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how do you plan on doing this??? when you work out the figures its impossible to make a profit if you plan to stay in business for more than a year, ahh perhaps thats your business plan....

It's our only our promotional offer and it won't last long. Infact we are only accepting the first 10 customers. We do make money from it though and will not go out of business.

Can I sign up and take the 10 accounts that you are offering right now? I am sure I can use them! :)

Oh, and I know I will use all of what you are offering as well!

do you also offer monthly hosting?

Yes we also offer monthly hosting for 25 dollars a month. Visit our site for more details.

http://www.1feehosting.com

WeinBar - Are you serious?

Yes. If you are making the offer to give me 5gb bandwidth + 200 MB space for $150 *10 = $1500 for life, with no monthly costs, I can certainly justify spending this. I will let you know upfront that I will use all the resources available to me (i.e. 50GB traffic/mo and 1GB space/mo). It is a sweet deal, but I need to know if you are serious about selling it to me.

I would just like to comment/advice on your offer TibleNet even though you didn`t as for it :):
This may be a good introduction offer, but you should make it clear on your site that this is only an introduction offer, because otherwise you may seem like a quite unserious company. And maybe restict it to only one special account per customer, so you don`t get only one sly opportunist like WeinBar :) . Afterall this is only to grab some customers and make them say good things about you right, not a bad idea.

Haakon - We appreciate the comments/suggestions. I will see about making that more clear on the site.

Your page looks so much like nomonthlyfees.com

Originally posted by Dylan
Your page looks so much like nomonthlyfees.com

We did 'borrow' a few of their graphics. With permission of course.

Are you reselling for them?

hmm they seem very fishy, I wouldnt go with them... but thats me

Originally posted by Haakon
And maybe restict it to only one special account per customer, so you don`t get only one sly opportunist like WeinBar :)

*lol* Yup that's Weinbar, our resident sly dog... Cheaper than a $5 watch and slimier than a Florida alligator :)

Just kidding Weinbar

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik


*lol* Yup that's Weinbar, our resident sly dog... Cheaper than a $5 watch and slimier than a Florida alligator :)


Hey, I resemble that remark :)

i checked out your site.. i definately like your prices. i just have to come up with some cash first.. but i'm a go once i have it. i'm also going to recommend you to everyone i know that's looking for quality web hosting.

looks like Triblenet gets a sale!!

Congrats guys....

Time I was in bed.

Greg Moore

excuse me, weinbar, i'm sorry if this is being rude, but i just read your previous posts and i was wondering how many accounts are you planning to purchase from triblenet?

mmm... this seems odd.

You are not being rude. We have spoken about it and I am looking at possibly 10 or more.

There is always our monthly plan until you come up with the available funds

Originally posted by Dylan
mmm... this seems odd.

hehe, you smell fish Dylan?

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik
Originally posted by Dylan
mmm... this seems odd.

hehe, you smell fish Dylan?

Greg Moore

I assure you this is not a scam. If it looks too good to be true that's because this is only a PROMOTIONAL offer and will not last long.

Yes, that's a valid point I guess. You'll have to excuse us I suppose, as if you stick around these forums for a while you'll see all manner of thinly veiled scam come and go. It tends to make the rest of us a little suspicious. :)

It tends to be a good rule of thumb online to treat every great offer with a huge grain of salt however, as it's a case of things never appearing as good as they seem. It's far too easy for people to cut and run in this industry, especially when people are paying a lot of money up front.

I tend to try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but there is a lot of people who wouldn't feel the same way.

Greg Moore

I was referring to something else. Not your offer.

I don't blame you for being a little skeptic. After all it is the best deal I have ever seen so far :)

But like I said, it won't be offered forever.

Originally posted by TribleNet
After all it is the best deal I have ever seen so far :)


Well I wouldn't go that far.....

Greg Moore

Originally posted by akashik
Originally posted by TribleNet
After all it is the best deal I have ever seen so far :)


Well I wouldn't go that far.....

Greg Moore


Keyword.. "I"

I'm sure it's not the best deal out there.

The reason I'd stay with monthly hosting is quite simple. My site (And most of sites) grow. With life time hosting, I fear there will be some difficulties upgrading plans or add features. My site was consuming less than 2 giga a few months ago. Recently, my site has grown up. It's now consuming 5 giga a month and growing. I had to leave my former host( 123hostme.com ) and signup with JaguarPC who offers 2 x amount of bandwidth at the same cost. Thus, for me, this 150 dollars for LIFE-TIME host sounds fairly useless. I am not blaming you here. I am just telling you my story. Don't take it offensive ;)

valid point.

however, 5 more gigs of bandwith a month, with our plan, is only 1 time fee of 75 dollars.

I wonder if there are advertisments in the control panel.

Also sounds like the buyer is interested in cross linking his pages. Not a bad deal would be interested in how it works our for both parties.

No there arent any advertisements in the control panel. :)

I see from your policies that you disallow crosslinking.

