Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-increasing platform that provides new ways to earn cash on the Web. One of these ways is to become a domain name reseller and offer domain names to end clients, generating profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. Thousands of domain names are registered each and every day, and there are millions of presently functioning domain names, so this is a flowering trading niche that you can be engaged in.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain comprises two parts - 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 SLD.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The generic top-level domain names comprise the most common domain extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code top-level domain names are composed of two-letter abbreviations that represent 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 gTLD or a country-code Top-Level Domain, has a Registry - an organization that tackles the registrations and determines the requirements that each concrete Top-Level Domain may involve, such as the length of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar corporations work under the Registry. These are the corporations that in fact sell the domain name to clients and manage all domain records.

Gain Money From Offering Domains

Lots of Registrars have reseller programs that permit individuals to gain profit from offering domains to end users. If you subscribe to such a program, you can establish your own personal Internet business. Typically, a domain will be cheaper if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is purchased straight from the Registrar by an end client. The explanation is that resellers can reach more individuals in regions or countries where the Registrar may not be famous whatsoever. This implies 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 levies for the domain name registration.

Resell TLDs Under Your Very Own Brand

When you register with a domain name reseller program, you will acquire a webspace hosting CP where you can set the prices for the individual top-level domain names that the Registrar provides. Most firms also offer billing management software and web skins for your virtual shop, and the automation of the whole procedure together with the expanding demand for domain names render the domain name reseller industry so tempting. You will either receive a ready-to-use website and avail of the Registrar system to resell domain names, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can build your own personal web portal and order form. Normally, you have the option to select between the 2 alternatives, so it all revolves around how advanced you are in these matters. As a domain name reseller, you will sell under your very own personal brand name and not under the Registrar's brand.

Gain Money From Selling Web Site Hosting Services As Well

A logical supplement to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting packages as well. Thereby, you can give a package deal to people who would like to establish their website and need both a domain and a hosting account. A number of companies offer such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can manage a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain reseller account and charge-free invoicing transaction software to charge your clients. You can then sell domains and shared website hosting plans to customers, and since they provide many diverse domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain and hosting services to individuals from all around the world.