Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-flourishing system that offers new opportunities to make money on the Web. One of these possibilities is to become a domain name reseller and offer domains to end users, generating revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. Thousands of domain names are registered every day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently active domain names, so this is an enlarging trading niche that you can become involved in.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain name is made of 2 entities - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we take domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the Top-Level Domain and "domain" is the second-level domain name.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic top-level domain names comprise the most widely used domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code top-level domain names consist of two-letter abbreviations that correspond to each country. Instances of country-code TLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each TLD, whether it is a generic TLD or a country-code Top-Level Domain, has a Registry - an institution that administers the registrations and sets the prerequisites that each particular Top-Level Domain may contain, like the duration of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar corporations operate under the Registry. These are the corporations that actually sell the domain name to customers and handle all domain records.

Gain Cash From Selling Domains

Plenty of Registrars have reseller programs that allow individuals to gain profit from selling domains to end clients. If you register with such a program, you can kickstart your very own personal e-business. Commonly, a domain name will be more inexpensive if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is purchased straight from the Registrar by an end customer. The cause is that resellers can reach more customers in regions or countries where the Registrar may not be known whatsoever. 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.

Trade TLDs Under Your Very Own Brand

When you sign up for a domain reseller program, you will get a webspace hosting CP where you can select the prices for the specific TLDs that the Registrar offers. Most firms also offer invoice software and templates for your virtual store, and the automation of the whole process coupled with the flourishing demand for domains render the domain name reseller industry so desirable. You will either acquire a ready-to-use site and avail of the Registrar system to sell domains, or they will give you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can build your own portal and order form. Typically, you have the opportunity to select between the two possibilities, so it all depends on how advanced you are in these matters. As a domain reseller, you will operate under your own personal trademark name and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Gain Revenue From Supplying Web Hosting Plans As Well

An adequate addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting plans as well. In this way, you can give a package deal to individuals who desire to establish their website and need both a domain name and a web site hosting package. A few companies have such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can buy a Virtual Private Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain reseller account and charge-free invoicing transaction software to charge your customers. You can then offer domains and shared web hosting packages to customers, and since they provide a lot of different domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain and hosting services to people from all around the globe.