Originally posted by NameBox
I was referring to the issue, discussed in these forums, of how customization of an eNom account is only possible with use of their API.
You yourself mentioned that:
"A newbie will never find out it is a registry rocket website. We even log the domain name searches."
"Never will find out ...." suggests something doesn't it.
My comment is that when trying to appear as a registrar, and brand your service, it is difficult with Reg Rocket or PDQ, as a non newbie, will always realize what's up. Look at the difference between a RegisterFly approach, and any Reg Rocket or PDQ reseller.
The only downside with the API is higher technical knowledge necessary (which I assume you have), and of course the hassle (bigger issue really) of processing payments idependently of eNom.
I agree with Name Box, I have tried I give up at last because I am not a programer and I don't want to paid more or nearly the same to another credit card processing company to process the payment while you then register the account for your customers. We as a reseller do have a risk that our customers do not paid for their credit card (may be they use stolen credit card) or they dissatisified with our services, and do not want to help us. As a result, they ask their credit card company to cancell the transactions. In this case, we lose everythings.
In addition, in order to secured that we collect money before we registered (in real time) that will be a challege to most of the programmer.
TO distinguish ourselves is important, it paid if you are able to modified and have the time to modified and continuously improved yourself.
Then come is the quantity of sales of domain, is you sell 1 per month or 1000 per month or 10000 per month?
For reseller as me selling very few a month may be a year, it is worthless or non-senses to spend whole of my life in intergrating with eNom's API right.
For reseller who is well known as "cheap" say registerfly or namecheap or eHost.com. They earn more on large quantity. Then come is the problem of support.
Not every customers are programme or as smart as programme. I have a client outside my country who has email more for more than 10 times ask how to setup email forwarding (to send email via his existing account). Another who ask me why his website point to a HK site from PRC is not accessable in China. I have no idea, I email to eNom, no response. I got to try my best to help them to solve their problems.
I am glad at last they get their problems solved.
That's some of my experience!
Best regards
PrimeDNR:cry: