Norton Reseller

[Asrial]

Does Symantec have a re-selling service that operates similar to SUPERAntiSpyware?

Basically, I want to buy 10 licenses at a reduced price instead of having to hunt around for the deals.

 

[SprinterTech-WI]

easy... don't resell for them... ugh my least-liked av software...it's more of a virus than many viruses! ick!

 

[Knightsman]

First time I have seen a reseller wanting Nortons. yuck

 

[Slaters Kustum Machines]

First time I have seen a reseller wanting Nortons. yuck

Agreed. Everyone has their favorite, mine is VIPRE. Check it out.

 

[Martyn]

Does Symantec have a re-selling service that operates similar to SUPERAntiSpyware?

Basically, I want to buy 10 licenses at a reduced price instead of having to hunt around for the deals.

Is there a good reason to sell Norton besides making money, just interested?

 

[Asrial]

While I appreciate that everyone has an opinion on Norton.. telling me to use a different program is not really helpful to the specific question I posed.

Is there a good reason to sell Norton besides making money, just interested?

I've tried a couple of different programs, and I could spend the rest of the year trying many more. Norton has given me the least amount of issues and so is my current solution (combined with SAS).

Re-selling it isn't to make money.. it's to get the product to the customer as cheaply as possible (and being able to acquire more inventory as easily as possible).

 

[Martyn]

While I appreciate that everyone has an opinion on Norton.. telling me to use a different program is not really helpful to the specific question I posed.

I've tried a couple of different programs, and I could spend the rest of the year trying many more. Norton has given me the least amount of issues and so is my current solution (combined with SAS).

Re-selling it isn't to make money.. it's to get the product to the customer as cheaply as possible (and being able to acquire more inventory as easily as possible).

You don't have to try them all, why re-invent the wheel when you can ask fellow professionals what they sell and why.

 

[Asrial]

You don't have to try them all, why re-invent the wheel when you can ask fellow professionals what they sell and why.

I have, and I do.

You have reasons you don't like Norton. I have reasons I do. Until one of us is employed by the other, it's not an issue.

So I guess my main question now is...

Did I break some rule that you don't talk about Norton?

 

[Knightsman]

I have, and I do.

You have reasons you don't like Norton. I have reasons I do. Until one of us is employed by the other, it's not an issue.

So I guess my main question now is...

Did I break some rule that you don't talk about Norton?

Well, its an issue because its rather strange that an experience tech would say they like nortons and want to resell it.

I have a list of why I highly dislike norton, and I share the same frustrations with other techs. That's what we are saying.

I resell kaspersky, and I get licenses at about 23 a pop. I make money off of them, and it works really well.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

I used to be a big reseller for them years ago, mostly with the Corporate Edition, going back to version 5.0. I started disliking it around the 8.0 days...this is when the more "adware/spyware" stuff started coming out more and I found it less effective. Plus..the management console for the business version (to manage networks) was getting buggy, corrupting push installs.

I became an Eset partner (at one point we did so much we were a gold partner), Kaspersky, amongst others..but mostly swapped most of our clients over to Eset NOD32.

Not many people were as vocal as I became, nicknaming it "Symantsuck" and "bloatware" as much as I did. But I will admit...when they did a ground up rebuild of it about 3 years ago, "bloat" no longer described it. Matter of fact, the antivirus client itself go lightened so much it weighed in at only 8 megs. Yup...8 megs! And detection wise...they did really improve that, and I'm sure most of us here are aware of AV-Comparatives.org and we trust them...and Symantec/Norton has been doing VERY well in their comparisons over the past couple of years.

All of that said....if the OP needs to purchase it for one of his clients...especially if this client is a business network, and large..many nodes...why shouldn't he be able to make some extra cabbage here by purchasing a renewal license at wholesale? Hrrrmmmm?

OP...do you have an account with Ingram Micro or TechData? They have licensing desks which will get you mostly reseller rates, without going through the direct Symantec partner program. If you don't...then you can go directly through Symantec into their partner program.

 

[Cornerstone Technologies]

With the exception of the OP and StoneCat, the rest of the replies on this thread are not addressing the OPs original question, which is rather dickish and it almost sounds like those responses are elitist. If you cant be helpful and rather bash another tech for having his/her own reasons for doing things, its probably better not to even bother hitting 'reply'.

Check your inbox, OP.

 

[RichmondTech]

I get Norton Internet Security for up to three computers on Amazon's digital download for $28-32 each.

In the rare event that I need a boxed copy, my local BJs sometimes runs them on sale for $30.

 

[Asrial]

OP...do you have an account with Ingram Micro or TechData? They have licensing desks which will get you mostly reseller rates, without going through the direct Symantec partner program. If you don't...then you can go directly through Symantec into their partner program.

I'm still a small fish (a good month would have maybe 10 software sales) so I really don't have accounts with places.

The main reason I'm asking here is because when I poke around at the partner info on Symantec's website, I get this feeling that it's set up for people who are buying hundreds of licenses at a time or setting up corporate accounts.

I get Norton Internet Security for up to three computers on Amazon's digital download for $28-32 each.

