How to Make GoDaddy Private and Viable

Domain registrations through GoDaddy are set to "public" by default. This means that anyone can search your domain name and find out who registered it, including contact information such as your address and phone number. If you don’t want people to find out you registered a certain domain, set the registration to "private" to keep this information hidden. Users then only see “Domains by Proxy” as the registrar of the domain.

Instructions

1. Log in to your GoDaddy account.

2. Click “Domains” from the top menu and select “Domain Management” from the drop-down menu. All of your domains are listed on the resulting page.

3. Click the “People” icon to the right of the domain name that you wish to make private. A “Protect your identity with a Private Registration” popup appears.

4. Click the “Add” button to add private registration to your domain, then click “Checkout.”

5. Enter your billing information and click “Finish” to complete the purchase.