http://beta.resellerclub.com/

A letter from CEO: http://f0b.net/directi-resellerclub.html

Sorry, I must upload it to my server as it came in HTML-only mail message (the only thing I REALLY hate about DirectI)

That supersite thing is a nice step forward.
I'll have to look at if when it's launched.

Good work Directi!

The only downside is a $495 deposit to get started. Although enom did raise theirs to $199. The supersite looks nice, better than the PDQ.

I like the $6.95 price point on .com domains too.

This is really going to give enom a run for its money with resellers.

The only downside is a $495 deposit to get started.

This was promised long time ago and isn't quite a big suprise. BUT you *STILL* have a chance to sign up with DirectI (under their current name) and enjoy the USD75 minimum.

Yeah but if you sign up for $75 do you still get the benefits and pricing of the new program?

There's been no indication that we won't be included.

Yeah but if you sign up for $75 do you still get the benefits and pricing of the new program?

Of course! Just read about their 'old' (but still valid) program details in: http://directi.com

There's been no indication that we won't be included.

Who's 'we'?

Hmmm, if all DirectI resellers get put over to this program, I might give DirectI a try.

Does anyone know this for sure?

Does anyone know this for sure?

I don't know for sure, but the wording of this and earlier letters makes me believe that all their 'old' resellers will be signed to the new system automatically.

how does their refill process work? any minimums?

All DirectI resellers to my knowledge will get transfered over to the new system. Although looking at the demo you can turn the new functions off and keep the old look if you wish.

how does their refill process work? any minimums?

I think your questions are premature. Let's wait for them to launch, shall we? :)

Or, you can always contact their friendly customer support.

If you are paying them by paypal then directi charges you paypal fees also that comes to around $7+

If you are paying them by paypal then directi charges you paypal fees also that comes to around $7+

Enom does this as well. Profit margins in this business are so little, that both registrars simply are forced to charge all additional charges to the customer.

But i really enjoy directi i have been with them for almost 1.5 years now... their control panel is simply great... I would be setting up different site just for domain name once they finally launch the supersite. And then give others to signup as a reseller for free.. :)

new panel is very good but i couldn't find the language section i am ıusing Turkish as language i wish they made the translations

i am ıusing Turkish as language i wish they made the translations

Why don't you contact them and offer to translate the interface yourself?

Why don't you contact them and offer to translate the interface yourself?

i can translate but i couldn't find the language selection menu. May be they don't think multi-language menus.

I will mail and ask them about issue.

Any new info on this?

I suspect things are happening soon, they have had just had and orderbox outage and on the list of things that would be worked on is the supersite.

But i really enjoy directi i have been with them for almost 1.5 years now... their control panel is simply great... I would be setting up different site just for domain name once they finally launch the supersite. And then give others to signup as a reseller for free.. :)

You like it? I think it sucks. Wherever do you list all the domains in your account? (Not just some arbitrary top ten).

Oh NO!
DirectI want 199$ first!

After sign-up you will need to make an initial first deposit of $199
How can I pay lower than this?

and if I deposit 199$ after 70 domain I can buy domains for 6.99 or no?

If you put in a deposit of $199 you will immediately get the $6.99 pricing for thoose domains.

Edit: Sorry, Just read my emails and relise now that Directi is going over to their new pricing now.

So yes you have to buy 70 domains or depost $499 to get the $6.99 pricing.

If you put in a deposit of $199 you will immediately get the $6.99 pricing for thoose domains.

I wouldn't be so sure about this: http://beta.resellerclub.com/pricing/

You're getting 6.99 price after the initial deposit of $499.00 :(

Didn't get my edit in quick enough before someone answered.

Noo!
500$ is BIG money!
it used to be 6.99 and they changed it?

Noo!
500$ is BIG money!
it used to be 6.99 and they changed it?

Didn't change it for existing customers :-D

you mean for you is 6.99? and you didn't register more than 70 domains or you didn't paid more than 500$?
and for new reseller is 8.99?

6,99 for com/net/org and 7,99 for name/info/biz/us

I'm coustomer there for about 2 years. :)

There are obviously things here that haven't been fully sussed out yet. Some of the pages on the beta site are the same from early december, yet there have been pricing changes (the initial deposit for one) that have changed. If you look, all of Directi's sites have gone through a face lift recently.

This was sent to me in response to a sales question I submitted almost a month ago about the Supersite, and I can NOT confirm this as still true, BUT (text effects are my addition):

Our existing Resellers, such as yourself, would either continue to enjoy prices based on the earlier pricing tables or benefit from the change. You can rest assured that the pricing that has been applicable to you so far, will NOT get affected negatively. This is so because we have configured our system to shift any existing Reseller’s pricing from old to new ONLY if he/she stands to gain from it or get the same pricing. In fact, now, this is one the biggest perks of being an existing Reseller of Directi.

