Just 2 cents ;)
Right now I think 10 is reasonable. READ THE FINE PRINT! GoDaddy
charges another $9.xx to add domain forwarding! They even charge extra to
have a "Customer Service Rep" call you on the phone. We call for FREE! That
puts GoDaddy's price above what our price is on our site! We offer
masking/forwarding and other services for FREE what GoDaddy charges for in
addition to their registration fee. GoDaddy makes their ca$h from the
services such as "Domain Masking" and as that is what a good portion of the
internet users use as many use free hosting with Yahoo for example.
Not to mention, I still here numerous complaints daily in our questions
mail box that surfers write to ask with their concerns about their current
registrars services.
I have seen people asking for OpenSRS to drop their prices and I even
inquired about it at one time. If OpenSRS can cut corners to lower their
prices and still maintain or exceed their current support then I am all for
it. If we loose any backbone at SRS for cutting the costs, then please leave
them where they are.
GoDaddy's practices are just making consumers aware that when they see
$8.00 for a domain price, something is up. People spend the money for one
year, and in that year they catch on to all the catches, and then they
decide to spend their money with a OpenSRS rep. and that means money for us
;)
Okay, I'm done! Have a great Sunday!
--
Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net
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http://www.4CheapDomains.Net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jose Luis Moya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: PHP Client? Transfer adding more than 1 year? Price?
> Everyboy seems very happy about the price in here!!!
>
> I can agree to the fact that OpenSRS resellers get more than "just domain
> names" but is also true that the market moves... and moves cheaper.
OpenSRS
> has not varied its price since the beginning (I beleive) but they have
> obviously multiplied various times the number of domains registered =
> benefits. I do not really see why these should not revert into who made it
> possible... us.
> It would be very reasonable that a certain point... after certain number
of
> domains registered, volume or any other formula... net price could drop
one
> or two dollars at least. If we do not "move" others will. It's not only
> godaddy anymore, there are more and more companies selling domains at <10$
> and maybe we all end up noticing it.
>
> As for the rest... I understand the current API specs policy... rather
then
> "premade code" is the correct one, so I will not agree there.
>
> More than 1 year for transfers... seems a very good idea. At OpenSRS end
> doing the process of transfer+renewal seems relatively easy and would give
> this option to all of us with out further implementations.
>
>
> Jose Luis
>
>
> > From: "Todd - MuchoWeb Webhosting Svcs." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 21:25:13 -0500
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: PHP Client? Transfer adding more than 1 year? Price?
> >
> > Hello fellas and ladies!
> >
> > I have been out of the seen for a while and off the list as well. I just
> > re-subscribed. I setup my Opensrs stuff a LONG time ago and pretty much
just
> > left it run. It's time for me to update it all and wanted to ask a few
> > questions. These are directed at list members or Opensrs whomever wants
to
> > answer. Thanks in advance!
> >
> >
> > 1- Is $10 the best price we are ever going to get with OpenSRS? I find
it a
> > bit frustrating that my wholesale price is $10 and GOdaddy sells retail
for
> > $8 or is it $8.95. Seems I should be able to get a cheaper price
wholsale
> > then retail?? Isn't that how it's suppose to work? I love OPensrs but I
do
> > have a bit of an issue with the price being higher than what I can buy
for
> > retail.
> >
> > 2- Is there yet or will there ever be any other clients than Perl? I
> > personally hate to do anything in Perl since I feel I am wasting my
time,
> > everyone nowadays wants things written in PHP and ASP etc. At this point
I
> > know just enough Perl to get my Opensrs up and running and that's it. I
> > don't see the value in learning more Perl at this stage of the game
since I
> > feel it's not moving as fast as PHP etc. I want to learn and use things
that
> > are most likely going to be useful down the road and or have a better
chance
> > of making me money etc.. SO.. The question is.. Is there a PHP or ASP
client
> > available yet? If not when or ever?
> >
> > 3- It's getting real old to have to renew a domain for a year after
someone
> > comes to us and does a transfer. When a transfer is done it can only be
set
> > for one year. Well I sell to someone for say 3 years when they come to
> > trasnfer to us, then I have to remember or set reminders to go in and
> > manually renew the domain for the remaining years once the transfer goes
> > through. Will there ever be a way to send a reg through for more than
one
> > year. I know the registry only takes it for a year during the transfer
but
> > Opensrs could just add the additonal years once it goes through.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
>
