----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Allan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: $12 and under Domain Registration
Scott:
I here, understand and respect what you say.
But please stay *ahead* of the curve and not merely on it. We have seen people
here say quite categorically that they appreciated OpenSRS when they started out
registering domains, and only had a few hundreds or whatever, but now they have
expanded, they feel compelled to move to a more competitive ICANN registrar when
thousands times $2 times x years really counts.
I am sure everyone here, including me, likes OpenSRS and would use them as a
matter of choice. All it needs is a tiered pricing structure going from $10 to
$8 say (and I can provide examples of ICANN registrars which do this already),
and the problem is solved - it suits everyone from getting established, to being
long established, and protects the future of OpenSRS for us all. You have to
have that basis for the future, if OpenSRS is to have a future.
I think enough has been said about this now on this list - thanks for your
input.
Adrian Cooper.
> At 01:06 PM 12/1/00 -0800, Eric Paynter wrote:
> >When I entered this business, I expected that I would have to write all
> >of the scripts, etc. myself. I choose OpenSRS simply because they had
> >the lowest price, and therefore the highest margin for me. When I found
> >that they had sample scripts, well that was a bonus, but the choice was
> >already made, and that didn't affect my decision. If I were to enter
> >this business today, I might not choose them.
>
> I will jump in here and comment that there we do have costs of business. We
> have to charge enough to be able to offer levels of service and
> functionality that we are comfortable with, and that (more importantly)
> meet your expectations. We are very aware that there are other
> organizations offering different value propositions in the market place
> (and different level of service).
>
> In emerging markets, history has shown that there are always organizations
> that will do anything to get business, including compromising their service
> levels and losing money. In the medium to long term, these companies end up
> not being able to stay in business, because they either run out of money or
> disenfranchise their customers so greatly that they get no business.
>
> We are sensitive to the appeal of our value proposition, and review it
> regularly. At this time, we feel comfortable that we have a strong enough
> short and long term appeal.
>
> By no means am I claiming we are perfect or that we do not have *lots* of
> things to improve upon (we also keep a close eye on this), but we feel
> comfortable being compared with other organizations who offer similar
> services. Not so comfortable that we have any time to rest, but comfortable
> enough to be proud so far, and to know that we will be a long term player
> in this space.
>
> Regards,
>
> sA
> Scott Allan
> Director OpenSRS
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
