hi all im new to gdi and don't have a downlkine yet hope uyou guys can help me, thanks

Hi, yes and I'm so glad I did, it has saved my networking home business, and without it, I'd be just another affiliate trying to get noticed in a sea of lost souls. If you are looking for a great top level world wide domain name and dot.com, dot.net, dot.org is already taken, then you can probabley get your dot.ws (.ws stands for WebSite what better branding could there be) domain name you are looking for, and there is an added bonus that come from getting your dot.ws name, you will also have a home business opportunity built in with that ws domain name if your so choose. Everything you need to design your website comes built in also, hosting, 10 e-mail accounts, e-mail forwarding, url forwarding, and all for an amazingly low per month cost. If you sign up now you can recieve a 7 day FREE trial with no obligation. I absolutly love my ws domain name, have make hundreds of new friends from around the world. We have such a great time with website.ws, just truely amazing, if you haven't listened to how this all came about, you should.

The experts predict 500 million new domain name will be registered in the next 10 years, the good dot.com names are mostly taken, and the largest increase in toplevel domains are coming from country codes, which dot.ws is, its a great story about entrepreneurs. Yahoo.ws has a site under construction, the big name companys are already scrambling to get their names. All it takes is a visit to get all the information you need.

Best Regards,
Gary Cooper

havent heard of them

hi all i just joined gdi can anyone help me with it please thanks!

Hi, we have a yahoo group for WSexperience, your welcome to drop by and view all the information there.
Regards, Gary

I received an email from this company. They are selling domain names under www.website.ws I think Dani mentioned that you always want to have a dot com website address. Why does it matter if it's .com, .net, .ws? Is anyone familiar with this company?

I thought to myself why would I want to pay $10 a month for email, website domain when I have these services through my ISP provider. When I checked it out the company pays you 10% of the sales each month for those people you refer that sign up along with your people signing other people. Am I naive and is just another scam out there? Maybe I've just answered my own question. :rolleyes:

Input please:) Thanks! Leslie

Global Domains International is like a lot of Internet companies in that it had a successful launch but had to slash staff in the last few years as the economy took a dive and technology companies fell out of favor. But there's one huge difference. No matter what, you can't call it a dot-com. Global Domains, which is based in Carlsbad, sells domain names for Web sites. Only, the company sells names that end in dot-ws, instead of dot-com (which are sold by Network Solutions, a unit of VeriSign).

Global Domains International, Inc., based in Carlsbad, CA, has been named one of America's entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc magazine, which today released its 2002 Inc 500 ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The ranking will appear in the magazine's special Inc 500 issue, which hits newsstands on October 15. Global Domains International achieved 3479% growth in the past five years, ranking #37 on the list of 500 fastest growing companies in the United States, #5 in California, and #2 in San Diego with sales growing from $261,000 in 1997 to $9,341,000 in 2001.

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Hi,
Me also just buy a new domain, (), the reason I buy number 1, because I still don't have a dow ws address, and number 2, I think this also is a business. Just like other company supply domain name to their customer, 3 the capital is very low, $10 monthly. Worlth Trying. For me this is a good idea, get paid to use domain name. Just like what I'm sharing with my friend previously, how to get paid to use phone service, get paid to use it, don't just pay for nothing, most of my friend can accept this idea like () . Everybody have their own reason, and everybody Is right. Thanks.

I received an email from this company. They are selling domain names under www.website.ws I think Dani mentioned that you always want to have a dot com website address. Why does it matter if it's .com, .net, .ws? Is anyone familiar with this company?

I thought to myself why would I want to pay $10 a month for email, website domain when I have these services through my ISP provider. When I checked it out the company pays you 10% of the sales each month for those people you refer that sign up along with your people signing other people. Am I naive and is just another scam out there? Maybe I've just answered my own question. :rolleyes:

Input please:) Thanks! Leslie

Global Domains International is like a lot of Internet companies in that it had a successful launch but had to slash staff in the last few years as the economy took a dive and technology companies fell out of favor. But there's one huge difference. No matter what, you can't call it a dot-com. Global Domains, which is based in Carlsbad, sells domain names for Web sites. Only, the company sells names that end in dot-ws, instead of dot-com (which are sold by Network Solutions, a unit of VeriSign).

Global Domains International, Inc., ( www.WebSite.ws ) based in Carlsbad, CA, has been named one of America's entrepreneurial growth leaders by Inc magazine, which today released its 2002 Inc 500 ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The ranking will appear in the magazine's special Inc 500 issue, which hits newsstands on October 15. Global Domains International achieved 3479% growth in the past five years, ranking #37 on the list of 500 fastest growing companies in the United States, #5 in California, and #2 in San Diego with sales growing from $261,000 in 1997 to $9,341,000 in 2001.

Yes .com domains are a advantage if you are doing alot of offline advertising since when most people think of a website address the instantly think of .com at the end of a url.

But if you are mainly advertising on the internet any domain extension will be ok since people will click on the link to your website rather than type it.

For those who still have concerns about the validity or integrity of Global Domains International, they have just launched their official forum.

The forum is not locked and, at the moment, they are allowing members to post their comments (good or bad) warts and all.

