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AlaskanWolf
06-07-2003, 03:27 AM
Web Hosting Billing (a division of WHNHosting.com) has introduced the Super Savings Special (Save over 4x off our normal pricing!!) If you have an existing copy of PHPManager, ModernBill, Perlbill, or WHM AutoPilot, we will give you an additonal $20 discount during this WHT Special

*With this special, we will waive any setup fees on a merchant account. Merchant accounts are handled though a partner company. The processor is NPC Processing and the rates are 2.29%, .25 per transaction, $25.00 min. per month, and $25.00 in fees. Learn more at http://whnbilling.com/merchant.html

WHNBilling was started in 1999. Over the years it has matured into a full featured billing system, which allows you to use a 3 tier signup system, bill your customers automatically, on time, every time. Hundreds of companies and resellers utilize WHNBilling on a daily basis including (our parent company) Web Hosting Network, and CI|Host, which has over 200,000 customers will be utilizing our software on their backend as their new accounting system which integrates with their windows based software PC Charge just to name a few!

*CI|Host's version is highly customized and is not available to general customers

WHNBilling does not have what some term to be "clutter", WHNBilling has been designed around a growing hosting companies needs, every feature inside WHNBilling is there for a reason.

If you have Cpanel installed, we have designed our system so that once you install the system, you have complete automation from the point of signup with a 3 tier signup system so you have total control management of new signups to review for fraud! Have full automated recurring billing using either major credit card, E-Check by Authorize.net, standard mail-in check / money order.

Best of all, WHNBilling has been designed for both the sole hosting company and for resellers!

System Requirements
Unix / Linux (Red Hat 6.0+ Recommended)
PHP4
MySQL 3.x
Zend Optimizer
Curl compiled into php and have SSL support
[**] CPanel for automated signup feature (and it is recommended)

WHNBilling has been tested on various platforms including Windows2000, Linux, FreeBSD and even Cobalt RaQ machines, although as our site states, we recommend Red Hat Linux machines. We are unable to provide install support for any other platform.

Feature Highlights

Gateways Supported
Authorize.net
ECheck by Authorize.net
LinkPoint Central
Echo-Inc
BluePay
Cybercash (installable but not supported)

Admin Section

Automatic credit card billing on anniversary date of account signup
Quick and easy navigation system allowing you to get to the information you need fast!
Allows one time charges to a customer account
Fully integrated refund system
Report Generating system for: Revenue/Signups/Customers/Transactions.
Easy to setup signup emails, invoice headers and footers
Ability to mass email all active customers.
Multi-User login ability
Prorate Billing Option
New Interface for Admin / Clients!
Courtesy Email Notification
Search Lookup by Customer Name, Domain Name, Email, Credit Card
Editable Tax Information
Trial System (IE: Offer a 30 day trial and system will bill in 30 days rather then immediately)

Client Features
Users can login themselves and update billing information, view accounts and invoices
Lost Password feature so clients can get their login information without your intervention!
Instant Reseller Account activations!
Automatic notice sent to customers with declined cc, instructing them to update their account
New Interface for Admin / Clients!
Automated Reseller Feature for Cpanel
Lost Password feature
Reliable credit card checking for end client updates which are done in real time
Courtesy Email Abilities - Notify customers in advance when they will be billed
Valid Content Checking when customers update their credit cards

Automatic Signup Features
3 Tier Signup System! Select Automated for accounts to be setup and charged instantly, Select Pending for Accounts to be setup instantly but invoices marked Pending so you can manually charge the invoice or select Pending to have all accounts put into queue for an admin to review for final approval!
Editable Templates to match the theme of your website
Allows both NON-CC bills and CC bills (for users to send check / MO)
Interfaces into Cpanel/WHM with full automated signup and instant credit card processing on signup
Integrated Fraud detection (CVV2 / AVS)
Heavily Encrypts all credit cards before storage in MySQL
Full Support for Cpanel Packages
Easy to setup signup emails, invoice headers and footers
Instant Reseller Account activations!
2 step Account Addition with ability to auto-create invoices
Ability to cluster servers & allow WHNBilling to setup accounts on any server you specify
Accept instant signups & recurring accounts with both Credit Card & Electronic Check (ECheck by Authorize.net)


Whats to come in near future versions?
(*) Discount System
(*) HelpDesk integration
(*) Paypal & 2Checkout Support (Coming very soon!)
(*) Ability to add mass coupons and discounts so you can run multiple sales. Take off 20% with YourCode101...Take off 24% with YourCode102....
(*) Ability to issue a "mass discount" to all customers. Example: You have a server down, you guarantee 99.99% Uptime and you fell short that month, Simple! Make your selections in the pre-formatted form for the package you would like to allocate the discount to and 1 minute later, you just gave your customers a 5% discount for the downtime last month!