Sounds like a great deal. I thought nomonthlyfee.com was a great deal, but the best deal is always right around the corner.

hey triblenet, excellent offer. during my break at work today, i sent some of my co-workers to your site... they loved the deal. $150 for life time hosting. it's incredible,and your monthly prices aren't bad either, not for the package you offer. your site is simple and to the point, no advertising gimmics. i'm glad to see a quality company finally coming around willing to offer something that no one else will for the price.

We appreciate the great comments.

Originally posted by protoss56
hey triblenet, excellent offer. during my break at work today, i sent some of my co-workers to your site... they loved the deal. $150 for life time hosting. it's incredible,and your monthly prices aren't bad either, not for the package you offer. your site is simple and to the point, no advertising gimmics. i'm glad to see a quality company finally coming around willing to offer something that no one else will for the price.
Aside from the fact that others do offer similar plans, how can anyone in their right mind call a company quality and recommend them until their service is known?

Oops, never mind, I answered my own question. We also have the typical new member cheerleader for an unknown company. Sis boom bah!

I'm not saying anything about triblenet as they are an unknown here, only that they are advertising in a manner that others have and not distingusished themselves with adequate service. It is no wonder so many people are skeptical.

I did read the part about a limited offer. Last year, when I looked at nomonthlyfees.com and communicated with them, they said it was a limited offer also. I just went to their site and found they are still around. I laughed when I read an explanation of their no monthly fees.

How do we do it ?
How do we offer such a high quality web hosting service without charging Monthly Fees ?

You are probably saying to yourself right now, "Well, this sounds great... but How do they do it ?"

Trust me, you are not the first.

Here is how NoMonthlyFees.com is able to operate without monthly fees:

$35 Annual Fee

Banner Advertisement served directly to you when you login to your Online Control Panel (not on your website... we NEVER force you to advertise for us).

Other non-invasive forms of advertising to our clients via Partnerships with Banks, Software Companies, Merchant Banks, Phone Companies, as well as a host of other key Merchants that pay a premium for the chance to advertise DIRECTLY to a totally targeted group of webmasters (our clients).

We now host more than 16,000 domains, we have been in business for years, we offer 24 hour support, we answer our phones, we have fast servers, we have a fast professional staff, and our business plan is rock solid.
Translation: you pay a yearly fee on top of your "lifetime hosting" fee of $200.
You agree to receive advertising from anyone they can sell your address to. You can't call it spam as you are agreeing to it so it is not unsolicited.

Their "we've been in business for years" is a stretch. That won't be true for 2 more months when they make it more than a full year and hit the 2 year mark. I guess it sounds better than "we've been in business over a year"

Domain Name: NOMONTHLYFEES.COM
Record last updated on 31-Jul-2000.
Record expires on 21-May-2001.
Record created on 21-May-1999.
Database last updated on 14-Mar-2001 10:53:01 EST.


As always, caveat emptor.

About that 35 dollars a year. We do not charge our customers ANYTHING after the initial $150 dollar fee. It wouldn't be $150 for Life-Time hosting if we charged an additional $35 anually.

The only time we would ever charge them more is if they wanted additional services such as subdomains, shopping carts, ssl, etc.

There are NO advertisements in our customers control panels, nor do we place any on their site. We do not sell/share their information with anyone, and there really is no gimmick or hidden catch.

We are a just a new company trying to get some good references and establish a customer base.

Duster no one out of the blue says they send 10 people to look at a site and all loved it, where does he work?? And you cant call a service quality until you see it, its a little odd the person toting a company theve never used is a band new member

I wasn't implying anything about you all, triblenet. As I said, you are an unknown here. I accept what you say about a short term offer to attract clients as genuine. It's a little bit like being a used car salesperson. You can be the most ethical salesperson in the world, and you're still going to be judged by what all the others do. In others words, you have an uphill battle to establish credibility.

Under the circumstances, it would seem circumspect of you to avoid any misleading or ambiguous terms or questions left unanswered on your site. You don't stand out from the crowd by following the pack.

Charles,

I know. That was exactly my point. Still another new member touting a company also new to these forums. Will coincidences never cease? That's why I made the reference to a cheerleader.

Rah, rah, new company is so great,
Sign up now, don't be late!
Gooooo team!

(pom poms not included)


Humor side, (or still included), many of us know it takes time to judge a company by its service, whether good or bad. Even a good start means little as to can take time for the problems to emerge.

I guess that makes web hosting a little bit like dating! That could give this place a whole new slogan. Come here to avoid a coyote ugly host!

I refuse to have my credibility questioned on these boards. I like this company and their prices and packages. Sure it's easy to insult something when they have a better offer then you do. Grow up!!! Act like adults dammit!!

Originally posted by Duster
Charles,

I know. That was exactly my point. Still another new member touting a company also new to these forums. Will coincidences never cease? That's why I made the reference to a cheerleader.



