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01.22.13
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Unlimited Wealth Creation Through Reseller Hosting


The term Reseller according to the dictionary 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 you 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. The profit for the reseller lies in either the discount or in the commission s/he gets from selling an account.

Resellers are nothing but entrepreneurs acting as middlemen, offering you hosting services by leasing time and space from another Web host‘s server rather than owning their own. Most of the times, the quality of services offered by resellers are so good that consumers do not even have the idea that they are dealing with resellers who do not have servers of their own. Resellers, since they can pick and choose their servers, are basically in a position to provide the customers with the best of services.

Of course, if you have problems selling these value added services in the beginning then you can sell them later.

The cost of becoming a reseller and the equipment and people required in order to be successful depends on many factors.

If you just plan to earn commission by referring people to the hosting company by using the Internet, then you do not have to put up a lot of money, all you need is an Internet ready PC and an Internet connection.

For a small start-up not a lot of money and resources are required. You 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 you are very new to the concept of web hosting and reselling. Then you can expand as you 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 other option could be leasing a server as this will be cheaper than buying the server, but here as well you are responsible for all the maintenance and running costs of the server.

In the above two cases you also need to make sure that you have multiple connections with the hosting company so there are no complications in case a connection goes down.

The best thing about being a reseller is that you do not require a lot of upfront investment.

There is no need to have a lot of technical knowledge. Account management and Internet skills are all that is required. However, it would be really handy if you have some sales and marketing experience so you can interact with your customers better.

The hosting company generally provides and maintains all the hardware and software.

You do not need to hire a lot of IT staff to provide support. Providing basic support and leaving the more technical issues to the parent company support staff can be easily achieved.

01.22.13
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Advantages of Reseller Hosting Plans


Cpwebhosting provides very reliable and affordable reseller hosting plans to their clients. Cpwebhosting is a leader in providing reseller hosting accounts at very reasonable prices so that anyone can afford it.

Reseller hosting plans at cpwebhosting enables you to easily set up your own web hosting company in few easy steps. All the plans of cpwebhosting are power packed with tools to run a hosting company. You can create your own hosting plans and host unlimited clients.

It is a white label hosting solution that is we remain hidden to all better then other plans.

-Outsource the reseller hosting support; you will have more time to focus on your work rather then spending time on hosting support.

-There is better manageability of account with reseller hosting as you have one hosting account to manage all clients.

01.22.13
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Hosts, Website Design and Trust


Business or buying decisions based on the beauty of the website are not unheard of. I’ve even read statistics indicating that website design is one of the most important reasons for which people choose one host over another.

That may have something to do with the fact that many of those searching for hosting take things for face value. Most consider that complicated, beautiful, expensive web design is a mark of seriousness and success.

Unfortunately, web design beauty has very little to do with the quality of the hosting service. A nice design basically signals two things: the hosting company knows how a great website looks like and – maybe – was so concerned about it that it did what had to be done to have a great looking site.

Also, what some may regard as exquisite web design others might perceive as pure ugliness. It all comes down to each person’s taste, background and experience, which, needless to say, vary enormously among individuals.

What you see is not necessarily what you get-
Nicely designed websites are not necessarily expensive because they’re not necessarily unique.

A cheap website template is the solution found by most new hosts. Now, you’d think that a cheap template must be screaming ‘cheap’ and be ugly too, but that’s not the case.

One odd thing has to be noted: most hosts go for a web design that also has a flash presentation. That supposedly makes the site seem more professional and although this might’ve been true sometime ago, it has become now somewhat of a kitsch, which is also true about those pictures of servers taken from all kinds of angles.

Flexing the financial muscle-
Some hosts realized that web design plays a very important role in driving sales, establishing trust, projecting an image of success, branding and other things. That’s why many hosts choose to pay for a breathtaking original website design as soon as they can afford it.

