89% of the registrars use archaic unwieldy systems that make it a
displeasure to work actively with domains on a daily basis.
Case in point. I recently sold two domains on ebay.
One domain went to a person who was happy to use my favorite
registrar (000domains.com)[opensrs], and our ENTIRE transaction
took less than two hours. On the very next whois check, he was
showing as owner [and had a free year regi to boot].
The second domain was transferred to a "Network Solutions"
model type registrar, with paper shuffling and signing and faxing
and lots of time and waiting. I should be getting a check in a few
more days. (Like six months in internet time!)
To be a successful registrar, I think one needs to connect with the
-actively- buying public (contact the aftermarket, like those expired
domain list sellers (who typically put out a newsletter you can
adveritse in), and places like Great Domains and Afternic -neither
of whom offer very impressive registration services- [even afternic's
$9.99 registration doesnt look good when you read the fine print].
....with the -key- being: stressing ease of use and low price.
(I pay $13.50, not too bad for a non reseller. And the system is
easy, efficient, and quick to use and implement).
[I've been registering domains since 1994 when NSI had it all to
themselves. No registrar I've ever used matches what I get from my
current opensrs registrar.] When I'm happy, I'm a good customer.
Hey Ross,
I may be wrong, as I haven't done it myself... but it seems you
could simply put $500 into the opensrs "quick-start" system, and
work your way into the "bigtime" at your own pace. Thus paying
$10 for your customers' domains while building up your business
and funds.
-Kenn Washer (who thinks he'll stick with selling on eBay for a
while, though I did paste up a quick fake registrar at
www.regimat.com)
--- On 7 Mar 01, at 21:00, ross wrote:> The biggest thing is: > > how do you cover your initial investment? > how do you make the money to pay for day to day operations? > how do you pay employees? > > Me and my partner have been interested for some time since we have a > bunch of domains and clients, but we still can't justify the up front > costs.... if you are interested in going to the next level, maybe you > would like somet help with this project :) > > -r > > On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, ross wrote: > > > there are already a lot of registrars open now.... unless you have a > > good business model and a unique offering, it's a hard market to do > > well in i would guess..... > > > > BTW: if anyone wants to open there own registrar, i'll be more than > > happy to write the software to interact with nsi :) > > > > -r > > > > On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, K.Washer wrote: > > > > > > > > So, is it worth becoming a registrar? I'm sure its different for > > > each > > > person, but overall.......? [I'm not sure I could handle bitchy > > > customers and another 1,000 emails every day] > > > > > > -Kenn Washer > > > CEO, A1NetService > > > > > > p.s. This is a quiet list, so even lurking doesn't tell you much. > > > Let me know if this isn't the place for this kind of question. > > > > > > > > >
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