Domain reseller

The Internet is an ever-increasing network that supplies new options to gain cash on the Web. One of these opportunities is to become a domain name reseller and offer domains to end users, making revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. Thousands of domains are registered each and every day, and there are millions of presently active domains, so this is a blooming marketing niche that you can become a part of.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain name involves two entities - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a second-level domain name (SLD). If we pick domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the Top-Level Domain and "domain" is the second-level domain name.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The generic Top-Level Domains include the most widely used domain extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code top-level domain names are made of 2-letter abbreviations that signify each country. Examples of country-code TLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each Top-Level Domain, whether it is a gTLD or a country-code TLD, has a Registry - an organization that deals with the registrations and determines the prerequisites that each given top-level domain name may include, among them the duration of the registration period or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar companies operate under the Registry. These are the companies that in fact offer the domain name to customers and handle all domain resource records.

Gain Profit From Reselling Domain Names

Numerous Registrars have reseller programs that allow people to earn cash from offering domains to end customers. If you sign up for such a program, you can build your own personal online business. As a rule, a domain will cost less if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is obtained directly from the Registrar by an end customer. The explanation is that resellers can contact more individuals in regional districts or states where the Registrar may not be famous whatsoever. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will benefit from that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain name registration.

Sell Top-Level Domains Under Your Personal Brand Name

When you register with a domain reseller program, you will acquire a web space hosting CP where you can settle the prices for the specific TLDs that the Registrar offers. Most corporations also provide invoice software and web design layouts for your virtual shop, and the automation of the whole procedure together with the high demand for domain names render the domain name reseller market niche so tempting. You will either receive a ready-made site and use the Registrar system to sell domains, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can build your own personal portal and form for placing orders. Usually, you have the option to pick between the two alternatives, so it all depends on how expert you are in these issues. As a domain name reseller, you will operate on behalf of your own brand name and not under the Registrar's brand.

Gain Revenue From Supplying Website Hosting Plans Too

A logical addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting accounts as well. Thus, you can offer a package deal to customers who desire to manage their online portal and require both a domain name and a web site hosting package. Some companies have such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can have a Virtual Server or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain reseller account and free billing management software to charge your customers. You can then offer TLDs and shared hosting accounts to customers, and since they offer many different domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain and hosting services to customers from all over the world.