Keep it simple

Medrecki — Sat, 05 Aug 2000 07:53:25 +0000

simple advice.

If I were a reseller, I would want to know the bottomline costs.
I would think about this:

How many and at how much do I have to pay for acc's at one time?

How will i sell them? merchant acc?

How much can i sell them on for?

Will my clients know you exist?

Advertising costs? e.g. in back of magazine.

* Try and build up some sort of alliance with a merchant acc provider so you can offer resellers a cheaper deal. What else may they need? try approaching companies that may be of use to your resellers and see if you can get some sort of deal where by you suggest their services to your resellers for a big discount price. Benefits every1 that way. Use maximum discretion in choosing companies that may be of use, u don't want your resellers getting a bad deal. Remember the resellers are a big part of your company, treat them as well as posible - never try to rip them off or your just ripping yourself off.

CWebNetCo — Fri, 04 Aug 2000 21:37:50 +0000

No problem, in credit you should give me free hosting hee hee

Actually I always like to help people too...

Have a nice one !

Joe

Ack!

Brian Farkas — Fri, 04 Aug 2000 21:35:38 +0000

Hi Joseph,
Thanks very much for pointing out that error!

- Brian

CWebNetCo — Fri, 04 Aug 2000 21:29:31 +0000

Hey Brian Farkas,

On your web hosting main site, theres a error that says 4000MB web hosting, you must metioned its 400MB! I would say many people will get crazy if its for $60

Though you would fix it !

Joseph

chicken — Fri, 04 Aug 2000 13:23:30 +0000

Quote: Originally posted by Brian Farkas
We're not aiming to be an extremely inexpensive host, but rather a reasonably-priced host that offers quality service and support.

You really won't be able to compete against the lowest price anyhow (nor would you want to, as you said, no profit), so don't bother! What you said is what counts, at least as far as what I and most of the people I know.

They are looking for reasonable prices coupled with good support, that can do what needs to be done, quickly and professionally. This doesn't come cheap, and we all realize this.

Brian Farkas — Fri, 04 Aug 2000 08:45:10 +0000

Hello NSS.
Thank you very much for your suggestion, your input is valued. However, after looking at their program, it is not clear to me how they make much of a profit. If we were to offer something like that, it simply would not be very profitable for us at all. At a price like $3.50 a month the account would probably cost more to the host than you're getting it for, or would be at the point where no profit was gained. That's why it's confusing to me how they offer that- if a client used even half a gig of transfer on that plan it would still probably cost them more than the price you're getting it for.

In any event, we can't offer that low of a price because we wouldn't be making a profit. We're not aiming to be an extremely inexpensive host, but rather a reasonably-priced host that offers quality service and support.

NSS — Fri, 04 Aug 2000 07:38:55 +0000

Hi Brian,

You might want to study http://www.dzones.com reseller plan.

As a reseller, we are provided a virtual nameserver(DNS) and for their zone3 plan which cost $9.95 per month, we only pay $3.50 per month as a reseller.

If you are able to match their price and features or offer better incentives or benefits for resellers, you probably may get more sign ups for your reseller plan.

Just my views and suggestions.

Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:29:06 +0000

Perfectly true. Plus the host cannot be responsible for errors on the resellers end. For example skipping town and not providing technical support to the client. Ultimately the reseller is responsible for attracting, pleasing, and supporting the client. The host just provides the space and support to the reseller.

Brian Farkas — Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:23:14 +0000

Hi, we're thinking that after the first month of service the points will be rewarded. However, I'm not sure we'll be able to offer a 30 day guarantee to resellers- I don't think you'll find many hosts that will do that, as it is not necessarily the hosting company's fault if a client leaves from the reseller.

Jes — Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:42:43 +0000

I agree with Adam and think it looks like a well made hybrid between reseller and affiliate program.

Will the points be awarded immediately after sale or after a longer period of time? Some resellers might want to give their clients a "30-day refund if not happy" guarantee or something like that.

Jes