Then you should use the other Registrar that gives you the $8.00 price. I
did not say that you should register your domains with Tucows, in fact I
have made it clear in previous messages that we no longer use them
ourselves, but for reasons other than pricing.
My point is that Tucows has made it clear they will not lower the price. So
you either structure a plan when you can compete at the price they charge or
you find somebody that will give you a better price if pricing is a major
consideration for you.
It is a waste of time to complain about price when Tucows has made it clear
several times in this list that the price will not be lowered.
In our opinion, price is a minor consideration. It's nice, but there are
other aspects of the Registrar that is more important than price.
However, I am the first to admit that we set up domain name registration as
an advertising device so we are not as concerned about price that others
charge for the service.
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Subject: Re: US$ 5.99 1yr =Nameit.net = ICANN Accredited Registrar
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From: "easygoing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 3:45 PM
> order to build up a data base of future registration fees.
>
> Even if Tucows was willing to reduce their price, which they have made
clear
> that they will not do, you still will not be able to compete with another
> Registrar based on price.
But competitive pricing is only one dynamic to be considered in the
wholesale
cost of a domain.
An additional dollar over say 100K registrations per year, is an additional
$100K per year availablke for e.g. marketing, customer service, etc. etc. -
all
of which in turn adds to competitiveness and customer perception.
The fact is - the lower the wholesale price of a domain, the more
flexibility a
domain registration agent has to be both competitive, and to run the
business
effectively on behalf of shareholders and customers in an increasingly
competitive environment. If an RSP goes out of business because they cannot
compete - the RSP loses, the customer loses and OpenSRS loses.
It is not for OpenSRS (with respect) to say that $10 is fine and good - I
think
the RSP who has to balance the books is in the best position to judge that -
and
to which end - no organisation is going to knowingly short themselves by say
$100K per year for purely philanthropic reasons.
I am used to paying $8 per year for an ICANN domain - I now have to ask
myself
whether the additional $2 per year commanded by OpenSRS is worth the
additional
convenience and exposure to my business that would inevitably result.
Adrian Cooper.
