Okay, may I suggest, if you like GoDaddy's interface, either grab a GoDaddy Reseller account or go with a current GoDaddy reseller? Some resellers are now able to undercut GoDaddy and give a fair price, and I actually operate such an account with less spam (no cross-selling page before you get to Check-out).
I do it because I am selling to my fellow design & development pros, who know they need hosting with their domain name.
Oh, and it's not my HD Web Hosting website/shop. But I don't want to mention it here because I don't want to spam. But you could set yourself up with the reseller package and get the same buy price deal, if you can get the Super Reseller (not the Basic Reseller or the Pro Reseller) package.
If that isn't good for you, you can always sign-up for a free reseller program, but then the purchase price (and the retail price) is higher per domain, per year. There are many such options there.
You really don't have to resell in most cases, just use the reseller program for getting yourself and/or your company better prices.
Anyways, just another option. I like GoDaddy's domain name management system (for the most part) and I also like the Managed WordPress.
