Blog Articles
Lessons learned from online shopping cart usability testing
Is your checkout process working for you, or working against you? We came across a great article on Smashing Magazine this week that we thought was worth sharing. It talks about the good, the bad and the ugly of e-commerce checkout design. Almost all of the findings of the study apply to the hosting/domains industry, […]
Holiday hours: Good Friday, April 22, 2011
Happy Easter holidays from the OpenSRS team! We’ll be closed this Friday, April 22nd for the Easter holiday. Our technical support team continues to be available 24/7 to assist you. Please note that during this closure, there will be: No orders or requests processed for the following TLD’s: .at, .fr, .ch, .li, .dk, .com.mx No […]
Happy 5th birthday .eu!
April 7th, 2011, marks the fifth birthday of the .eu domain extension. Since the launch back in 2006, over 3.4 million .eu domains have been registered. EURid, the operator of .eu, says registrations have doubled in the past 5 years, and that .eu now sits ninth overall amongst all TLDs. The launch of .eu was […]
OpenSRS domain promotions
Are you taking advantage of our domain price promotions? These limited time offers are a great way to drive sales either within your existing customer base, or as a way to attract new customers to the fold. Right now we have three price promotions going on, including great promos on .TV, .MOBI and .CO domains. […]
The elephant in the room
You work in an intense competitive environment. Customers are always comparing your services and your prices to others’. When you mess up, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to get defectors. When a competitor messes up, there’s a good chance you’re going to benefit. So what do you do when a competitor messes up […]
Canadian small and medium business get a leg up from Google
Yesterday, small and medium size businesses (SMBs) in Canada got a gift from Google to jump start their business presence online. Hosted by Kevin O’Leary of Dragon’s Den at the historical Fermenting Cellar, in the Distillery district in Toronto, Canada, SMBs can now get a website & .CA domain for free as part of the […]
Announcing Comodo and Trustwave SSL products, plus lower pricing on GeoTrust and thawte
Today we’re announcing a number of changes to the OpenSRS Trust Service to make it easier for you to sell SSL and trust products to your customers. Here’s a portion of the official news release: TORONTO, Mar. 16 – Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX) (TSX:TC), a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, […]
New control panels sneak preview
Be careful! This is no ordinary blog post. You’re going to need some headphones with the volume turned way up and you’re going to want to be sitting down before you look at what we have to show you. This is a post about our control panels. People say they’re ugly. This hurt our feelings […]
International Pi Day Celebration: no squares allowed!
Just a reminder folks that March 14th is fast approaching. Do you have plans to celebrate? We’re not talking about Einstein’s birthday (although I bet he’d be happy to know you remembered). We’re talking about International Pi Day, which happens every March 14 (3.14, get it?) Pi Day has been celebrated by math enthusiasts and other […]
.TV marketing and promotional videos for resellers
Did you know that we have a series of excellent promotional videos for you that will help you explain the value of .TV domains to your customers? We worked closely with VeriSign, the .TV domain registry operator, to create these great videos that explain why .TV domains are the best choice for hosting video content […]