No company will spend tens of thousand of dollars to go out of business the next day. Also, if the company has a history of a few years and is quite successful, it may very well be that the expensive web design was purchased because the company felt almost compelled to reveal its new status. If you’ve got the money you almost have to move to a bigger house. You might think that’s something only a snob would do, but it’s not really true. Say you know someone who has a lot of money; you expect him/her to have a higher standard of living, otherwise you’d call him/her a cheapskate. It’s just human nature.

No financial muscle to flex, but no eyes to see?-
At the opposite pole are the hosts with no budget and basically no idea of how things work on the internet. However, they insist on having a web based business and not just any business – a hosting business! They decide to spend $0 on web design and build the website on their own or ask a good friend do it for them.

A decent person with a bit of Internet knowledge would definitely know better. It’s generally easy to spot clear ugliness or outdated web design if you have a bit of ‘net surfing experience.

A host is supposed to know how the Internet works intimately and at the surface, so they should have an eye for web design. Rather than having an ugly but original website design, a free template that looks acceptably should be preferred in my opinion.

They can’t they spell either?-
Mistakes can happen to the best of us, but unreasonably repeated grammar and/or spelling mistakes signal lack of professionalism and even more than that. They’re a sign of carelessness and lack of respect towards potential customers, both of which I find very dangerous.

So? What to do then?-
My opinion is that generally website design is just a marketing related thing. There’s no direct relation between it and the quality of the service. Quality hosting, trustworthiness and quality website design don’t always go hand in hand.

Thus, website design is not a reliable measure of service quality. One should try very hard to not take this factor into account at all, with a big exception: when the design is obviously unprofessional. I expect quality web design because I think it’s a form of respect towards potential customers and a sign of thoughtfulness, which I like in a host. But that’s it!

01.22.13
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COLOCATION HOSTING


A colocation centre or colocation center is a type of data centre where equipment space and bandwidth are available for rental to retail customers. Colocating the server gives you the greatest flexibility. You get to choose the hardware configuration of the server and the software that goes on it. The hosting company maintains the connection to the Internet and deals with environmental details such as uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), fire controls, and air conditioning. On the other hand, you’re responsible for that server’s upkeep.
Colocation is a hosting option for small businesses who want the features of a large IT department without the costs. Many large corporations have the Internet infrastructure to host their own web servers and have a team of IT professionals to manage and design the site. There is a wide range of options available from simple hosting up to running your own Web servers off of a dedicated Internet connection. One such option is colocation.
It is also a very good option for small businesses that want to have a fairly large Web presence but don’t want to have to deal with a large amount items such as network connections.
Companies that offer colocated hosting say they’re moving away from this service and encouraging their customers to rent a dedicated server. This means, renting an entire server from the hosting service, but having the hosting company service and maintain it.
When you opt for dedicated server colocation with the hosting company, you pay for the physical space that your server takes up. Colocation hosting usually requires a higher startup cost than renting a server from a hosting company, according to figures from Digital Nation. The server itself will cost around $4000 for a low-end model, and $9000 for a midrange server. A half-rack of space at a colocation facility will cost between $500 and $700 to start up and the same amount each month. Finally, you’ll have to purchase a switch or a router, which will cost between $1500 and $2000 at the low end. This would result in an initial outlay of at least $7500 — and it doesn’t include the costs of staff time for setup and configuration, or the cost of equipment depreciation, insurance, and the standby equipment.
Colocation allows you to place your server machine in someone else’s rack and share their bandwidth as your own. It generally costs more than standard Web hosting, but less than a comparable amount of bandwidth into your place of business. Once you have a machine set up, you take it physically to the location of the colocation provider and install it in their rack or you rent a server machine from the colocation provider. That company, then provides an IP, bandwidth, and power to your server. Once it’s up and running, you access it much like you would access a Web site on a hosting provider. The difference being that you own the hardware.
The biggest advantage of colocation is the cost for bandwidth, have better outage protection, we own the server machinery and the server software so we can upgrade the server and the software easily. If we move, we can leave the server up and running the entire time. Provide additional security for your machines.
Disadvantages of Colocation are upgrading and maintaining server is difficult, more expensive than basic Web hosting, physical access to your server can be difficult, fluctuating prices. If you move out of the area where your colocation provider is, you have to either move your servers to a new provider or leave them there and pay for a maintenance contract.

