Domain reseller

The Internet is an ever-enlarging community that furnishes new options to gain cash on the Web. One of these opportunities is to become a domain name reseller and offer domains to end users, earning profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each domain name. 1000's of domains are registered each and every day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently active domain names, so this is a flourishing business niche that you can become involved in.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain involves 2 components - 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 second-level domain name.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic TLDs comprise the most conventional domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the ccTLDs involve two-character abbreviations that stand for 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 name or a country-code one, has a Registry - an institution that is responsible for the registrations and sets the requirements that each specific TLD may contain, like the duration of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar companies operate under the Registry. These are the corporations that actually sell the domain name to clients and administer all DNS records.

Earn Cash From Offering 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 set up your own personal electronic business. Generally, a domain will be more inexpensive if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is purchased straight from the Registrar by an end user. The reason is that resellers can reach more users in local regions or states where the Registrar may not be popular whatsoever. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will capitalize on that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain registration.

Offer Top-Level Domains Under Your Own Trademark Name

When you register with a domain name reseller program, you will have a webspace hosting Control Panel where you can choose the prices for the individual Top-Level Domains that the Registrar offers. Most corporations also offer invoice software and website skins for your web storefront, and the automation of the whole procedure coupled with the expanding demand for domains render the domain reseller business niche so desirable. You will either get a turn-key website and make use of the Registrar system to resell domains, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can create your own portal and order form. Traditionally, you have the opportunity to choose between the 2 options, so it all revolves around how skilled you are in these affairs. As a domain name reseller, you will do business on behalf of your personal trademark name and not on behalf of the Registrar's brand.

Gain Profit From Supplying Website Hosting Solutions Too

A good addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting accounts as well. Thus, you can give a package deal to individuals who wish to establish their online portal and need both a domain name and a web hosting plan. Certain corporations offer such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can purchase a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain reseller account and free-of-cost invoice management software to bill your customers. You can then sell top-level domain names and shared website hosting plans to clients, and since they offer many different domain name extensions, you will be able to offer domain and hosting services to users from all around the globe.