Domain reseller

The Internet is an ever-enlarging network that generates new ways to gain money on the Web. One of them is to become a domain reseller and sell domain names to end customers, earning revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each and every domain name. Thousands of domains are registered each and every day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently functioning domain names, so this is a flourishing marketing niche that you can become engaged in.

TLDs and SLDs

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

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domain Names

The top-level domain names can be generic or country code. The gTLDs comprise the most widespread domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code TLDs include two-letter abbreviations that correspond to each country. Examples of ccTLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each top-level domain name, whether it is a gTLD or a country-code Top-Level Domain, has a Registry - an institution that manages the registrations and determines the prerequisites that each specific top-level domain name may impose, among them the duration of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. A number of Registrar companies work under the Registry. These are the companies that in fact offer the domain name to clients and administer all domain resource records.

Gain Revenue From Selling Domains

Multiple Registrars have reseller programs that permit people to gain cash from selling domains to end clients. If you sign up for such a program, you can begin your very own personal web business. Regularly, a domain will cost less if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is obtained directly from the Registrar by an end user. The explanation is that resellers can reach more clients in local regions or states where the Registrar may not be known at all. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will take advantage of that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the user pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain registration.

Resell Domains On Behalf Of Your Own Brand

When you sign up for a domain name reseller program, you will obtain a webspace hosting CP where you can determine the prices for the separate top-level domain names that the Registrar provides. Most corporations also provide invoicing transaction software and web site themes for your web store, and the automation of the whole procedure combined with the enormous demand for domain names make the domain reseller business niche so attractive. You will either have a turn-key site and make use of the Registrar system to resell domain names, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can make your own web site and form for placing orders. Typically, you have the option to decide between the two options, so it all revolves around how skillful you are in these things. As a domain reseller, you will do business under your personal brand and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Gain Revenue From Providing Hosting Packages As Well

An excellent addition to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting plans too. In this way, you can give a package deal to clients who would like to create their web portal and require both a domain and a web page hosting package. Some corporations provide such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can have a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain name reseller account and free-of-charge billing transaction software to bill your customers. You can then sell domains and shared website hosting plans to customers, and since they provide lots of different domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to customers from all over the world.