All our Resellers will have the option of using the SuperSite, for NO additional fee. If you wish to use the Supersite all you need to do is customize it as per your needs and preferences. That done you can start selling from Your SuperSite within minutes!

I was lucky enough to get a response from someone who seems to claim English as their primary language. It looks like they intend to support their existing customers well through the move to the new system. :banana:

I'm not interested in the hosting, but the other features could be interesting.

Before it was 'Direct Information Pvt. Ltd.'

Now if you go to see the offline payment options in the resellerclub website

You will find the beneficiary:
"GXS Internet Solutions Pvt. Ltd." with changed Bank A/c No.s (obviously)



Can anyone have any idea?

There are obviously things here that haven't been fully sussed out yet. Some of the pages on the beta site are the same from early december, yet there have been pricing changes (the initial deposit for one) that have changed. If you look, all of Directi's sites have gone through a face lift recently.

This was sent to me in response to a sales question I submitted almost a month ago about the Supersite, and I can NOT confirm this as still true, BUT (text effects are my addition):

I was lucky enough to get a response from someone who seems to claim English as their primary language. It looks like they intend to support their existing customers well through the move to the new system. :banana:

I'm not interested in the hosting, but the other features could be interesting.
I don't like directi beta site.
and also there reseller products!
I mean why they go for webhosting reseller!
I enom user can register via a company and pay 100$ for teh first time.
does directi have the same system?

They will lose a lot of clients because of 499$. There are plenty registrars who can offer services almost for **$ deposit. From one side its ok... uh oh

I feel like a Directi shill here, but some of you need to pay more attention (and Directi is more than welcome to pay me to be a shill if they like ).

1. AFAIK, Directi has no plans to end the current domains-only program. The Resellerclub, as I understand it, is the current program's big brother.
2. AFAIK, existing customers that upgrade won't lose any of the prices they currently enjoy.
3. AFAIK, the low end deposit point is $199, not $499, which is cheaper than enom's comparable program (since, last I checked, enom charges certain annual fees on top of the required deposit for PDQ/etc.). Domain-wise, deposit level versus deposit level, Directi's price per domain is cheaper than enoms.

If you register via your hosting company or via a enom reseller you can pay enom 100$ for the first time!

(Total refill amount must be at
least $100.00 and cannot exceed
$3000.00 per transaction)

since, last I checked, enom charges certain annual fees on top of the required deposit for PDQ/etc.
resellerclub charge you fee by using creditcard (2.2%) like enom.
no difference

The only problem I have with enom and directi is payment.
they have restrict laws.

One of the advantages of resellerclub is that, they refund your money but Enom wont refund your money even 1cent!

and about the price for each domain enom register for 8.95$ and resellerclub for 8.99 until you reach 500$ and then 6.99$.

For me paying 100$ and register for 8.95$ is better than paying 199$ and register 8.99$.
Domain registrar biz is not like hosting biz, it don't have that much profit.

directi is really looks promising

If you register via your hosting company or via a enom reseller you can pay enom 100$ for the first time!

(Total refill amount must be at
least $100.00 and cannot exceed
$3000.00 per transaction)


resellerclub charge you fee by using creditcard (2.2%) like enom.
no difference




Wrong, enom charges 3 percent not 2.2

If you register via your hosting company or via a enom reseller you can pay enom 100$ for the first time!Yes, as a second or third tier reseller for enom. Yet the prices you're quoting for Directi are for the first tier. How much is the buy in to get those enom prices as a first tier? And I KNOW enom charges extra for some of their options, such as the customizable storyfront (which they were phasing out anyway, last I heard) - Directi is not, since all $$$ you deposit (minus the PAYPAL fee) are credited to your account. And by referring to your hosting company, you're already telling me that you pay someone for the option to sell web space to others.

(Total refill amount must be at least $100.00 and cannot exceed $3000.00 per transaction)Irrelevant, and Directi's initial buy in is even less for domains only.

resellerclub charge you fee by using creditcard (2.2%) like enom.
no differenceGo check Paypal's transaction rate and tell me again that Directi takes that as profit. IIRC, there is no 2% "fee" when doing bank transfers, rather than paypal.

and about the price for each domain enom register for 8.95$ and resellerclub for 8.99 until you reach 500$ and then 6.99$.Not if you're an existing customer, as I've said 3 times now.