What a few current customers say about WHNBilling...........from their own words

After trying numerous billing solutions, none compared to Web Hosting Networks billing software WHNBIlling. Its ease of installation and use makes complex management a simple everyday task. WHNBilling gave us more time to focus on other tasks than billing. Total automation and total control is what we needed and we can't be happier.

We have used many billing solutions before, none matched the automation, ease and simplicity of WebHosting Billing. It'd be safe to say that it's perhaps the ultimate automated billing solutions for CPANEL/WHM.

We have some positive comments about WHNBilling. I think it is going to be the recommended software to all our resellers in our next newsletter.


WHNBilling Professional Closed Source (Unlimited Domains) & Free Merchant Account!
Purchasing Price: $69.95 (a total savings of over $400.00!!)
WHT Discount: If you are switching from PHPManager, ModernBill, Perlbill, or WHM AutoPilot, we will give you a discount of $20.00 off this current special

Custom Install: $75.00 (normal pricing $100.00)

[#] View our Demo System by visiting
http://webhostingbilling.com/demo.html
[#] Email our Sales Department with any questions
info@webhostingbilling.com

You can buy WHNBilling at http://webhostingbilling.com/buy.html

You can check out our FAQ Section at http://faq.webhostingbilling.com

Two-A-T
06-07-2003, 08:55 AM
Do you have plans to add DirectAdmin signup automation?

hoster
06-07-2003, 08:56 AM
How soon?

(*) Paypal & 2Checkout Support (Coming very soon!)

igy
06-07-2003, 10:50 AM
I would take this offer but it doesn't have paypal & 2checkout.. And it has been saying soon for almost a year I think. Add it and i will buy a few licenses

AlaskanWolf
06-07-2003, 04:12 PM
Actually William, you got a free license if I remember correctly, and no we havent been claiming PP / 2check for "
almost a year" :rolleyes:

We only decided to add it about 3 months ago after we added a few more coders on staff and found it may be possible to add these features to WHNBilling.

We already have the underlying code already in place, its in the testing phase. We never provide dates of when features will be released, because it takes time to create the code, debug, and test. We have learned from other companies mistakes in terms of providing dates of release ;)

Some have asked what the cost will be to upgrade to the PP/2checkout version, its likely all current customers who paid the full price of $299.95 in the past, will get a free update to this version. For customers who purchase it under our Summer Special, there will be a upgrade fee, yet to be determined, but we expect it to be under $100.00

This new version will have more then just Paypal and 2checkout, it will have a discount & coupon system, a basic helpdesk, and various other improvements and additons to the system.

AlaskanWolf
06-07-2003, 04:24 PM
Originally posted by Two_A_T
Do you have plans to add DirectAdmin signup automation?

I have never heard of this program. If you have suggestions, you can email them to info@webhostingbilling.com and we can see about adding them to future versions.

igy
06-08-2003, 03:57 AM
Hi,

I wasn't attacking your company or anything. But it has been more then 3 months. Also it isn't a free license since you got something in return that was worth more if I remember correctly.

Anyways, thanks for the great product.

AlaskanWolf
06-08-2003, 04:02 AM
Maybe you should re-word your sentences in the future then, as it came across as such to me. Thanks for clarifying your position.

It has been exactly 3 months since we made a final decision on adding Paypal and 2checkout.

This is when I hired 2 more programmers. Before that time, I expressly stated to everyone (including you on ICQ and anyone who asked), that we had no plans on adding these two gateways since at that time, our primary coder felt it could not be done in a manner that would work OK with WHNBilling code.

The coders I hired were hired for that very reason, to add 2checkout and Paypal.

Anyway, glad you like WHNBilling and once these two processors are added, we will be sending out notices to all current customers

Two-A-T
06-09-2003, 10:09 AM
Originally posted by AlaskanWolf
I have never heard of this program. If you have suggestions, you can email them to info@webhostingbilling.com and we can see about adding them to future versions.
DirectAdmin is a control panel and is growing very quickly. There are quite a few hosts that currently use cPanel/WHM that are looking into switching to DirectAdmin. Adding support for this panel will definatly increase your sales.

