Be wary of becoming a hosting reseller. Essentially, YOU register the
domain and hosting.. so if anything goes wrong, your client calls YOU
about it. This becomes a real hassle since you then have to take time
out of your other production work to contact your hosting service or
debug the hosting account.
Not saying the kickbacks on hosting resale isn't nice and all, but it
really is a service you should research before delving into.
Another option is becoming an affiliate with a hosting provider. So that
when your client decides to go with their hosting service, you make a
certain percentage as commission for referring them.
Just do some research before moving forward with these avenues.
Best regards,
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On 6/23/2010 2:38 PM, Art Thompson, Jr. wrote:
Hi Holly,
I should have been more specific about my billing process, so please
allow me to elaborate:
1. I register domains using my own account, but using the client's
specified name as the LEGAL OWNER. The last thing in the world you
want is to be the LEGAL OWNER of someone else's domain.
2. I simply add the cost of registration as another line item to my
invoice for that particular project.
2a. More often than not, if I'm having to register a domain, I'm also
setting up hosting. If you haven't already set yourself up as a
hosting reseller and are inclined to do so, I would get on this as it
makes life much easier. (I use Rackspace Cloud Sites and couldn't be
happier. They have an excellent client billing feature and, no, I'm
not compensated in any way for saying that.)
3. I usually include a copy of the domain reg bill I receive with my
invoice to show the client that I'm not marking up the cost. And why
would I, for a few extra bucks?
3a. There's no need for either of us to send each other credit card
info. No need to create new domain registrar accounts or Gmail
accounts that the clients will never keep track of. Again, since I
registered the domain, I get the renewal notices. The only thing worse
than a website going down because the domain renewal has lapsed is if
it's also snatched up by someone else. Can you think of a worse
conversation to have with your client, even if it's to say it was
their fault for missing the email(s)?
4. If or when the client does decide to take their business elsewhere,
they initiate the transfer to their new domain registrar--this is
different from transferring the LEGAL OWNER and MUCH simpler. Then I
just unlock the domain and my hands are clean.
In short, keep things simple for your clients, but inform them about
the various machinations of owning a website. It also comes down to
exactly what service you choose to provide for your clients. Are you a
full-service shop? Is it determined on a case-by-case basis? The best
thing is to explain things and ask if they want to manage and pay for
everything themselves or if they want you to provide these services
and send them one bill.
Most of my clients fall in that second category and have been with me
for years.
Cheers,
Art Thompson, Jr.
Logical Things, Inc.
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On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Holly Fortenberry
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Yes, I agree that I'd prefer to have the domain name registered
directly to the client, just not sure about the best payment
procedure to protect my credit card info. You all are saying to
open up the acct. in the clients name, yet, in doing so, I am
paying for it with my own company credit card but sending client
the password to his/her account; so, that means the client has
access to my company credit card info (unless I retype and delete
that cc info each time which I guess I could do even though that's
a pain). It seems as if there should be a better way, other than
asking the client to provide me with their own credit card info.
Thank you,
Holly
Art Thompson, Jr. wrote:
Holly,
I always register domains for my clients unless they specifically
state that this is something they wish to do themselves. This has
nothing to do with squeezing an extra few bucks out of them.
I register all domains in my clients' names which makes them the
"legal owner, thus avoiding issues down the road. It also means
thtat I get renewal emails--not them, so I don't have to worry
about them miissing it and their site disappearing.
Hope this helps.
Art Thompson, Jr.
Logical Things, Inc.
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
917-609-1158 [m]
512-692-9865 [w]
www.LogicalThings.com <http://www.LogicalThings.com>
www.twitter.com/LogicalThings <http://www.twitter.com/LogicalThings>
www.linkedin.com/in/LogicalThings
<http://www.linkedin.com/in/LogicalThings>
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Blogs, Eblasts and Whatever Comes Next.
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On Jun 22, 2010 7:31 PM, "Mark Phillip" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hey Holly, I always try to avoid it.
The few dollars you'll save in registration costs isn't worth
the pain of dealing with transferring the domain to the client
at a later date.
Thanks,
Mark
http://markphillip.com
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Brandtley McMinn
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
> Hey Holly,
>...
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