We have some news to put in news, and some you’ll like, and some you won’t.

The good news: those people that like paying with PayPal but who are now getting gigged for the $1.50 fee for not having a card on file now have another option. Our billing system is now able to set up PayPal subscriptions for your hosting payments. Simply log in to your billing area, click to expand “Billing and Services” , click on “PayPal Subscriptions”, and then tick the services you want to set it up for. Email billing and let us know you set up the subscription, and we’ll take off the $1.50.

Currently you’ll need to update your card on file (should you need to) on the DrakNet site here. We’ve had to remove the ability to do it from within billing due to the appearance of fields that allow you to place a bank account on file - oddly enough, our billing software is not set up to take Echecks through our processor, authorize.net, even though it is set up to take credit cards. We’ve made a request for that to be added, and we’ll see what they say, so hopefully look for that within the next few months.

Our Billing prepayment discounts have changed! Annual discounts on standard accounts are now 15% due to the introduction of a new biennial (every 2 years) billing period. You can now order hosting as well as domain names in two year increments, and save 20%. If you’d like to switch, fill out the billing change form or let us know.

To thank you for reading our blather, we’re giving you a coupon! Through May 15, 2008, coupon code 3BZ6O8 will get you $25 off any new monthly billing installations on new or existing accounts! Give it out to your friends, use it yourself, and thanks!