Their website is http://www.directadmin.com

They have API details for creating billing automation at http://www.directadmin.com/api.html

Let me know if you release a version with DirectAdmin support. I'd be interested in looking at the product then!

H-U.net
06-09-2003, 07:43 PM
Hi,

How about WorldPay integration? They are also a very large, reputable gateway.

Kevin

AlaskanWolf
06-10-2003, 01:33 AM
We are more then welcome to suggestions. Keep in mind however, we also have to look at it from a sales perspective. We need to do alot of research, and make sure if we add it, customers will buy it. Theres no use in adding a feature just for a few customers.

With that said, if you have suggestions, feel freel to email them to info@webhostingbilling.com and we can see about adding them to future versions.

KelownaHost
06-10-2003, 03:07 AM
While you are at it have you considered PaySystems?
Good luck the rest of your way with your venture.

AlaskanWolf
06-10-2003, 03:30 AM
Thanks for the posts, but instead of filling this with "will you add..." is it possible you can refrain from these types of posts and just direct questions about the program "as is"

We paid $75.00 for the sticky, and I preferr this thread not turn into a "please add" type of thread.

vipe
06-10-2003, 07:40 PM
Gary,

Just a heads up that there is no more ISPManagerInABox product - it's retransformed into WHM AutoPilot now.

AlaskanWolf
06-10-2003, 08:16 PM
Thanks for the heads up, I will be sure to modify the post

Freedom
06-11-2003, 09:10 AM
Can not access admin demo.. BTW I have 3 PHP Manager Lic's does that mean I can get $60 off? lol

AlaskanWolf
06-11-2003, 12:47 PM
Be sure that if you are viewing the demo, and you attempt to jump from admin to client, or vise, then you have to close out your browser and reopen.

As long as you show you have 3 copies of another billing system, and you order 3 copies of ours, You will get $60 off, if you just make 1 purchase, you get $20 off

Freedom
06-11-2003, 01:07 PM
I followed the admin demo link (no other window open) and its not setting a cookie or something because it just ask me to login again.

AlaskanWolf
06-11-2003, 01:40 PM
I just checked it and its working OK (user: admin@domain.com pass: admin), if you are getting the login page repeated, be sure cookies are enabled for your browser. It does sound like you still have an existing cookie still active (if you went to the clients area first)

I suggest the easiest thing to do is to just use Netscape if you are using Internet Explorer.

Freedom
06-11-2003, 02:32 PM
Yea I went to clients first... maybe you should change the way it sets a cookie or something... this is kinda a pain. I will find the cookie and remove it and try again. Thanks! :)

AlaskanWolf
06-12-2003, 03:34 AM
Its actually not a cookie, its a session id, thats why its such a pain. WHNBilling sees the sessionid as you logged into the clients area, and the only way I have ever seen to remove a sessionid from cache is to:

1. use the logout button (thats why we put it there ;) )
2. close out all browsers (IE: all IE windows)
2a. restart, open
3. use an alternate browser.

The only time this ever comes into play is when you are viewing the demos. Thats why we post explicated instructions on the demo page (in bold letters)

As an admin, theres no reason for you to login as a client, and no reason a client should be logging in as a admin.

Odd Fact
06-12-2003, 10:06 PM
How long is the special for?

AlaskanWolf
06-12-2003, 10:42 PM
This special will likely be held only until Monday, thats when this sticky runs out.

tandem
06-14-2003, 11:18 AM
What will future updates to the program cost?

AlaskanWolf
06-14-2003, 08:40 PM
All customers get free updates for minor fixes and updates. If a new version (IE: 2.x 3.x 4.x) comes out, current customers pay a $49.95 upgrade fee for the new version*

After this special ends, we may continue to raise the price from $69.95 upwards, Normal pricing is $299.95 for WHNBilling Pro Unlimited Version

*Pricing may change at anytime, but once you are locked into the upgrade fee, thats what you pay for all future versions.

SteveD3
06-14-2003, 10:14 PM
Originally posted by AlaskanWolf
This new version will have more then just Paypal and 2checkout, it will have a discount & coupon system, a basic helpdesk, and various other improvements and additons to the system.

Is there a mailing list for this? Some way I can be told when its released?

-Steve

AlaskanWolf
06-14-2003, 10:25 PM
Here you go, this list lets current customers know of releases, news etc

http://whnbilling.com/mailman/listinfo/updates_webhostingbilling.com

universal2001
06-15-2003, 06:19 AM
You can't go wrong with WHNBIlling, its a great billing system for web host :)