01.20.13
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STREAMING MEDIA HOSTING


Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a Streaming provider. Streaming Media refers to the delivery method rather than to the medium itself. The distinction is usually applied to media that are distributed over telecommunications networks, as most other delivery systems are either inherently streaming (e.g., radio, television) or inherently non-streaming (e.g., books, video cassettes). The verb ‘to stream’ is also derived from this term, meaning to deliver media in this manner. Internet television is a commonly streamed medium.
When researching what streaming media hosting company is best suited for your needs it is best to find a worldwide communications company that deliverers streaming media hosting and management services for both Live and Archived content. They should offer a full range of hosting solutions including Pay-Per-View Options, Automated Encoding Services, Live Streaming Reports, a Customer Management Interface, Reseller/Partner programs, and a Technical Support Team with complete knowledge of streaming media deployment and management.
Hosting your streaming media is best accomplished with a company that specializes in this technology.  Remember that technical support is extremely important especially if you are new to the streaming media space. Hosting Flash Media, Windows Media, QuickTime, and Real technologies are the most used today.
Usually Streaming Media Hosting Companies offer trial periods for archived accounts. A one stop shop where your hosting company offers all the technologies and formats should be confirmed.
Streaming video can be used for live or recorded events. The main reason for broadcasting live is to reach a wider and/or more dispersed audience. Typical live broadcasts could be lectures, sports or entertainment events, and academic or other ceremonies. For a major academic lecture given at a university the number of people who could actually attend would be limited by the size of the lecture theatre, where as the potential audience could be anywhere in the world. Live video is essential if the aim is to give a remote audience an experience as close as possible to being physically present at the event.
If an event is broadcast live it is relatively simple to make a recording which can then be published on the Web for later viewing. However, there are many more possibilities with non-live broadcasts. A streamed broadcast should be considered to be a multimedia event, which could include full motion video if appropriate.
With streaming video or streaming media, a Web user does not have to wait to download a file to play it. Instead, the media is sent in a continuous stream of data and is played as it arrives. The user needs a player, which is a special program that uncompressed and sends video data to the display and audio data to speakers. A player can be either an integral part of a browser or downloaded from the software maker’s Web site.

01.17.13
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Characteristics of a Quality Web Hosting Business


The decision to choose the best web hosting service plays an important role in the success of your business. Impressive presentation is necessary if you wish to attract a heap of customers through your website. When you choose a web hosting provider you need not to be in a hurry. First, find some reviews on the hosting company you have chosen.

The most important point when you’re searching for a good web hosting service is the amount of time the provider has been in business. There are varied types of online hosting options out there in the market and each one has variety of products, which they provide to make them unique from the others. This really is only one of the many causes that one should do the analysis about the different solutions available and next unique variations of providers open to them.

Next, you will want to find a hosting company that will provide you with the technical support at a time when you require it. This is especially handy if you have little or no technical know-how where websites are concerned. You could be spending hours upon hours trouble shooting and without 24-hour online or live support, this could prove to be the downfall of your website and your business to boot.

Security is also an important consideration. This is especially true if you accept payments through your site. All of the transactions need to be secure, especially in your shopping carts. You will also want secure and reliable data centers to keep the financial information of your customers. Ask the business web hosting service where their data centers are located. One that has multiple data center locations will be the most secure.

Avoid free hosting if your web site has commercial goals. And stay away from companies with shady reputation. You should better pay more and be confident in your web hosting company. Otherwise you may lose much money because of problems with your site. You customers need to see that you are a reliable business.

