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I am looking to purchase a Reseller web hosting account from cpwebhosting.net. Do I have to resell to have a reseller account?
Absolutely not, cpwebhosting.net does not allow it.
When discussing the Reseller Web hosting market and which hosting company has the best Reseller plans, the discussion should be broken into two parts. There are really 2 disctinct types of customers in the Reseller market and 2 types of plans to accommodate them. The first customer is someone who owns multiple sites but doesn’t want a lot of separate Web hosting plans to keep up with. The second customer is the owner of a hosting company.
In the first case the customer is really looking for a large shared hosting plan that allows multiple domains. More frequently in the industry you see the term “Multi-Domain account” to refer to these plans. These customers can be Webmasters with a network of websites, Web designers, or a company that wants separate websites for their different brands. Most people doing business on the Internet have more then 1 website. Web hosting companies have recently taken notice to this and started offering “multiple domain” accounts. Before customers were left with the choice of a full blown Reseller plan, dedicated server, or multiple hosting accounts.
These accounts can also be less inexpensive then traditional Reseller plans because they do not need to offer all of the services such as Private label branding. They are essentially shared hosting accounts that allow for several domains.
The second customer is really looking for a turnkey business, a franchise of the parent hosting company if you will. These customers are hosting companies who do not want to carry the overhead of a datacenter or series of managed servers. Using a Reseller hosting plan allows a hosting company to have a complete professional hosting company without all of the traditional startup costs. Like anything, there are trade-offs versus a dedicated server, but for a small hosting company or startup it is an ideal solution. It allows them to focus on growing a customer base and not infrastructure issues.
These hosting plans are more expensive than shared and multi-domain hosting plans but offer extra 
services. They usually come with private label branding, private nameservers, marketing discounts, and forum boards with other resellers of the company.
As you can see from this discussion the Web hosting industry has many customers with different needs. The Reseller and shared hosting markets are converging the meet the demands of the customer with multiple websites.
Really a good info.
I want to resell Web hosting, but weren’t exactly certain how to get started .
Advance thanx for any help
I have outline the some basic steps necessary to create a Web hosting business through reselling accounts that are provisioned in a reseller Web hosting data center.
Reselling Web Hosting –
Step 1: Get an Exceptional Domain Name.
Step 2: Finding and Setting up a Great Web Hosting Reseller Account.
Step 3: Set up a Great Website and Order Form.
Step 4: Driving Qualified Traffic to Your Website.
Step 5: Differentiate Your Offering
Getting a Exceptional Domain Name is very important. It may be obvious to you, but having the proper domain for your Web hosting venture is critical to your success. Why? There are two basic reasons: branding (recall) and search engine optimization. In order to sell Web hosting to your prospects, they first have to be able to find you. That is, they have to know that you offer Web hosting accounts for sale.
Cluster hosting is become quite the rage in the hosting Reseller world.now, several hosting companies are now offering cluster hosting for resellers with a lot of advantages.What u think ?
Hi,
When someone start a Reseller web hosting business, he/she do some mistakes so keep in mind these mistakes when starting a web hosting company.
The 10 most common mistakes beginners make when starting as a web hosting company.
Having a website that is unprofessional or incomplete is an incredibly common mistake when starting as a reseller. Your web site is your business presence and must reflect that. I see far too many hosts that do not have a professional design, misspell words, have broken links, and other problems that will hurt your chances of convincing clients to sign up once you actually get them to your page. How likely would you be to sign up for a service if the site had misspellings or broken links?
Why Using Custom DNS Servers Is Important ?
The term “custom DNS server” refers to the name servers which you are using being branded by you instead of reflecting your host�s domain name or a generic name. Instead you use a domain name of your choice. Resellers should use custom DNS servers in order to brand their services and to hide the fact that they are receiving hosting from a larger company. It also makes moving to a new hosting company very easy in the event of problems.
The term “custom DNS server” refers to the name servers which you are using being branded by you instead of reflecting your host�s domain name or a generic name. Instead you use a domain name of your choice. Resellers should use custom DNS servers in order to brand their services and to hide the fact that they are receiving hosting from a larger company. It also makes moving to a new hosting company very easy in the event of problems.
There is no reason why you should not use custom DNS servers. It can even help you to find new clients. If anyone does a whois lookup on any of your client’s domains they will see ns1.YourDomainName.com and might visit your site.
If you run a website hosting business, you already know the challenges in the business. Thousands of competitors are just a click away, ready to undercut your price.
How can you get more profits from your business under these conditions?
FIRST, GET THE CUSTOMER
Calculate the lifetime value of your customer. For example, let’s say the average customer stays with you for 15 months and pays 16.95 a month. That means their lifetime value to your company is $254.25. So every customer you acquire makes your business (on average) $254.25.
If a visitor comes to your website, then leaves to comparison shop, you have more than likely lost that sale. Have you invested in sales copy that compels your visitors to buy from you? Does your website help him to see that you are the best choice for his situation? Showcase your credibility, guarantee services and offer incentives to try your service. Make it easy to buy from you.
NEXT, KEEP THE CUSTOMER
Because each customer is hard-won and the value of the customer is so high, you’ll want to make sure you have the support services that keep your customers happy.
Once a customer leaves you for another website host, he’s gone forever. You probably already make customer service a priority, with email answered in a timely fashion and well-trained technical support. Go the extra mile. Don’t wait for customers to contact you. Ask your customer how you’re doing.
THEN, SELL MORE TO THE CUSTOMER
The customer has already bought from you. There is familiarity and trust. You can easily offer complimentary items to your current customer list.
The major concern of your customer is how to succeed online. It’s easy to offer online marketing tools, ebooks and additional services. It can be as simple as joining an affiliate program for an item your customer may need, then making him aware of the item.
Focus on these 3 areas, getting the customer, keeping the customer and selling more to him. You’ll enjoy higher profits in your website hosting business.
Before you pay $24.95 a month or more for that reseller web hosting plan, read this . A reseller plan generally offers you more space and bandwidth then a regular shared hosting plan. However one thing to keep in mind that a reseller plan is still a form of a shared hosting plan. It’s not a dedicated server, and there will be other sites on the same IP address and server as yours. So what other alternatives do you have to host multiple sites for one monthly price?
Interesting enough several of the hosting companies that offer these reseller plans are now offering multiple domain name setup on one shared hosting account. What exactly does this mean?
Before you pay $24.95 a month or more for that reseller web hosting plan, read this . A reseller plan generally offers you more space and bandwidth then a regular shared hosting plan. However one thing to keep in mind that a reseller plan is still a form of a shared hosting plan. It’s not a dedicated server, and there will be other sites on the same IP address and server as yours. So what other alternatives do you have to host multiple sites for one monthly price?
Interesting enough several of the hosting companies that offer these reseller plans are now offering multiple domain name setup on one shared hosting account. What exactly does this mean?
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