Domain name reseller

The World Wide Web is an ever-growing network that supplies new possibilities to earn money online. One of them is to become a domain reseller and sell domains to end clients, making profit 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 presently functioning domain names, so this is an expanding trading niche that you can become involved in.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain consists of 2 parts - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we take domain.com, for example, ".com" is the Top-Level Domain and "domain" is the SLD.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The generic top-level domain names include the most common domain extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the ccTLDs are composed of two-character abbreviations that correspond to each country. Examples of ccTLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each TLD, whether it is a generic TLD or a ccTLD, has a Registry - an institution that tackles the registrations and determines the prerequisites that each given TLD may impose, like the length of the registration period or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar companies work under the Registry. These are the firms that in fact sell the domain name to customers and manage all domain resource records.

Make Money From Reselling Domain Names

Many Registrars have reseller programs that permit people to make profit from offering domains to end clients. If you subscribe to such a program, you can launch your very own Internet business. Typically, a domain will be more inexpensive if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is obtained directly from the Registrar by an end user. The explanation is that resellers can reach more clients in provinces or countries where the Registrar may not be known whatsoever. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will benefit from that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar levies for the domain name registration.

Offer Domain Names On Behalf Of Your Own Brand

When you register with a domain reseller program, you will obtain a web site hosting CP where you can select the prices for the various TLDs that the Registrar offers. Most companies also offer invoice transaction software and site themes for your virtual shop, and the automation of the entire procedure combined with the great demand for domains render the domain reseller market niche so seductive. You will either acquire a pre-developed website and utilize 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 online portal and order form. Normally, you have the opportunity to choose between the 2 options, so it all revolves around how accomplished you are in these affairs. As a domain reseller, you will do business on behalf of your personal brand and not on behalf of the Registrar's brand.

Gain Money From Offering Web Page Hosting Accounts As Well

A proper addition to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting solutions as well. Thus, you can offer a package deal to people who desire to make their web page and require both a domain name and a hosting account. Some firms supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can manage a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain name reseller account and free invoicing transaction software to bill your clients. You can then sell domains and shared hosting plans to customers, and since they offer lots of different domain extensions, you will be able to provide domain and hosting services to clients from all around the world.