Hye folks, There is a compnay called igetnet.com with an high pressure sales tactic. They contacted us - below is my research and decission on using their service.
JP <snip> I like your idea at the end of your email JP Let's just see what Jon baby has to say if he calls again. Where did you leave it with him? JP's Boss -----Original Message----- From: JP Avery [mailto:jeanpaula@;octave.com] Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 7:45 PM To: JPs Boss Subject: igetnet.com http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum33/1068.htm http://and.doxdesk.com/parasite/IGetNet.html http://www.prweb.com/releases/2002/7/prweb41925.php http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/02/10-namespaces.html http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum8/379-2-15.htm Hi JPs Boss, So I searched to see what I could find about "Natural Language" and/or igenet.com One of the things I totally forgot about was Real Names - which is the exact same model as igetnet.com - they could not make a go of it with 100% backing of MSN (who has 95% of the browsers!!) I found a couple of things about igetnet.com and real names. Nothing positive except for their own PR piece... which was like reading why 4 blades on my razor is better than 3... here is a snip "And you're guaranteed traffic to your web site with built-in targeting capabilities so you can control and centeralize your advertising efforts" ... so does our traffic come with guns? ..and I have no idea what "centeralize your advertising efforts" mean!... do we have to move to central USA and market from there? I'm sure the guy who wrote it does not know what he meant either... In summary - since they do not have an exclusive with MSN Explorer where their plug-in is installed/shipped with XP... I do not see how they will get penetration . Sure Jon had an answer for that when I asked him.. but I'm a little sceptical about their success. Further since they are relying on a plug-in who is to stop www.jps-names.com from offering its own plug-in and saturating the market.... Further I think they are fooling themselves thinking people do not want a choice... not having a choice and the internet is like oil and water - simply do not mix. My recommendation is a pass. Regards, JP PS - igetnet is looking to qualify us... they want to make sure we are national (aren't we all national with FedEx, UPS, and postal!!!), and can service our product... and so on. umm... they have only been in business for 6 months... where Octave has been on the web from the early beginnings... If you want me to handle Jon I will make him an offer of a balloon payment in a year provided they meet certain criteria... so much traffic.. and so on - basically my nice way of saying no </snip> ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:wdvltalk-join@;lists.wdvl.com Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
