Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-enlarging community that offers new options to earn cash online. One of these possibilities is to be a domain reseller and offer domains to end clients, earning profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each and every domain name. Thousands of domain names are registered each and every day, and there are 1 000 000's of presently active domain names, so this is a thriving business niche that you can become a part of.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains Names

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

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The generic TLDs include the most popular domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code top-level domain names involve two-letter abbreviations that signify each country. Examples of ccTLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each top-level domain name, whether it is a generic TLD or a country-code one, has a Registry - an institution that deals with the registrations and determines the requirements that each given TLD may entail, such as the duration of the registration period or the citizenship of the registrant. A number of Registrar firms work under the Registry. These are the companies that actually sell the domain name to clients and handle all domain name records.

Earn Cash From Reselling Domain Names

A lot of Registrars have reseller programs that enable people to gain revenue from selling domain names to end users. If you register with such a program, you can kick off your very own personal online business. Regularly, a domain name will be cheaper if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is obtained straight from the Registrar by an end customer. The reason is that resellers can reach more users in provinces or countries where the Registrar may not be famous whatsoever. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will capitalize on that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the client pays and the one that the Registrar requires for the domain registration.

Resell TLDs Under Your Own Brand Name

When you subscribe to a domain reseller program, you will have a site hosting CP where you can fix the prices for the different TLDs that the Registrar provides. Most companies also offer invoice transaction software and web site skins for your virtual storefront, and the automation of the whole process together with the enormous demand for domains make the domain name reseller market so seductive. You will either acquire a turn-key web site and avail of the Registrar system to sell domains, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can set up your own portal and order form. Generally, you have the opportunity to decide between the 2 possibilities, so it all revolves around how experienced you are in these issues. As a domain name reseller, you will do business under your own personal trademark name and not under the Registrar's brand.

Gain Money From Trading Webspace Hosting Solutions As Well

A suitable addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting solutions too. Thus, you can offer a package deal to customers who want to develop their web portal and demand both a domain name and a hosting account. Some companies supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can purchase a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain name reseller account and charge-free invoicing software to bill your customers. You can then sell domains and shared website hosting accounts to clients, and since they offer a lot of different domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to customers from all over the world.