I was reading a post at Namepros and then Mike forwarded me an email with a similar sentiment. Enom is going to be moving people down a tier and some are pretty pissed off.
Namepros member WebInceptions posted:
I’ve been with eNom through thick and thin from nearly their beginning, and have spend well over $1 million over the years. After some tech issues they refused to fix a few years ago, I move many of my domains to another registrar, but left 1,500 domains at eNom.
Today I received an email from them saying that all accounts will have to continuously spend $100,000 with them per year to get stay in the better pricing classification AND that I will be dropped to one of their highest pricing categories in 30 days!
It’s like someone took a class on how to do great business and retain customers, and they have chosen to do the EXACT OPPOSITE.
Time to start collecting those auth codes and putting those xfer requests in…. BYE ENOM!
The following replies echoed the same sentiments. Now of course if you sell on NameJet you have to use Enom, so that is a hook they can use to keep everyone from flying the coop.
This is the email Enom sent:
On May 30, 2018, we will implement significant changes to our pricing model in an effort to establish more transparent pricing and reward resellers for high volume and growth. Here’s what’s happening:- We’re introducing a new, aggressively discounted Platinum Plus plan;
- We’re adding annual spend and volume requirements to our existing plans;
- We’re adjusting the Silver, Gold, and Platinum prices for .COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO and .BIZ.
As of May 30, 2018, the reseller account gizmo
will be placed in the Silver plan.
You are guaranteed placement in this plan until Dec. 31st, 2018.
Please refer to the chart below for the details and requirements of each plan.
On May 30, 2018, you will be placed into the appropriate plan (indicated in the box above) based on the total number of new domain registrations/transfers, and total domain spend of your account between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018. Your placement in this plan is guaranteed until December 31st, 2018, at which time, your placement for 2019 will be determined based on the annual domain spend and volume requirements outlined in the chart below. Resellers who registered with Enom on or after April 1st, 2017:
You will remain in your current pricing plan (indicated in the box above) until December 31st, 2018. At this time, your placement for 2019 will be determined based on the annual domain spend and volume requirements outlined in the chart below.
Please note: We will not modify the prices for sub-resellers. Please ensure that you make sub-reseller pricing adjustments at your discretion.
Pricing adjustments and minimum requirements:SILVER GOLD PLATINUM PLATINUM PLUS
New prices:
| .COM
$13.50
.NET $17 .ORG $17 .INFO $17 .BIZ $17 |
New prices:
.COM
$11.50
.NET $15 .ORG $15 .INFO $15 .BIZ $15 |
New prices:
.COM
$10
.NET $13.50 .ORG $13.50 .INFO $13.50 .BIZ $13.50 |
New prices:
.COM
$9
.NET $12 .ORG $12 .INFO $12 .BIZ $12 |
*WHOIS privacy spend will not count towards annual domain spend. Only new registrations and domain transfers will count towards the annual transaction threshold. Each registration or transfer counts as 1 transaction, regardless of the number of registration years.
How will plan placement work moving forward? We know that to run your business, you depend on consistency in our pricing. Moving forward, we’ll reassess your plan placement at the end of each calendar year. For the 12 months that follow, you are guaranteed placement in the plan to which you were assigned. We encourage you to reach out to support at any time if you feel that you should be moved to a higher-discount plan.