I don't know who that person is and I have no reason to make a forum account just so I can post good comments about my company, if that's what you are implying. Our services promote our company enough.

protoss56,

Most of us do act like adults, and many of us are adults with a sense if humor. It helps what could be otherwise droll, technical converstation. You might want to upgrade and get one if you're going to be around here. (see, that was a bit of humor too, computers, upgrade, get it)

There were no insults intended. Notice I didn't say that you dressed up as a cheerleader, or that you looked bad if you did. ;D

I just used a bit of humor to state what I also did seriously, that only a track record with any company is an indicator of how good, or bad, they might be. Many of us have seen and even been customers of companies that had great plans and lousy service.

In fact, I've often thought that the solution to some companies is to drop the neutron bomb on them. It's suppose to leave the computers and just get rid of the people.

I'd nominate AIT (in North Carolina) for the first hit. "We're going to drop the bomb on y'all. Have a nice day. Don't come back now, y'hear?"

You many not live longer with a sense of humor, though you'll certainly live better.

TribleNet,

That's not what I was implying at all. I stated what I meant overtly, about a track record, not plans, being what counts.

I just find it amusing that at times, when a new company shows up, a relatively new member thinks they're the greatest thing since Ninetendo (maybe sliced bread, Nintendo might be too much of a stretch).

You might think if they've been lurking for awhile, they might have learned that principle above, even if reason didn't speak to them.

I give you credit for more intelligence than to pull that old trick about a fake poster. First, companies that do that usually post on the general forum, where it is not welcome or appreciated. Here, any company is welcome to post their offerings. Secondly, it is usually a "customer" that touts how great they are. They rapidly shut up when one question is posed to them, what's the URL of your site with them?

That seems to shut them up tight. They either ignore the question completely or just disappear completely.

Interesting how that works!

Hey coyote ugly was a great movie!!! Are you trying to talk trash on it duster because if you are I spit on you and your chearleaders :)

the chicks were great!

Originally posted by Duster
I just find it amusing that at times, when a new company shows up, a relatively new member thinks they're the greatest thing since Ninetendo (maybe sliced bread, Nintendo might be too much of a stretch).

You might think if they've been lurking for awhile, they might have learned that principle above, even if reason didn't speak to them.

I definatly agree that there are a lot of scams out there that people should watch out for. And it isn't necessarily "scams" that people need to watch out for. Sometimes the company can be 100% legit, but just fail. What is it, 90% of companies fail? (it may not be that high)

However, (And i'm not saying that my company is the "greatest thing since Ninetendo" as you so eloquently put it) we do have a great support system, really fast servers, and a great promotional package... Plus if we do fail, we will TRY to refund their money and at the very least help our them find a new host.

As with any new company, it will just take time for us to establish any kind of reputation. Glad you threw a little caution in the wind though. General rule is "don't believe it 'til you see it." Meaning until you actually try it. I'll have to post some screen shots of the control panels and maybe throw up some more info on the site. It's pretty bare.

I would offer a 10 day trial or something but that would be pointless since that would create a LOT more work and cost more money. Not only that but at least 75% of the people that signed up for the trial, would most likely never have signed up for the hosting in the first place.

Any suggestions or comments for a new company would be highly appreciated.

One thing I want to caustion you on. You are reselling for Nomonthlyfees.com. And you say that you have really fast servers. Since you are a reseller, you don't own(lease) the server. Since you don't own(lease) the server, you have absolutley no idea how many domains are actually on that server. You do not have access to that information (unless nomonthlyfees.com wishes to share it with you -- and it may not even be the truth). The server may or may not be highly loaded. Check into the server load (just do a quick uptime every now and again, or check the running processes and see where the resources are going).

I am rambling and I am sorry. I just wanted to point that out.

Originally posted by TribleNet
I would offer a 10 day trial or something but that would be pointless since that would create a LOT more work and cost more money. Not only that but at least 75% of the people that signed up for the trial, would most likely never have signed up for the hosting in the first place.

Any suggestions or comments for a new company would be highly appreciated.
The free trial will probably cost you dearly, as you already realize. Many companies that have tried it have abandoned it for that reason. There is no shortage of cheapskates and freeloaders in the world.

If you do a search on the forum, you'll find lots of suggestions and comments. We've had others who asked for help and got it, even some that used that u word which is unbelievable. A few tried to defend their terminology and practices and caught a little heat for it, including from me.

Some fail to realize that all someone browsing their site can judge them on is what they say about themselves. If what they see is lies and deceptive terms, it doesn't speak well of them, regardless of their intent and actual level of service. I think most were the better for it and learned something.


That which is to give light must endure burning
Viktor Frankl

[Edited by Duster on 03-15-2001 at 11:45 AM]

Originally posted by cbaker17
Hey coyote ugly was a great movie!!! Are you trying to talk trash on it duster because if you are I spit on you and your chearleaders :)

Au contraire, mon ami. I have a particular fondness for Maria Bello and have had for years. When I saw the trailer, I thought how misnamed the movie was since the women were anything but like the title. However, like Maria said (as the owner) "Cheers was taken".

Originally posted by Duster
When I saw the trailer, I thought how misnamed the movie was since the women were anything but like the title.
Ironic, isn't it?

To sum it all up:

You hoping that your lifelong clients will dance in the streets, you wrong.

They are more likely the one's not to party.