network solutions/verisign and register.com still seem to be in business,
even at $35/year.
how is this possible?!
while i'm not much of a business person, there are a million different
variables involved beyond price.
-tcl.
On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Baris TUNA wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have been reading all messages on pricing for a
> while. I want to comment on this issue by our customer
> experiences.
>
> Since we buy at 10USD and sell for more, we can not
> compete with other retailers selling for 8, 9, 10 and
> 11USD per domain, no strings attached.
>
> We have many other costs added to this 10USD, We are
> located in IStanbul, Turkey.
>
> If we assume we buy for 10USD and sell for 10USD. We
> add 17%VAT tax, and we pay %15-%30 tax on the
> price(10USD)since we cannot deduct the cost at our
> accounting dept. So with a 3 dollar loss, we sell the
> domain for 11.70USD. Please tell me how can i afford
> loosing customers, while my competitors offer 8 or
> 9USD per domain.
>
> I appraciate the OpenSRS site and services, but the
> wholesale price would be 5.-USD per domain, and we may
> be asked to sell less than or up to 10.-USD, by that
> way we can compete and sell more domains, more
> services, and at the end, OpenSRS will dominate and
> get more cash flow.
>
> Please dont tell me you cant compete, or survive by
> 5.-USD per domain, because these domains are virtual
> and all the process is automated. If you cut the price
> by half, and quadruple sales than you will GAIN 2
> times more. WE will gain 2 times more by selling 4
> times more :-))
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Baris TUNA
> www.aktif.net
>
>
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Good question, this is exactly the problem. Anyway,
> > as much as OpenSRS would
> > like us to believe, there is little evidence that
> > bulkregister is going
> > bankrupt.
> >
> > Ashish
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ramy Nabil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Domain for 9.95 ?
> >
> >
> > > I agree with you William,
> > >
> > > But how to make customers think in the same way
> > while they are price
> > oriented and in the
> > > same time the ICANN protects their domains in case
> > any of these registrar
> > went out of
> > > business.
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > >
> > > Ramy Nabil
> > >
> > > "William X. Walsh" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello Omar,
> > > >
> > > > Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 10:18:15 AM, Omar
> > Chavez wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Though it's been discussed to length
> > previously, I think is time
> > OpenSRS
> > > > > revises its pricing structure downward to
> > accommodate market
> > realities.
> > > > > If other registrars can manage charging the
> > END USER $8.95 (with all
> > the
> > > > > high costs associated in reaching those end
> > users), there is no reason
> > > > > why OpenSRS can give us resellers a price
> > closer to $8. Coming from
> > > > > Tucows -which has traditionally been known as
> > an open source heaven,
> > and
> > > > > provided the low cost of acquiring us
> > resellers, there must be a way
> > for
> > > > > them to better compete and dominate the market
> > while helping us all.
> > > >
> > > > > Last week we had a heated discussion in our
> > company regarding the
> > > > > possible switch from OpenSRS to Godaddy.com,
> > since they'd charge us
> > much
> > > > > less than OSRS and their interface is as good
> > as or superior... we
> > > > > stayed course mainly because we believe in
> > long-term relationships,
> > but
> > > > > I'm not sure next time around I'd be as
> > willing to defend a good
> > partner
> > > > > who is too blind and deaf to the market it
> > serves.
> > > >
> > > > Considering that OpenSRS is the fastest growing
> > registrar, I'd say
> > > > that they are doing a good job serving the
> > market, and that the
> > > > customers think the same.
> > > >
> > > > We can have a company who is in it for the short
> > term, and is
> > > > unstable, and quite possibly be at risk for
> > going out of business by
> > > > competing over a matter of a dollar or two over
> > transactions, or we
> > > > can have a company who is in it for the long
> > term, and balances
> > > > stability and price, and has found the right
> > combination.
> > > >
> > > > If you are trying to make a living off of domain
> > registration, then
> > > > perhaps you should become an ICANN Accredited
> > registrar, since that is
> > > > the only way you can even try to compete on
> > price.
> > > >
> > > > But don't expect decent us to give you decent
> > odds at surviving at
> > > > that level of the game.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > William
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
>
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