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We currently have 2 sites for sale; devNIC.com ( http://www.devnic.com ) and phpDomain.net/org ( http://www.phpdomain.net ).

devNIC.com is a superbly presented and profitable domain name registration business. With an original professional design & requiring minimum maintenance, devNIC presents an excellent investment opportunity.

devNIC.com has been providing quality domain name registration services for over 3 years as a reseller via Tucows OpenSRS. devNIC currently provides registration services for .com, .net, .org, .co.uk, .org.uk, .ca, .biz, and .name domain names.

Tucows deliver fast, reliable systems so domain reselling sites such as devNIC.com can focus on promotion and customer service. With TuCows OpenSRS, there are no up front commitments apart from a $95 registration fee. They provide reliable wholesale name services at excellent prices, allowing for a healthy profit margin.

Why sell devNIC?

The sale of devNIC.com is due to the rapid expansion of other services within our company - we simply need to consolidate our efforts.

Some of the many features of devNIC.com aside from the attractive design include:

Powerful administrative interface

The back-end software, powered by the latest version of phpDomain Pro OpenSRS client, is fully configurable using an intuitive password-protected admin interface. Making visual or setting changes to the site is a breeze.

Full tracking of orders

All order data is stored within a mySQL database and is accessible through the admin web interface. The information can be easily reused for contacting clients or imported for use in other applications.

Back end based on Open source product

Very strict specifications were put in place for quality control over the phpDomain Pro code. All of the software is easily modified

Multiple design (cobrand) support

You can set up other ordering sites or partners as domain name resellers by adding templates for each partner/site.

Multiple pricing levels

Different levels of pricing can be specified for the various domain types and periods of registration - offer discounts on multiple year registrations!
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Suggest a domain and fast whois

If a client enters a a domain name that is unavailable, devNIC will display the available domains of the same name under different TLD's (.net, org etc). It will also suggest other available similar domain names. The WHOIS interface checks the local nameserver before querying the OpenSRS server, therefore providing much faster response time.

Major gateways supported

Authorize.Net
Barclaycard ePDQ
CardService LinkPoint
DataCash
ECHO
eWay
Innuity
InternetSecure
Moneris PayGateway
PayPal
PlanetPayment
PSiGate
SecurePay
SkipJack
WebPay
WorldPay
Verisign PayFlow Link and Pro

Bulk whois, transfer and registration

Registration or transfer of multiple domain names can be submitted on the same form, as can the transfer of multiple domains across profiles.

Intuitive user interface

A professional, yet simple user-friendly interface for the administrator and client with comprehensive error reporting on the same page as where the error occurs.

Supported TLDs include:

.net, .org, .com, .co.uk, .org.uk, .cc, .ca, .us, .info, .biz and .name.

devNIC.com is powered by phpDomain (originally developed by ThinkHost). phpDomain is a unique, feature-packed, php-based Tucows OpenSRS domain name reseller software product. The purchaser of devNIC.com will need to open an account with Tucows OpenSRS in order to operate the site.

Further Revenue Generation Opportunities

The purchaser need not confine themselves to domain name registration services. The industry sector provides many compatible sidelines to further increase profit; such as deleted domains, domain name resources and forums, revenue generation through web hosting promotion. There are also opportunities via Tucows to provide email and digital certificates services.

Revenue history (approx. gross last 6 months):

NOTE: We have not actively promoted devNIC during the last year, so the following figures could have been easily increased through some targeted promotion, text optimization, canvassing for link partners etc.

May 2003 - $587
June 2003 - $762
July 2003 - $624
August 2003 - $717
September 2003 - $695
October 2003 - $756

Recurring Expenses

- Each domain name registration costs $10 wholesale per year with the exception of .co.uk & .org.uk ($6.50 per year) and .ca (US$17 per year)

- Hosting for the site current costs $14.99 per month (not including SSL certificate).

- Payment gateway/merchant account fees

Search Engine Presence

devNIC is listed on major engines such as Alltheweb, AltaVista, Google/AOL and HotBot/Inktomi as well as having a directory listing with the ODP (DMOZ) and also a grandfathered placement in Yahoo's directory.

