Yesterday i tried to sign-up with them and thisi is what i got as respones:

"Thank you for your enquiry, to get your site running with Outblaze's
> services there are just a few preliminary questions to ask:
>
> 1. Which features are you looking to incorporate
> 2. When are you looking to launch our products on your site.
> 3. How many users do you predict for first 6-12 months.
>
> I will also take this opportunity to explain that the cobrand model, under
> this arrangement Outblaze will share the database and split the ad.
revenue
> on a 50/50 basis. A USD1000 retainer fee is also needed to get set up.
>
> I look forward to your reply.
>
> B.regards,
> Jimmy"

do they really want poeple to pay 1000 $ or i just went for wrong option??

There are two options -

1. the Outblaze model which you got a response back on. And yes, they really want $1000 to start up. You need a consistently high no. of pageviews - approx thousands of pageviews (i think a 5-digit figure) to get into this program.

2. their alternative for smaller sites is http://www.i-p.com which is free to start off with. There are some disadvantages however, including the specification that the DNS must be hosted by *them*, ads, and I'm sure I've missed a few etc. etc.

so i guess its better to go with either bigmailbox.com or everyone.net...but which one?

I like Everyone.Net more then BigMailBox..

You could also setup your own script for email and offering users email.

ok tnx :)

gosh..

I feel lucky I signed up with outblaze on the outblaze model over 1 year a go, we didnt have to pay any setup fees

Is outblaze really that good to have to pay $1000 up front? Are they looking to stop signups or weed out the low/middle people?

Originally posted by vizi
Is outblaze really that good to have to pay $1000 up front? Are they looking to stop signups or weed out the low/middle people?

The latter, so that they can make the most money out of their two-tier pricing system.......