at one point tucows advertised in whmag, i think? that's free to international readers, including shipping as well :) well it used to be, when it had a print form. now it's web-based so it's free for all.
>From: "eRON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Discuss-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: HostingTech Offer - Canadian and International Shipping charges >Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 15:38:14 -0400 > >Just wanted to offer up a quick post to address the issues some Resellers >have had with the shipping and handling costs associated with the free >HostingTech subscriptions, particularly for the Canadian and International >subscriptions....AND the subscriptions are still absolutely free for those >in >the USA!! > >First and foremost, let me apologize to anyone who felt that our offer was >not sincere and that our motives were anything less than admirable. I >assure you that our objective was simply to alert Resellers to an offer we >feel has significant value to the many hosting providers in our channel. > >And yes, we made a conscious decision to open this offer to ALL Resellers >rather than targeting it only to those who would NOT incur shipping >charges - in an attempt to provide equal access for all. We considered >the facts, and realized that many European and Asian subscribers are >accustomed to these sorts of charges when ordering publications with >distribution typically limited to the USA. > >I've spoken directly with HostingTech regarding this issue and found: > >1) The stated "shipping costs" include postage, customs and brokerage > fees, duty and the special handling required by the publisher and are > a direct reflection of their cost to deliver subscriptions to foreign > addresses. >2) Until recently, international subscribers represented a small percentage > of their subscribers and this issue was simply not a concern. >3) Partly because of your response to this offer, HostingTech is now > researching alternate solutions and anticipates implementing a new > shipping method into Canada no later than May 31, 2002 - this will > impact their pricing for foreign shipping. �For any price reductions, > HostingTech will apply credits, as appropriate, to foreign subscriber > accounts beginning with the July, 2002 issue. > >We sincerely apologize to the few who didn't think the offer was >worthwhile and would like to encourage the hundreds (yes hundreds!) >who have already subscribed to watch for new Tucows ads in the >coming months!! > >Regards, >eRON > >Ron Hutzul - [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Phone: 416-535-0123 ext:1393 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