Note: No search engine optimization has been carried out on this site, so this is another area where great improvements to traffic and consequently revenue can be made.

Traffic

Averages around 400 - 500 visitors a month

What's included with the sale?

- Website design, content and devNIC.com domain name. The site is an original design and all rights will be transferred over to the new owner.

- phpDomain Pro License

What's not included with the sale?

- Customer lists

- TuCows OpenSRS account needs to be set up by purchaser.

- Support ticket system

- Hosting (can continue on current server for $14.99 per month)

- Secure certificate for transactions

- Payment gateway account and/or merchant account

What's the asking price?

All offers considered, best offer will acquire the site.

Visit devNIC:

http://www.devnic.com

If you are interested in making an offer, or have further questions, please contact me via mbloch@thinkhost.com


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phpDomain ( http://www.phpdomain.net )

The second site is phpDomain - a unique, feature-packed, php-based Tucows OpenSRS domain name reseller software product.

FAQ

We are wishing to sell the entire phpDomain codebase together with the website, customer base and domains (phpdomain.net and phpdomain.org).

*What is phpDomain?
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phpDomain is a feature-packed, php-based Tucows OpenSRS domain name reseller software product.

It offers advanced front end functionality, comprehensive payment gateway support and ease of installation, configuration, administration and use not found in the base OpenSRS client.

* How much are we asking for the business?
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- We are now considering all serious offers around the $9,500 mark.

*Why are we selling?
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While this has been a profitable project, we are simply looking to concentrate on our core hosting business, as that has been rapidly growing.

The software had originally been developed for use on our own sites, so this has been quite a detour for us in selling the software, and there is a definite need for us to focus our available resources on our core business. The site has been active since late 2002 and very little promotion has been carried out in recent months.

*Includes .au support
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As well as the major TLD's, phpDomain software now includes support for AUSRegistry for .au domain names through the EPP protocol. The protocol is apparently being adapted by a number of other registrars, and should be fairly simple to adapt for those registries

*Included with sale:
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- All rights to the phpDomain code (excellent intellectual property). The base software and billing gateways are licensed under LGPL, with the bulk, billing and a number of advanced features including .au registy support only available under a restricted commercial license to buyers. As the new owner you would be able to change the licensing as you see fit.

- There is excellent potential for new sales, but also for providing existing customers new versions of the software or other related services or products, including custom design work.
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- Website design, content, member lists and domains - phpdomain.net / phpdomain.org. The site was professionally designed and all rights will be transferred over to the new owner.

- License to use the members area software that allows for sale of the phpDomain software - license transferrable upon resale

This sale is a great opportunity for someone who already sells pre-built OpenSRS sites, or wants to get into the domain name reseller business, or to service a very niche market with little retail competition and excellent prospects for expanding the functionality of the software.

Basic demographics
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There are currently over 1300 active accounts in our members database (that is users with confirmed/ valid email addresses) who have downloaded or have purchased the software since it was launched.

Of the 1300+ active accounts, just over 100 are paid buyers, with 26 of those having purchased update licenses. The update licenses are no longer current as we have not developed the software further. This leaves plenty of scope for the new owner to promote full licenses to the current registered member base who haven't purchased as yet and to also reintroduce the update license aspect.

Revenue/Traffic

September: $199.75
August: $159.80
July: $159.80
June: $429.55
May: $589.50
April: $539.55
March: $1724
Feb: $1052
Jan: $1534
Dec: $1656

Deduct about 5-10% for fraudulent orders from those numbers for the period Dec - March

The last 5 months have been slower months as we had wound back promotion to focus on our core business - things were just getting too busy.

Approximately 1000-1500 visitors a month at present

Expenses
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- Currently, the amount of time being spent on supporting phpDomain (sales, config enquiries etc.) amount to around 4-5 hours each month

- Hosting expenses are under $20 per month.

We would be happy to put the buyer in touch with the programmer who has developed the software. He is a skilled developer and has expressed an interest in working further with supporting phpDomain if the opportunity should arise.

Visit phpDomain:

http://www.phpdomain.net

We will sell the sites separately, or as a package. If you would like further details, please don't hesitate in contacting me at mbloch@thinkhost.com.

Michael Bloch