Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - April 17, 2008 - A special designated day to honor Webmasters, has been declared by web hosting domain registrar, Go Daddy, to take place on April 29th as Webmasters’ Day.

Most companies now consider their web site a key aspect of their business plan and bottom line success. According to IDC, two-thirds of small to medium sized business have their Webmaster in-house. Webmasters are typically responsible for the content and stability of Web sites. Having a good Webmaster is invaluable to any company with an online presence. GoDaddy.com has decided to build momentum toward officially honoring these critical professionals.

It’s a move Webmasters organizations applaud and are helping publicize.

Bill Cullifer, Executive Director, World Organization of Webmasters noted, ”We think it’s great Webmasters are being recognized for their efforts. Webmasters are not geeks’ who sit in the server closet, they are integral parts of companies now. During the last ten years, the Internet changed the way we as a society interact. Webmasters are key to Internet development.”

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy commented, ”The Internet wouldn’t be where it is today without this underappreciated group who keep content on the net fresh. I think a day to remind everyone of how vital Webmasters are is way overdue.”

April 29, which falls on Tuesday this year, is a time to celebrate the hard work and dedication Webmasters put in each day. Bake them a cake, give them a gift or send them an e-card.

Mr. Parsons added, ”It’s just the right thing to do for our industry and for hard working Webmaster professionals.”

GoDaddy has created an opportunity to select a card to send to the person responsible for maintaining a business’ web site. Once the card is selected, it will be automatically delivered April 29. There is no cost, nor obligation.

Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and Web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 28 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

To learn more about webmaster’s day and to select a greeting card, please visit: www.godaddy.com/webmastersday.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.