 product. Feel free to call and ask for yourself if you want to know. But be assured, they are fast to sell you on Office 365 with their “credits” they will entice you with and half off the first year or some other “3 year deal” That “deal” could cause you hours and hours of headaches. Or as you will read below, you need more than what they offer and you have to migrate off their Office 365 plans. Which might be costly and time consuming.

Here is the list of technical snags I have come across

  • Cannot have administrator rights, so extra’s from Office cannot probably be added. My client was trying to add an app and could not and now has to migrate to the “real” Office 365. Doing that migration on Monday Sep 11, 2017 and since it’s an Office 365 to Office 365 CSP, it’s a full shut down on GoDaddy’s side. I will have a document available for those that want a copy. Use my contact form below or check back on this blog later.
  • Issue with downloading and using the OneDrive/SharePoint sync software. I had to find a workaround to get it to work. GoDaddy confirmed client was not given the full version of Office 365 because GoDaddy offers such a great discount to users. So again, the half-baked version. If you want a copy of those files, check out my SharePoint blog https://callthatgirl.biz/godaddy-sharepoint-desktop-syncing-problems
  • Cannot use 2-step or MFA, only a password reset for security. Another client got phished last week and she called, confirmed again, the half-baked doesn’t offer that.
  • Cannot view the admin control panel with all the functionality we need as techs to support clients. The ECP is only available if you know how to get it to.
  • They will have you call Microsoft for some troubleshooting/other vendors typically cover all troubleshooting
  • When you need to reset an Office 365 password, be careful….it takes you out of your usual Office 365 and back to the GoDaddy portal and yep, you might just reset the wrong password! Happened to me already.

Solutions:

  1. Since many of these folks got free migrations inbound from GoDaddy, they should expect a charge for migrating off.
  2. Clients just have to use the half-baked version and figure out workarounds.

Use my scheduler link below to talk about your issues and figure out a new game plan.

Click here to read about my migration services and pricing https://callthatgirl.biz/office-365-migration-expert

Click here to read about my technical advisor plans https://callthatgirl.biz/technical-advisor

Click here to read about my quick question support plan https://callthatgirl.biz/quick-question-plan

To read my first GoDaddy Office 365 Review blog, click here https://callthatgirl.biz/godaddy-office-365-reviews

 

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