Re: [cobalt-users] intheq

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jay Tingley wrote:

> Yes, but the price stays the same year after year (it doesn't go up
> 5x in the span of a year). Plus, it supports the major merchant
> gateways for online credit card authorization. That alone should be
> a consideration (not to mention better support and documentation).

On the price, true so far, though I've heard rumors that they've dropped
the deal I was referring to, and now only offer higher priced deals with
lower quantities.

And frankly, their service may have gotten better, but a year ago it was
terrible.

> > We've got a better MIVA deal (yes, perfectly legal, legit, and supported
> > by MIVA), but I don't want Zeffie to get mad at me, so I guess I can't
> > write too much about it here, other than to say it requires a RaQ rented
> > from us.  You can get as little as one license, and it's still cost
> > effective on a monthly basis.
> 
> Hey Jeff - how about for a change you offer some advice that isn't
> directly tied to your own services?

I do that all the time, on this and other lists.  It's true that I'm a
Cobalt RaQ consultant, so it's hard to say that everything on this list
isn't in some way related to things I sell.  But the fact is I still try
to spend an average of fifteen hours a week helping people on this and
other Cobalt lists.

I suppose that I could have not told anyone that there's a less
expensive way to start with MIVA than the way shown on the MIVA site. 
And I suppose not telling anyone would even give me a competitive edge.

> This comment isn't even remotely
> relevant (since Fathi and Jeffie both own their own RaQs), and is a
> thinly-veiled attempt to promote your own services.

Frankly I think some of us would like to know you can offer Miva
included in a $39.95 or $49.95 website WITHOUT a huge upfront fee at
all.

I suppose I could just get off the list for a while.

Jeff
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