Domain reseller

The Internet is an ever-increasing system that generates new opportunities to make money on the Web. One of these possibilities is to become a domain reseller and offer domain names to end customers, earning profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each and every domain name. Thousands of domains are registered each and every day, and there are millions of currently functioning domains, so this is a flowering business niche that you can be involved in.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain comprises 2 constituents - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a second-level domain name (SLD). If we pick domain.com, for example, ".com" is the Top-Level Domain and "domain" is the SLD.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The generic Top-Level Domains include the most widespread domain name extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the ccTLDs are composed of 2-letter abbreviations that denote each country. Examples of country-code TLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each top-level domain name, whether it is a gTLD or a country-code one, has a Registry - an institution that is responsible for the registrations and sets the requirements that each concrete TLD may involve, among them the length of the registration term or the citizenship of the registrant. A number of Registrar firms operate under the Registry. These are the corporations that in fact offer the domain name to customers and handle all DNS records.

Earn Money From Offering Domains

Multiple Registrars have reseller programs that enable individuals to make money from selling domains to end clients. If you subscribe to such a program, you can establish your own personal e-business. Generally, 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 client. The reason is that resellers can contact more persons in provinces or countries where the Registrar may not be known at all. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will benefit from that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the user pays and the one that the Registrar charges for the domain registration.

Sell Domain Names On Behalf Of Your Own Brand

When you register with a domain reseller program, you will acquire a web site hosting CP where you can determine the prices for the different top-level domain names that the Registrar offers. Most firms also provide billing software and web site templates for your virtual store, and the automation of the whole procedure combined with the high demand for domains make the domain reseller industry so seductive. You will either receive a pre-built site and use the Registrar system to resell domains, or they will give you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can create your own personal website and form for placing orders. Traditionally, you have the opportunity to pick between the 2 options, so it all depends on how skilled you are in these things. As a domain reseller, you will do business under your very own brand name and not on behalf of the Registrar's brand.

Make Cash From Providing Web Hosting Accounts Too

A nice supplement to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting accounts too. Thereby, you can offer a package deal to persons who desire to establish their website and demand both a domain and a web site hosting package. A number of companies supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can run a Virtual Private Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain reseller account and free-of-cost invoice management software to bill your customers. You can then sell domain names and shared web hosting packages to clients, and since they offer many diverse domain extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to clients from all around the world.