Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-expanding community that provides new ways to gain cash on the Web. One of these ways is to become a domain name reseller and sell domain names to end customers, making revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each and every domain name. 1000's of domain names are registered each and every day, and there are millions of currently functioning domains, so this is a developing business niche that you can be involved in.

TLDs and SLDs

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

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The generic Top-Level Domains comprise the best known domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code TLDs comprise two-letter abbreviations that signify each country. Examples of country-code Top-Level Domains are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each top-level domain name, whether it is a generic Top-Level Domain or a country-code top-level domain name, has a Registry - an institution that tackles the registrations and sets the preconditions that each given TLD may have, like the length of the registration term or the citizenship of the registrant. A number of Registrar companies operate under the Registry. These are the companies that actually sell the domain name to clients and handle all DNS records.

Make Revenue From Selling Domains

Multiple Registrars have reseller programs that permit individuals to earn cash from offering domains to end clients. If you register with such a program, you can kick off your very own personal electronic business. As a rule, a domain name will be more inexpensive if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is obtained directly from the Registrar by an end client. The cause is that resellers can reach more persons in local communities or countries where the Registrar may not be famous whatsoever. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will cash in on that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the client pays and the one that the Registrar charges for the domain registration.

Resell TLDs On Behalf Of Your Own Personal Brand

When you register with a domain reseller program, you will have a hosting Control Panel where you can choose the prices for the separate Top-Level Domains that the Registrar provides. Most companies also provide billing transaction software and website themes for your web shop, and the automation of the whole process combined with the growing demand for domains render the domain name reseller market so seductive. You will either receive a ready-made site and avail of the Registrar platform to resell domain names, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can build your very own personal online portal and order form. Typically, you have the option to select between the 2 possibilities, so it all depends on how advanced you are in these affairs. As a domain name reseller, you will do business on behalf of your very own personal brand and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Gain Revenue From Trading Website Hosting Plans Too

An appropriate supplement to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting services as well. Thereby, you can give a package deal to customers who wish to make their website and need both a domain name and a webspace hosting plan. A number of firms have such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can order a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and free invoice management software to charge your clients. You can then sell Top-Level Domains and shared web hosting accounts to customers, and since they offer lots of diverse domain extensions, you will be able to offer domain and hosting services to individuals from all around the globe.