You can find the forum at http://www.talk.ws

Cheers,

Graham

Yes I have & I'm glad that I did. Not only am I a member of GDI, I joined their Affiliate company GDIU (Internet Success Club). You have to be a member of GDI to belong to GDIU. These companies have given me the financial freedom that I would never have had. I not only get to meet great people from all over the World, but have made some great friends.
Most memberships WebSites don't want to give you Information up front, because they know if you see what you are signing up front for, you wouldn't complete the signing up process. Not with the "Internet Success Club" (GDIU)

My Best Wishes, & To Your Success,
sweetgrame

I have recently been harassed with repeated spam from Global Domains International too... The alleged CEO, Michael Reed and President, Alan Ezeir might well be running a pyramid scheme, or indeed be behind a number of internet based crimes or scams, however I only have proof of Global Domains International spam, and the fact is that spamming people is now illegal and can carry a hefty custodial sentence!

My advice is, as with all spam that originates in the USA, report it to State Attorney General and they WILL take it seriously. Fortunately, they have enormous powers and can see through the supposedly untouchable idiots that run these cons. One recently got 9 years in prison, and quite deservedly too!

You might also join a group like SpamCop at www.spamcop.net , which can reduce your spam and help the authorities implicate, track and punish those whom profit from irresponsible organisations like Global Domains International.

Hi Macmagician,

GDI does not send out spam to anyone.

There is a facility for affiliates to send emails to people they know, which then puts them in an auto-responder sequence.

Affiliates are not allowed to use this facility to contact people they don't personally know.

This is most likely what has happened to you. If you would like to forward the email with full headers to me via my profile, I will let you know if it is GDI spam or a member abusing the "invite" system.

Graham

Hi Graham

Thanks for your comments, you seem quite the authority on GDI, and very confident that GDI have any corporate responsibility? What a rather unique hobby?

Much like ISP's that host known spam organisations, GDI still stand to achieve the most profit ($9 per month, per referral) from members who break the "rules" to achieve sales or referrals. Forgive the comparison, but did you ever hear of a pimp that slept with the clients?

I have commented your message in Red...

Hi Macmagician,

GDI does not send out spam to anyone. So, I didn't get repeated unsolicited mail explicitly selling only GDI then?

There is a facility for affiliates to send emails to people they know, which then puts them in an auto-responder sequence. Sounds dangerous and highly irresponsible!

Affiliates are not allowed to use this facility to contact people they don't personally know. Well, someone did! Are they in big trouble beacuse Graham said they are boldly not allowed?

This is most likely what has happened to you. If you would like to forward the email with full headers to me via my profile, I will let you know if it is GDI spam or a member abusing the "invite" system.

What happened to me is I was spammed, selling GDI, and I don't actually care how it happened! I have already sent copies to those concerned, to those that profit from my being harassed, and to the relevant authorities that I am pursuing the matter with.

Graham

Hi Macmagician,

I have been with GDI for 6 months. I know what they do and don't do, that's all.

Yes you got spammed, but not from the company; only one of its affiliates. That affiliate could well find their account terminated as a result.

GDI won't make $9 from "sacked affiliates".

I'm not sure what you are getting at about pimps and clients, but I am 53 years old and too old to play mind games.

I don't intend to start or get involved in a flame situation.

I am simply trying to ensure people see both sides of the story.

Graham

Hi Macmagician,

I have been with GDI for 6 months. I know what they do and don't do, that's all.

Yes you got spammed, but not from the company; only one of its affiliates. That affiliate could well find their account terminated as a result.

GDI won't make $9 from "sacked affiliates".

I'm not sure what you are getting at about pimps and clients, but I am 53 years old and too old to play mind games.

I don't intend to start or get involved in a flame situation.

I am simply trying to ensure people see both sides of the story.

Graham

Thanks again Graham...

Absolutely no flame or mind games intended, and I do value your comments as someone in the know, and entertain that their may be a chance that GDI actually dislike spam and internet abuse as much as I do. The proof will be in whether, despite my complaints, I continue to receive the unwanted mail.

GDI employ a system that on this occasion has been proven to be open to abuse by those less distinguished and moral than your good self. If they don't like that fact, then they might act accordingly and responsibly by dealing with the problem? The only way internet abuse will decrease is if it is not facilitated and encouraged in the first place.

Out of curiosity and for the purpose of this debate, if a GDI client account is terminated for breaking the rules, are all their referred clients accounts terminated too, or would GDI continue to profit from the referred clients business? And is there any chance the terminated client might continue to trade as a self referred client?

Best, and thanks again

Mac

Out of curiosity and for the purpose of this debate, if a GDI client account is terminated for breaking the rules, are all their referred clients accounts terminated too, or would GDI continue to profit from the referred clients business? And is there any chance the terminated client might continue to trade as a self referred client?

Hi Mac,

When an affiliate quits or is terminated, the downline simply compresses upwards.

Why should everyone else suffer because their upline does the wrong thing?

When GDI terminates an affiliate, they can never rejoin. If they were that determined, they could always use a different identity and credit card, there's no way anyone can prevent that.

