Domain reseller

The World Wide Web is an ever-expanding platform that provides new options to gain money online. One of these options is to be a domain reseller and sell domains to end clients, generating profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. Thousands of domains are registered each day, and there are 1 000 000's of presently functioning domain names, so this is a growing business niche that you can be involved in.

TLDs and SLDs

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

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic TLDs include the most widely used domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code TLDs are composed of two-letter abbreviations that signify each country. Examples of country-code top-level domain names are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each Top-Level Domain, whether it is a generic Top-Level Domain or a ccTLD, has a Registry - an institution that manages the registrations and sets the requirements that each specific Top-Level Domain may have, like the duration of the registration period or the citizenship of the registrant. A number of Registrar firms operate under the Registry. These are the corporations that actually offer the domain name to customers and manage all domain records.

Gain Money From Selling Domains

A lot of Registrars have reseller programs that enable individuals to earn cash from offering domains to end users. If you subscribe to such a program, you can kick off your very own Internet business. Usually, a domain will cost less if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is purchased directly from the Registrar by an end user. The explanation is that resellers can reach more persons in regions or states where the Registrar may not be popular at all. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will make a profit from that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the user pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain name registration.

Resell Top-Level Domains Under Your Very Own Brand

When you subscribe to a domain reseller program, you will acquire a Control Panel where you can settle the prices for the specific top-level domain names that the Registrar offers. Most companies also provide invoicing software and web page layouts for your virtual store, and the automation of the entire process coupled with the swelling demand for domains render the domain name reseller market so tempting. You will either get a pre-developed website and use the Registrar system to sell domains, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can set up your very own personal website and order form. Usually, you have the option to pick between the 2 options, so it all depends on how accomplished you are in these things. As a domain name reseller, you will work under your own trademark name and not under the Registrar's.

Gain Cash From Trading Website Hosting Services Too

A proper addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting packages as well. Thereby, you can give a package deal to people who wish to set up their web page and require both a domain name and a site hosting account. Some companies supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can run a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and free-of-charge billing management software to bill your customers. You can then offer domains and shared hosting packages to clients, and since they offer a lot of diverse domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to customers from all over the globe.