Some online businesses crumble even before they can properly launch because of poor web hosting servers – they either run excruciatingly slow or often unavailable. What most people fail to realize is that hosting packages from providers that don’t deliver adequate and efficient services can put the business in sticky and messy situations.

01.17.13
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Reseller Hosting – Who requires it ?


Web hosting company generally utilizes the resources of other companies for reselling the server resources in order to make profit. With reselling there is no worries of server management, maintenance, and dealing with data centers.

Infact it brings wealth to the hosting company in terms of monthly cash. CPWebHosting Starter Reseller plan is starter for small and new hosts who just stepped in hosting industry and giving them the opportunity to switch over to dedicated or semi-dedicated hosting when they outgrown into developed and better hosts.

Who Uses Reseller Web Hosts?

Reseller hosts are useful for the following type of people:

  1. Beginners in Web hosting industry.
  2. Web hosting company that need to expand, but are not ready for a dedicated server
  3. Individuals with average requirement of bandwidth and server space.
  4. Individuals, who want to maintain their several IP’s under one account rather having multiple accounts for each domain.
  5. Individuals with a popular domain that needs bandwidth limits in excess of those imposed by many smaller Web hosts Who Uses Reseller Web Hosts.
01.17.13
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COLOCATION SERVICES


A colocation centre or colocation center is a type of data centre where equipment space and bandwidth are available for rental to retail customers. Colocation facilities provide space, power, cooling, and physical security for the server, storage, and networking equipment of other firms—and connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers—with a minimum of cost and complexity.

Colocating the server gives you the greatest flexibility. You get to choose the hardware configuration of the server and the software that goes on it. The hosting company maintains the connection to the Internet and deals with environmental details such as uninterruptible power supplies, fire controls, and air conditioning. On the other hand, you’re responsible for that server’s upkeep.

Colocation services and the need for them originated in the expansive growth and popularity of the Internet. As everyone from university researchers to corporate executives began relying upon the Internet for instantaneous communication and access to information, Internet Service Providers, or ISPs, found themselves in search for ways to maximize Internet connectivity. In the mid-1990?s, regulations that had previously hindered the growth of the Internet were set aside in favor of those that favored entrepreneurial start-ups. The first of colocation services was born and as it proved a successful and profitable way for businesses to maximize data storage and communication, more soon followed.

A short colocation service definition is a structure which functions as a kind of data center, where many companies locate or rent servers that have access to significantly large amounts of access to Internet bandwidth. Colocation facilities are located at key connecting points along the Internet “backbone,” facilitating much better connectivity than any single business could afford. Redundancy is provided within the system, thereby eliminating latency, which is loosely defined as the time delay in transmitting a signal between two operational systems.

A better colocation services definition would include an analysis of the security benefits of keeping critical data records in a colocation facility. Typically, colocation service providers use closed circuit television to monitor the facility and locked cages or cabinets for each customer’s group of servers. In the event there is no differentiation between groups of servers, employees will escort customers into and out of the building to prevent unauthorized tampering. Some colocation services use identification cards and PIN codes to allow access to the building and the equipment within it. The most high tech facilities employ biometric security measures such as fingerprinting and voice recognition.

These facilities have extensive power backups which take over in the event of a power outage, ranging from racks of battery backups to diesel powered generators. Some colocation services are actually connected to several different sections of a power grid, lessening the chances of any localized power failure affecting the facility directly.

Computers generate heat. Many computers in the same room can produce enough heat to cause them all to fail. Colocation facilities use powerful air conditioning systems for cooling and to regulate the amount of moisture in the air. This prevents condensation on internal components or, at the other extreme, the kind of dry air which can result in the discharge of static electricity, which can damage computer components.

Combined with extensive systems for detecting and fighting fires on premises, these security precautions assure that data and IT capability housed with a colocation service provider will remain safe and its service uninterrupted.