Reseller hosting is a category of internet hosting where the site owner breaks up the allotted disk space and bandwidth to host multiple domains or resell web hosting. There are three main categories of internet small businesses for whom this kind of hosting account works well.

The Seller of Web Hosting Services

Reseller hosting accounts are perfect for someone who wants to start a web hosting business but who wants to try it first without making huge investments in computer and network hardware and even without establishing a company.

The Web Designer / Developer

Web developer who develop websites for other people as a business are also good candidates for reseller web hosting services. They can charge their clients for hosting as well as web site design and in that way provide themselves with an ongoing stream of revenue and contact with the client for follow up work.

The Internet Marketer

Internet entrepreneurs who have many sites from which they provide content and offer products for sale are also good candidates for reseller accounts, because they can find a significant money savings by paying a single monthly fee and then putting many domain sites on the same account.