The way to do this is to get enough RSPs to pony up $1,000 each (we'd need
around 100) and pay the $10,000 fee, plus do a generic direct mailing
postcard that would go to some general domain... say www.renewdomain.com or
something like that. Using a simple DNS round-robin, that could then send a
customer randomly to one of the RSPs that had paid the $1,000 -- that way,
we'd all get the collective benefit of the mass mailing, but only have to
put up a fraction of the total cost (of course, we'd each get just a
fraction of the business, but that's more than any of us would get on our
own.)
Assuming we raised the $100,000, that means that at 35 cents a postcard,
we'd net around 215,000 mailings, and at 1.5% response rate, we'd get 3,200
responses. Further assuming a wholesale cost of $10 a domain, and $25 profit
margin, then the net revenue would be $112,500, or $1,125 per RSP that
tossed in their $1,000 (12.5% return on your money -- not great, but not bad
either, since you can sell them other services too -- not to mention, you'll
keep a large percentage of renewals). If some portion of the potential
customers go for more than one-year renewals, the profits are higher.
Anyone interested? I'd be willing to organize it, if there was sufficient
response.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of dnsadmin
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 5:01 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Whoa!! NetSol gets REAL slimy
>
>
>
> I think it is appropriate of all of us OpenSRS RSP's to come together, buy
> the Network Solutions WHOIS database, and direct-mail all of
> their customers
> too.
>
> It's the only way we can fairly compete, by using similar
> marketing tactics.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony
> > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 1:25 PM
> > To: Discuss-List@Opensrs. Org
> > Subject: Whoa!! NetSol gets REAL slimy
> >
> >
> > Snail Mail SPAM received today:
> >
> > Dear Prospective Customer,
> >
> > It pays to renew your domain name before it expires..........
> >
> > Switching to Network Solutions automatically renews your Web
> > indentity..................
> >
> >
> > Attached to the bottom of the letter is a response form: "It's simple to
> > switch right new...Just complete, sign and return this form...."
> >
> > Listed with a 'check here to renew all domain names' is a list of EIGHT
> > domains that I registered exclusivley through OpenSRS...they were never
> > with Netsol. The renew offer is for $50 for 2 years.
> >
> > This is bad. We've already established how weak-minded and
> > confused some of
> > our OpenSRS customers get when dealing with transfer issues now NetSol
> > is going to try to STEAL registrations that never touched their
> system???
> > They even throw in a Postage Paid return envelope. (Which I will
> > stuff with
> > invalid deactivation notices and a few lead bars and maybe a cat
> > hairball or
> > two and mail back to them)
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > 1. Did they legally purchase the OpenSRS whois database?
> > 2. How else could they have gotten my OpenSRS hostmaster postal address?
> > 3. Anyone else get one of these?
> >
> > Letter is 'signed' by Linh DePledge, Senior Manager, Network Solutions
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> >
>
