[Theforum] Affiliate Hosting Program Fund Raising

[David Kaufman]

Ron Dorman <rwd at csi1st.net> wrote:

> John Handelaar wrote:
>
> Ron Dorman <rwd at csi1st.net> wrote:
>> % Check it out at ez-profits.com
>> % <http://ez-profits.com> "
>>
>> Sorry to be obtuse, but it's come up before - is
>> there *any* chance of that URL getting changed to
>> something less
>>
>> a) appallingly spam-like-sounding and/or
>
> I understand, and agree.  However, the security certificate was
> researched and approved at the current domain name.  To change it
> would cost more money, a little less than 200 USD, but none the less
>  a cost.  ... the supporter [...] cannot change
> the secured domain until the current certificate has expired without
> more expense.

understanding that the money is already spent, i just wanted to point
out that, as most of the web professionals who're members of Evolt
probably already know, there's nothing more that a $200 Verisign SSL
certificate buys you, that a $49 InstantSSL cert doesn't (see
http://www.instantssl.com), except perhaps name recognition.  and the
Verisign brand name won't impress your site's visitors unless they're
the type that looks up the cert details of every https: url they visit,
and coincidentally don't already hate Verisign for their price gauging
and abhorrent customer service of their domain name registration
subsidiary, Network Solutions.

that said, let me just add my: "me too", to the general disdain for the
name ez-profits.com

-dave