What irks me more than "stupid" people., is arrogant people who make blanket
generalizations, laden with frustration, about the name market and some of
the members here, as if they understand the subtleties and complexites about
markets that may be somewhat or very different from their experience and/or
target audience.
For some on this list, the $10. price is fine, for others, it may be
throwing confusion into their business plans, if their potential customers
are not coming to them.
In this case, 2 dollars may not be a big deal for a Yank, a Canuck or an
Aussie... but it is two days wages in some parts of the world.
Let's see if we can help each other with our different models without
SHOUTING or mudSlinging.
swerve
~ Bart Simpson is doing ballet in purple tights.
> From: "Chris Sweeney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Organization: Ohio Web Hosting
> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:44:58 -0400
> To: "Saurabh K. Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Open SRS is not competitive!
>
> YA, thats right, this list waste more bandwith and my time with stupid
> people complaining about pricing then the amount of SPAM I receive in a day.
> If you don't like something, go somewhere else! Easy, simple and doesn't
> waste everyone else's time! Everytime someone complains on this list about
> pricing, I wish I could raise their price to make up for my time reading the
> message. If they would spend time marketing their services, instead of
> worrying about every other register, maybe they could make some money
> instead of complaining they are losing cause someone else is cheaper. The
> days of making a profit of domain registrations are over! PERIOD, Network
> Solutions had that and we don't. Now that the domain name business is
> "de-regulated", the copetition out there is stiff. There are always going
> to be those who sell domain names as a "Loss Leader" (marketing here!) to
> gain business in other areas, IE web hosting, design, etc........ DEAL WITH
> IT, become competive, offer more services you can make money on, and learn
> to use registration of domain names as away to gain more name value.
>
> Chris
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Saurabh K. Agarwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 5:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Open SRS is not competitive!
>> I am a regular subscriber to the list and have observed the fact that
>> whenevr someone demands to reduce the price or informs the list that
>> somebodyelse is providing the same for less SOME OTHER GUYS (NOT ALWAYS
> FROM
>> OPENSRS) COMES AND START SHOUTING "GO TO THAT REGISTRAR" OR "GET THE ICANN
>> ACCREDITION."
>>
>> It is not fare, This list is meant to discuss the issues with domain
>> registration. and if a RSP raises the issues it must be taken for
>> discussion.
>>
>> I 100 % AGREE that OPENSRS system & support is excellent and that is why
>> people like us like opensrs only even if somebody else can offer low
> prices.
>> But it DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO DISCUSS THE PRICING ISSUE
> HERE.
>>
>> Without taking the name I would like to inform you all that some of the
>> registrars (from India) are offering prices as low as USD 7.50 even to
>> end-user with some of the FREE FACILITIES e.g. mails, dns, url/ ip
>> forwarding etc.
>>
>> I know the registrars in the USA who are offering the whole sale prices as
>> low as 6.75 USD.
>>
>> We all know that domain market is quite competitive now a days and it is
>> very much specially in INDIA and if an RSP needs to pay USD 10 for
> wholesale
>> how he can compete with others and survive in the market.
>>
>> I understand it is a sole right of OPENSRS whether they decide or not to
>> reduce the price and there will be people who would like to do business
> with
>> them only just due to excellent services and powerful system.
>>
>> But In my opinion it is again a duty of OpenSRS only to protect their RSPs
>> and they only can enable them to compete in the market.
>>
>> That is why I request to OpenSRS and other well wishers (Considering All
> as
>> Well wishers only) NOT TO SHOUT at the people who urges for a logical
>> demand.
>>
>> Considering the above points I am hopeful and request that OpenSRS may
>> revise the prices or can introduce some more features like DNS, parking,
>> mails, forwarding etc. to enable the RSPs to compete in the tough market.
>>
>> After all if an end-user goes to other registrant other than RSP just for
>> the low prices only it is again a loss to OpenSRS.
>>
>> I once again admit the fact that IT IS AT SOLE DISCRETION OF OPENSRS only
> to
>> reduce or not the pricing but my sincere urge to think at least once with
>> some amount of sympathy with the RSP who is doing business and have shown
>> the trust with you.
>>
>> Thanks & Best Regards
>>
>> Saurabh K. Agarwal
>> www.pinkcitynet.com
>> Get yourdomain.com booked in Rs. 595/-
>
>
