Reseller Web Hosting

A reseller hosting account is not so dissimilar to a regular hosting account. With a reseller hosting account however, the website being hosted is used for the purpose of marketing and selling hosting packages to other customers. Most people interested and involved in reselling are doing so as business ventures.

One type of business model is much like a sales agent, where a reseller represents the parent companies products and in return receives commission or sales percentages. Another business model involves a reseller creating their own private label and selling under that name.

In both models the actual hosting is provided by the parent company, and the reseller at most will perform low-level technical support. There are different variations in each reselling package. Sometimes the parent company will handle billing and setup, sometimes the reseller is responsible. Regardless of setup, reselling web hosting has become a popular and quite often a profitable business venture. Resellers are responsible for attracting their own customer base through various advertising techniques.

Advantages of reseller hosting are the ability to run one's own business, becoming the boss so to speak. With full control of a business you in essence control earning potential, which is what draws so many to self-employment. Then of course there is the thriving market for web hosting services, which can be very lucrative if tapped into.

Disadvantages of reselling will depend mostly on which type of reselling setup is being utilized. If the reseller must provide technical support to their clients, this could be both time consuming as well as complicated, but will usually reap greater profits. If the reseller is responsible for billing, then a reliable and consistent method of recurring billing must be established. Also with reselling, an owner is in fact running a business, and decisions such as allocating server resources, setting prices, and successful marketing are crucial to the businesses success.

 

Reseller Hosting Providers

Resellers Panel

Reseller's Panel was started in April 2003 and has become one of the fastest growing reselling providers online today. Competitive prices and turn-key functionality are the primary reasons for Resellers Panels' steady growth. Reseller's Panel allows even the most novice webmaster to use one of their 16 pre-designed, attractive and dynamic websites to attract and close customers. Prices are set using a sophisticated backend system where resellers set their own prices and profit margins. Users are also able to put together their own hosting packages to offer in addition to the companies three predefined packages.

Extensive tutorials and how-to's will have a new reseller up and running in no time. The best part, Resellers Panel is free to join, and they will even host your website for free. If you don't already have a domain, all they ask is that you cover the $8.00 domain registration fee. If you don't wish to start your own domain, you can also use a sub domain of their site for no cost at all. It is a win-win situation with Resellers Panel and anyone interested in hosting reselling should definitely look into them. Visit...

 

GoDaddy.com

GoDaddy.com, one of the most respected and widely used providers of domain name registration and website hosting, offers resellers the opportunity to provide the same great services under their own brand name. GoDaddys' three different reseller packages offer entrepreneur's the opportunity to market over 50 different products.

Each product's price is set at a base wholesale price; it is the resellers' responsibility to markup this price to a fair market value and market to public or corporate entities. GoDaddys' base prices are some of the most competitive in the industry, on all of their products. Base hosting as low as $3.35 and domain names as cheap as $7.75. GoDaddy provides full customer and technical support to all customers acquired, leaving the reseller to focus on selling.

Unlike Resellers Panel, GoDaddy does charge a fee for the right to resell their products. GoDaddys' Basic package allows access to over 50 different products, with strong discounts on all, at a cost of $99/year. The Pro package entails even greater discounts on the same products at a cost of $199/year. They also offer a Super Reseller package which allows sales of even more products and also permits resellers to offer their own reselling and affiliate programs to further boost revenue; this package goes for $229. While Resellers Panel is free to join, working with GoDaddy not only expands your product base and in turn your income potential, but ensures a longstanding high quality and sought after product. Visit...