Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-expanding network that generates new possibilities to gain cash online. One of these opportunities is to be a domain reseller and offer domain names to end users, gaining profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each domain name. 1000's of domain names are registered each day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently active domain names, so this is a growing marketing niche that you can be engaged in.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain name contains two pieces - a top-level domain name (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we take domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the Top-Level Domain and "domain" is the SLD.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic Top-Level Domains include the most widely used domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code Top-Level Domains are made of 2-character abbreviations that denote each country. Instances of country-code top-level domain names are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each TLD, whether it is a generic or a ccTLD, has a Registry - an institution that is responsible for the registrations and sets the requirements that each given Top-Level Domain may contain, including the duration of the registration period or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar corporations operate under the Registry. These are the companies that in fact sell the domain name to clients and handle all domain name resource records.

Make Money From Offering Domain Names

Plenty of Registrars have reseller programs that allow individuals to earn cash from selling domains to end clients. If you register with such a program, you can start your very own Internet business. Normally, a domain will cost less if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is bought straight from the Registrar by an end user. The cause is that resellers can reach more persons in local communities or countries where the Registrar may not be known at all. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will profit from that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the client pays and the one that the Registrar charges for the domain name registration.

Offer Domain Names Under Your Own Brand

When you subscribe to a domain name reseller program, you will obtain a webspace hosting CP where you can set the prices for the specific Top-Level Domains that the Registrar offers. Most corporations also offer invoicing transaction software and design templates for your virtual store, and the automation of the whole procedure combined with the rising demand for domains make the domain name reseller business so seductive. You will either receive a pre-built site and utilize the Registrar platform to resell domain names, or they will give you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can make your own web site and order form. Normally, you have the opportunity to decide between the two possibilities, so it all depends on how skillful you are in these matters. As a domain name reseller, you will work on behalf of your very own personal brand and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Earn Money From Supplying Hosting Services Too

An appropriate supplement to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting accounts too. Thus, you can offer a package deal to people who desire to launch their online portal and demand both a domain and a website hosting account. A number of corporations supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can purchase a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and cost-free billing transaction software to charge your clients. You can then sell TLDs and shared web hosting plans to clients, and since they provide plenty of different domain extensions, you will be able to offer domain name and hosting services to users from all around the globe.