Don't misread what you are seeing. A number of resellers offer free domain transfers - the customer only pays for one year of regular domain registration.
This is "marketing speak" and is very common. There is no additional charge for domain transfers, therefor they are free. The only thing you pay for is an additional year of registration. I've seen some registrars who actually charge a fee to transfer the domain in addition to the domain year - or transfer a domain free with an additional domain year added (two year registration). The way you sell the service is entirely up to you. Now if you were to offer a "free" transfer with one year of domain registration included (since you can't transfer without it), than how would you make money off the client? You would have to keep them for another year's renewal, or charge them for something else, yes? Unless you kept their domain hostage and did not them transfer until after they had renewed another year with you, you might simply be out a whole lot of free domain years with this strategy... -t > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Thomas Mon > Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 1:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Transfers > > > The seller is just offering it as an incentive. The good > thing about OpenSRS is that you don't lose any time that is > already registered... for example, if you have 6 months left > and you transfer, you end up with 1.5 years. > > Tom. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 8:30 AM > Subject: Transfers > > > Hi All, > > > Sorry if this is a "Dumb" question... I am seeing a lot of > other sellers stating "One Year Free" if you transfer your > domain. Is that a practice that open srs offers? I just need > to understand if the seller is paying that year, or if that > is an incentive offered from the registrar (Such as SRS) > > Thanks! > > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net > (812) 275-8425 - Office > (815) 364-1278 - Fax > >
