The term Reseller means to sell again i.e. to sell a product or service to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer, while making sure that we make a profit on the sale.
Reseller hosting is no different either, a reseller buys a Web hosting package from a hosting company and tries to sell it independently.
Normally as the customers increase, so does the profit margin for the reseller.Or, we can get some money by earning commissions from a hosting company. This happens when we refer potential customers to the hosting company.
Most web hosting companies try to outsource their services to resellers as it helps them to extend their business reach without the cost of marketing and sales and also helps them to concentrate on the business side of things.
Reseller De Hosting
Florida, US
Florida, US
As a reseller we can decide what kinds of services we can sell. We can provide shared, dedicated or co-location web hosting or merchant accounts, store fronts etc.If we go with hosting then it might be useful to offer some other hosting related services like domain names, search engines etc.
Business-Hosting
Miami Lakes, FL
Miami Lakes, FL
The cost of becoming a reseller and the equipment and people required in order to be successful depends on many factors.If we just plan to earn commission by referring people to the hosting company by using the Internet, then we do not have to put up a lot of money, all we need is an Internet ready PC and an Internet connection.
For a small start up not a lot of money and resources are required. We can purchase a good reseller package from a hosting company by paying them some money upfront. All that is needed is a decent computer that can manage the accounts of customers and a good Internet connection.
It is advisable to start small if we are very new to the concept of web hosting and reselling. Then we can expand as we go on and start getting more and more customers in which case offering domain registration is also a very good way to make profits.
If you have the money and the experience then you can go as far as buying all the server equipment required, in which case you will also be responsible for all the server maintenance costs.
The option could be leasing a server as this will be cheaper than buying the server, but here as well we are responsible for all the maintenance and running costs of the server.
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