I'm not sure what you mean by "self referred client". GDI, like all affiliate programs is the equivalent to a franchise in the real world. If you get fired from Mac Donalds, you can't open up your own outlet next door.

Regards,

Graham

I just started with GDI I see some of you have good things to say and some not so good. I would really like some input and what they have out there to offer or a good way to go about the whole thing

I am no longer with GDI.

After 6 months, I looked at my income and expenses; the amount of time and effort I had put in and weighed up the results.

The conclusion I came to was, I was "way in the red".

I don't have anything against GDI, it just wasn't for me.

Come to think of it, after 6 years online I haven't found anything that was for me, so don't let my decision affect yours :)

Cheers,

Graham

thanks graham I'll make sure not to sign up for too many extras if there are any.
thanks again for the input

This says it all for me!

Revoked by the BBB's Board of Directors

BBB Reliability Report

WebSite.ws
701 Palomar Airport Rd #300
Carlsbad, CA 92009

General Information:
Original Business Start Date: August 2001
Local Business Start Date: November 1999
Type of Entity: Corporation
Principal : Mr Jon Bailey Director of Operations
Phone Number: (760) 602-3000
Fax Number: (760) 602-3099
BBB Membership: This company is not a member
Type-of-Business Classification: Internet Services
Website Address: www.website.ws

The information in this report has either been provided by the company, or has been compiled by the Bureau from other sources.

BBB Membership:
On April 20, 2005 this company's membership in the BBB was revoked by the BBB's Board of Directors due to failure to cooperate with the BBB on advertising matters.
Nature of Business

This company offers website services and products including domain registration. Recently the company has begun offering a multi-level marketing program that encourages people to invite everyone they personally know with an automated email invitation system to participate in the program that consists of purchasing a .ws registration from the company for $10 a month. From there, anybody who responds to the email and also participates in the program, the originator of the email is to be paid a commission.

Customer Experience:
Based on BBB files, this company has an unsatisfactory record with the Bureau due to unanswered complaint(s). The company has resolved most complaint(s) presented by the Bureau; however, the Bureau did not receive a response to other complaint(s). Recent complaints are with regards to the free trial offer of a website domain. Consumers are stating that they attempt to cancel after the free trial offer and they are unable to do so. They claim that they continue to be charged for the service.

When evaluating complaint information, please consider the company's size and volume of business. The number of complaints filed against the company may not be as important as the type of complaints and how the company handled them.

Closed Complaints:
Number of complaints processed by the BBB in last 36 Months: 10
Number of complaints processed by the BBB in last 12 months: 2

Complaints Concerned:
Repair or Service Issues: 1
Outcome of the complaint -
Resolved: 1

Refund or Exchange Issues: 2
Outcome of all complaints -
Resolved: 2

Customer Service Issues: 6
Outcome of all complaints -
Resolved: 6

Credit or Billing Issues: 1
Outcome of the complaint -
Company did not respond: 1

Additional Information:
Additional Doing-Business-As Names: GDI
Global Domains International
Additional TOB Classifications: Internet Servers
Internet Web Design

Company Management:
Additional company management personnel include:
Mr Alan Ezeir President
Mr Michael Reed CEO

Company Advertising:
This company is currently offering a multi-level marketing program and they are advertising income claims including "Earning Quiet Fortunes From Home", "BUILD YOUR INCOME FOR LIFE", "have the financial independence", "a reliable, LIFELONG MONTHLY INCOME ", "Unlimited Income Potential", etc. The company has not provided substantiation for these claims or shown that these claims can be met by the average consumer joining their program.

Report as of 06/29/2005
Copyright 2005 Better Business Bureau of San Diego

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I'm interested to see if someone can convince me, because I'm afraid I don't get it yet.

The sales pitch is that the .ws domain names are something to be sought after, because the .coms are all used up, and people will 'expect' companies and individuals to have their WebSite or WS address. Somewhere downline, someone must be buying one or more of these domain names for individual use as opposed to merely marketing GDI, however, none of them appear to be the ones whose testimonials appear on the promotionals. When I look at any of their sites, all I get is a duplication of the GDI site, or a thinly-disguised 'skin' that eventually leads to GDI.

If I've read this right, all that's going to happen is that the Internet gets clogged up with redundant .ws sites, all of which lead to GDI. Once enough downlines have been processed to use up all the standard names (JohnSmith.ws, FredJones.ws, etc), people will get sick of trying to register their own name, give up, and the money will dry up. Likewise if enough people are actually persuaded that they should have a .ws domain name, and actually just register their own and use it for a personal or commerce site, the money will also dry up.

Have I missed something here? If so, please tell me.

Regards, Graham

I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO GLOBAL DOMAINS AND MANY OTHER COMPANIES. WHAT MAKES MLM DIFFERENT FROM A PYRAMIND SCHEME? I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THAT IS.

My understanding of the difference between MLM & pyramid schemes is that in a pyramid stock is purchased as part of the membership, usually then sold down & down the downline with little, if any used (think of soaps in one of the early pyramids?). In an MLM scheme, the product is sold to an end user, & commission paid to the upline. So if the sites just refer to each other, just promoting .ws, it sounds a bit pyramidish. The email facility is an end user item though.