How To Become a Hosting Reseller
Author: Christer Nyrud
When it comes to making money online, sometimes it pays to think outside of the box. If you're thinking about making money online, then it stands to reason that there are plenty of other people who also want to get started making money online, and to do that, most will need a domain and a hosting account.
Your strategy to make money online could therefore be to provide domain and hosting reselling services. In this article, we look at how to go about it.
- Once you've decided to become a hosting and domain registration reseller, you need to sign up for a reseller program.
- Visit large registrars like GoDaddy.com. You could even sign up for more than one reselling account, but bear in mind that some require you to buy a membership, so it might be cheaper to start with one.
- Once you've signed up for a reseller account, you will have access to the registrars products and services at reduced rates, which means that you can add a mark-up to them, and still be competitive.
- You could even do this without signing up for a reseller account at first. Find the cheapest domain and hosting providers that you can, and add a small mark-up to their prices. Advertise in your area, to local businesses and your community. There's a good chance that many won't check online for pricing, and if you offer a reasonably good deal, you could still get business.
- Whichever option you choose, once the person who has bought a domain or hosting package from you has paid you, you register their details, and the transaction is complete.
- Remember to remind your customers when their hosting accounts and domains are about to expire, and you should get more business when they re register.
Selling hosting and domains can be a lucrative way of making money online. You can do it in very little time, and there isn't a huge cost involved in setting up your business. In fact, it's a perfect online business option for people who work full time, and who want something to make a little money on the side.
On the other hand, if you are a graphic or web designer, it makes sense to also sell your clients their domains and hosting, and to make a little extra money off that service!
Frequently Asked Questions
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QUESTION:
need a webhost, please recommend?
I moved from surpass b/c it was too much a year considering i do not profit form my fansites and i barely use 1gb space.I moved to Paradehosting, but suddenly the 'company' was given to a new guy. i won't say what i think of him, but the server has been oversold. try going to paradehosting.com now and see what happens. Yah well it's been like that for months now. Except now I can't access CPanel ("cpsrvd/11.24 Server" is the only thing that shows up). I log into FTP and there is nothing....
I need a new host and looking for one is giving me a headache.
I really don't want to have to pay more than 25 a year. Sorry if that sounds ridiculous but...
SPACE: I only need 2 or 3 GB space tops (i'll never use that much, but i just like knowing i have the space.
BANDWIDTH: I usually hit at about 2GB a month, so maybe 10GB or so will be good
DOMAINS: I need to be able to host multiple domains. I own a lot of domains.
MYSQL: I'd prefer unlimited databaseshost definitely has to be linux. I don't care if the company is small, so long as they know what they are doing, do not over sell their server, have at least 98% uptime, good support. I'd really appreciate if they would be able to take my backup and load everything for me, hopefully my CPanel will be back sooner than later.
I have a reseller account now, but i know very well that any other place I won't be able to afford that, so shared hosting is fine.
Thanks for the advice!!
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ANSWER:
Web hosting can be a significant expense for anyone. When you are looking for Web hosting online there are so many to choose from that it can be an overwhelming task to try to tone it down to a handful to consider. Did you know that there are some Web hosting providers that cost less than 5 dollars a month and you get the same reliability and customer support (if not better) as the most expensive Web hosting companies? Take a look at http://www.inexpensive-web-hosting.com/There you will find a guide to finding the best inexpensive Web hosting providers. These Web hosts offer unlimited Web hosting space, unlimited disk transfer, unlimited databases, and the leading control panels with easy Website builders, templates, and they even offer free Google and Yahoo ad credits.
Good luck,
Tom
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