Amazon is definitely on my list of places to check. It's still a pain at times though. I'm after the traditional anti-virus version and I can't seem to find a download purchase for it (see note below).

The reason I toss SUPERAntiSpyware Professional in as an example is because...

The cheapest the customer can get it for (there was a posted link on SAS forums by a SAS admin) is $15.

I can buy it as a re-seller for $8. Further, I can buy 1 or 100. ..and finally, I get an e-mail with all the product keys.

This, ultimately, is what I'm after. $30 for a 3 use license isn't a bad deal. ..but maybe there's something better, and I want it to always be an available deal, and I want to be able to easily purchase it.

Normally I wait for it to go on sale somewhere and then I buy a bunch of copies, but nothing has been on sale recently and I'm running out.

Check your inbox, OP.

Much appreciated. Thank you

 

[Knightsman]

With the exception of the OP and StoneCat, the rest of the replies on this thread are not addressing the OPs original question, which is rather dickish and it almost sounds like those responses are elitist. If you cant be helpful and rather bash another tech for having his/her own reasons for doing things, its probably better not to even bother hitting 'reply'.

Check your inbox, OP.

Hmmm last I checked this was an online forum. The replies here weren't jerkish at all, but yours is. We simply are curious as to why. Not a damn thing wrong with it and you know it.

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[Cornerstone Technologies]

The problem stems from the OP asking where some companies are sourcing Norton Antivirus for resale. Instead, he instantly has no less than 4 replies asking why he uses Norton because it sucks. That isnt helpful, nor does it offer constructive alternatives.

The OP didnt ask why others resell different products, but got that bit of education anyway. And, yeah, its on online forum, but its not an excuse to be dense and defensive.

 

[Knightsman]

The problem stems from the OP asking where some companies are sourcing Norton Antivirus for resale. Instead, he instantly has no less than 4 replies asking why he uses Norton because it sucks. That isnt helpful, nor does it offer constructive alternatives.

The OP didnt ask why others resell different products, but got that bit of education anyway. And, yeah, its on online forum, but its not an excuse to be dense and defensive.

Good grief. so now whenever someone post something, and just because its not a direct answer to the question, but does stay on topic, and was not trollish, it shouldn't be posted.

Sure thing

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[Frank]

I used to hate Norton up until their 2009 version. I haven't had any issues with it since.

 

[Cornerstone Technologies]

Well, its an issue because its rather strange that an experience tech would say they like nortons and want to resell it.

I think you are ignoring my concern. You went out and called the OP out basically saying he is not experienced enough to avoid Norton. Maybe I'm taking it out of context, but read what you posted specifically. It is exactly the kind of thing that professionals are supposed to avoid doing.

Oh, and I didn't call your posts trollish as it didn't occur to me, but I appriciate the idea all the same. I am done going back and forth with you. I grow tired of your defensiveness, which might just be embarrassment. Just remember in the back of your head to try and be more direct with your help and actually be as helpful in your posts as you are at helping other techs find difficult to locate parts.

 

[Knightsman]

I think you are ignoring my concern. You went out and called the OP out basically saying he is not experienced enough to avoid Norton. Maybe I'm taking it out of context, but read what you posted specifically. It is exactly the kind of thing that professionals are supposed to avoid doing.

Oh, and I didn't call your posts trollish as it didn't occur to me, but I appriciate the idea all the same. I am done going back and forth with you. I grow tired of your defensiveness, which might just be embarrassment. Just remember in the back of your head to try and be more direct with your help and actually be as helpful in your posts as you are at helping other techs find difficult to locate parts.

ok see now your putting words im my mouth. When in fact it was the complete opposite. By saying what I said, I was implying he was experienced, and it was the first time seeing this question. Never did I say he was inexperience. So yes you did take it out of context.

Here we go again...I didnt say you called my post trollish, I was merely stating the post were not posted in bad taste, simply out of curiousity. I'm not defensive at all, just merely pointing out your mistaken points.

Looking back at my post it seems it is missing a part where I thought I suggested he try Kaspersky, and that I get it about 23 a peice....going to guess I somehow either posted it in the wrong thread or didnt reply properly. I was using tapatalk.

 

[FoolishTech]

I sold NAV for a little while when they started to clean up their act. I was getting the "Gamer Edition" (A/V only, none of the other junk, and came with a one-click systray icon to disable NAV.)

I bought sealed copies on eBay for like $9 shipped, and resold them for $50. Heck maybe it was $5 shipped once they were considered previous year editions.

Note you can buy the previous year products cheaper, but you can still sell it as the current year Norton product as they allow free upgrades. So when it's time to install it on the client's PC you can install the latest version and use the previous year's product key - or install the CD version you have then upgrade it to the current year product for free, your choice. Get the current year product/upgrade from http://updatecenter.norton.com

So there's an few options for the OP... Hope that helps...

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For those that jump on ppl selling Norton, there is a huge difference in SELLING a product, and RECOMMENDING a product. What you have to keep in mind is that some of your (well, at least MY) clients insist on what they know and love, and to tell them different could mean to silently lose trust with the client - or lose the client altogether.