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02-03-2015, 10:19 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Corporate memberships going up
Sad to see the news this morning that corporate memberships are going up in price.
If this is a sign of things to come for other iNet services due to the buyout, you're going to run this place into the ground.
$1200/year is already ridiculous for the "stuff" you get with corporate membership.
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02-03-2015, 10:23 AM #2
Indeed. Was just discussing this with a few other corporate members and we're not best pleased
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02-03-2015, 10:34 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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It was $900/Year right?
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02-03-2015, 10:42 AM #5Web Hosting Master
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Is more than $1,400/year in revenue generated from advertising on WHT or roughly $116/mo?
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02-03-2015, 10:53 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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02-03-2015, 11:41 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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Well they lost one corporate member here. It was already pricy for the limited features you get, but now it is just getting out of hand.
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02-03-2015, 11:48 AM #8Web Hosting Guru
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That's unfortunate, where did you find this news?
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02-03-2015, 12:05 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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I heard Dennis was outta here. My guess is they want to spend a little more money on his replacement. Smart move, do not make the same mistake twice.
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02-03-2015, 12:22 PM #12Web Hosting Guru
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@Ethernet Servers & @BlazingSwitch found it, thanks!!
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02-03-2015, 12:22 PM #13
Sad news. I doubt they really would care unless they lost enough memberships to make them rethink this decision. Saying "new benefits coming later this year!" doesn't really add a lot of value for a decent hike in membership prices. While I doubt there is any feature that is going to make most happy, they would have done better to release those at the same time as the hike.
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20% increase basically translates into the fact that even if they'd lose 1 out of every 6 corp members they'd still not be losing any money, and 1 out of 6 is an alarming number which would never happen, meaning they're sure to make a profit out of this any way you want to look at it.
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02-03-2015, 01:40 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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You don't suppose the price increase is to the following?
From here.
Penton acquires iNET Interactive
Since it doesn't really change anything for WHT, if you're interested in reading more please see iNET's Blog Entry. I just thought you might like to know.
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02-03-2015, 01:41 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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Of course that's why the price is increasing and I expect to see all pricing going up shortly.
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02-03-2015, 02:18 PM #18server automation specialist
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I wish they would leave all the existing members on the current pricing and all new signups on the new pricing.
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02-03-2015, 02:22 PM #19Dennis Johnson
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Sorry for not jumping in sooner, but let me work backwards on this thread and see if I can answer any concerns.
Of course that's why the price is increasing and I expect to see all pricing going up shortly.
I do have to agree with the rest of the folks here when saying the new price is not backed up by any features to match it.
I heard Dennis was outta here. My guess is they want to spend a little more money on his replacement. Smart move, do not make the same mistake twice.
My decision to pass the torch to someone younger was my decision. I have health issues, and the last thing I'd want to do is leave WHT without notice. We haven't worked out all the details yet. But as soon as we know how, we'll know when. And when we know how and when, we'll let you know. Until then, you'll have to put up with this mistake.
If this is a sign of things to come for other iNet services due to the buyout, you're going to run this place into the ground.There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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02-03-2015, 02:28 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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Who is Dennis? J/K
Dennis I wish you the best in sorting out your health issues and any other endeavors you choose to follow.
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02-03-2015, 02:29 PM #21Internet Service Provider
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Is it just me or did the "new stuff" they said you will get (in the email) already exist for Corporate Members? I do not see anything new, while they claim in the e-mail that it is (hence the pricing going up according to iNet).
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02-03-2015, 02:32 PM #22Dennis Johnson
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02-03-2015, 02:33 PM #23Dennis Johnson
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02-03-2015, 02:37 PM #24Internet Service Provider
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Hey Dennis,
I think the confusion is about the following sentence:
"As a Web Hosting Talk Corporate Member, you know the value that a WHT Corporate
Membership can bring to your company.Since we launched Corporate Memberships in
2008, we have added a number of new benefits to Corporate Memberships including:"
I now get that they meant to say that since 2008 a lot of upgrades have been applied. Correct?★★★★★
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02-03-2015, 03:07 PM #25Dennis Johnson
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Correct. It was pretty bare-bones in 08. Has it really been seven years? Yeah - So it's some marketer writing the email and simply including too many words!
I would have just said, "We launched this product in 2008 and have continually improved it. It's now 2015 and we believe those improvements (along with any impending) are worth an 8% (or whatever it is) price increase. I purchased my first brand new car in 1963 for $3,100. The same kind of car is available today - for $61,000. Sorry, but prices can't remain the same."
Don't get me wrong. I feel your (anyone upset with the new pricing) pain. We hate any price increase on anything. At least I do. But it's simply the way things are. Costs go up / prices go up.
Don't get me started on the day I was managing a bar and raised the price of a draft beer a nickel.There is no best host. There is only the host that's best for you.
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