For me paying 100$ and register for 8.95$ is better than paying 199$ and register 8.99$. Domain registrar biz is not like hosting biz, it don't have that much profit.This is like complaining that the lettuce in your Big Mac Combo Meal is $3.99, totally ignoring all the other ingredients of your lunch and their effect on the price. Unlike Directi's current reseller options, the reseller club is essentially a hosting company in a box. Your margins are a little thin, the buy-in may be a little high, but all you have to do is sell. You don't need to pay for servers, control panels, OSs, billing automation software or anything else.

The downside is you don't get any choices when it comes to servers, control panels, OSs, billing automation software or anything else, either, and you have limited control over their operation.

enom does require much more to get started than directi. The enom platform is more stable and robust than directi

Agree dmaven. I also think their control panel is way better at enom than at directi. I was considering becoming a directi reseller last year, but after trying their control panel, I decided that I wouldn't want to inflict that on any of my customers :(

Agree dmaven. I also think their control panel is way better at enom than at directi. I was considering becoming a directi reseller last year, but after trying their control panel, I decided that I wouldn't want to inflict that on any of my customers :(

Actually, the DirectI's CP is one of the most convenient for me. It allows you to do all the administration in one place.

What exactly do you miss in it? And what exactly features aren't readyly accessable from it?

As the side note, I think that the same CP (by LogicBoxes) is implemented by more and more registrars. Recently, RegisterFly started to use it for their transfer system...

What exactly do you miss in it? And what exactly features aren't readyly accessable from it?

I'm by no means stupid but I've never figured out how to list more than the first 10 domains. It's ridiculously overly complicated. Pretty much every other registrar, you can list all of your domains with 1 click (max 2) after logging in. Stability is an issue too.

Thanks for the tip about LogicBoxes. That's going on my list of questions to any potential registrars. If Registerfly going down that route, I'm definitely not going there. Well, wasn't anyway based upon users experiences posted on these forums.

To get a list of domains in 2 clicks. Using Java Menus.
On the menus place mouse over products and when sub menu automaticallt appears, then over Search and again wait for sub menu to appear, then click on Domain Registration Search.
Search box appears at bottom of screen its states "* To see all records leave all fields blank and hit the Search button."
So click on Search.

To get a list of domains(products) in 2 clicks not using the java menus
Click on "All Product Search"
Again at the bottom of the screen is
* To see all records leave all fields blank and hit the Search button.

Click on Search and this gives a list of products.

Hope that would help you,

I agree that Resellerclub(directi) isn't perfect in all areas but suits my needs and pocket.

Lucky me!

I had an old account with them, I never used it till now as a reseller account and now understand the value of that FREE account. :D

and now understand the value of that FREE account. :D

Accounts are still free. Only the first minumum deposit was raised.

Well, As i said i have been with directi for almost 1.5 years. I have not sold much domains to end users but I have registered hell of domains for myself. I am already at their 6.99 level.

I am desperately waiting for their launch of SUPER SITE... wow...

And well they have changed their policy of $499 to new customer only to safeguard current resellers.... Do you know why ??? This way if any customer comes to know that this reseller is using directi... they cant deal with directi... and they have no other option but to deal with Reseller only..... I think this is great....

This option is not available with Godaddy, enom or anyone else....

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Yes, they've increased their pricing thresholds (http://beta.resellerclub.com/pricing/) for getting domains cheaper too.

Do you know if they'll honour existing reseller's pricing? We're at a lower level but wouldn't be with this new pricing system. I hope they don't increase our pricing based on these revised levels!

Do you know if they'll honour existing reseller's pricing.

It will be better to ask themselves, *HOWEVER*, I still am registering domains at 6.99 (and my total 'business' with DirectI isn't even USD 150 so far).

Just had a reply back from them - not bad at 6mins after I asked it :)

We'll retain our existing pricing, but any new price drops will be based on the new thresholds.

Maybe the Directi reseller agreement when the resellers signed up prevents them from forcing the resellers to accept the new pricing.

Or maybe they're just not Microsoft. It's entirely possible to make a profit without gouging for every penny you can. On the whole, though, USA companies that are publicly traded don't understand this.

It's SOP for many internet businesses to keep their current customers at their existing rate when there's a price increase.

anybody are using the beta server?

anybody are using the beta server?

What's 'beta server'?

What's 'beta server'?

He probably means their beta program of ResellerClub.
http://www.hostingtech.com/?m=show&id=1066

when selling domain names I have given them the link to directi where they can use a control panel change their settings of their domains although I can no-longer find a link, does anyone know where I can find this to give to my users?

does anyone know where I can find this to give to my users?


Check http://<your-reseller-id>.myorderbox.com
it is shown here: Settings >> Storefront and control panel >> URL