Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-enlarging network that generates new opportunities to gain cash on the Internet. One of these ways is to be a domain reseller and sell domain names to end clients, gaining profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. 1000's of domains are registered each day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently active domain names, so this is an increasing trading niche that you can be involved in.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain name involves two constituents - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we take domain.com, for example, ".com" is the top-level domain name and "domain" is the Second-Level Domain.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The generic Top-Level Domains comprise the best known domain extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code TLDs consist of 2-character abbreviations that denote each country. Examples of ccTLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each TLD, whether it is a generic or a country-code top-level domain name, has a Registry - an organization that manages the registrations and sets the prerequisites that each given TLD may involve, among them the length of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. A number of Registrar firms operate under the Registry. These are the firms that in fact sell the domain name to clients and manage all domain records.

Make Revenue From Selling Domains

A lot of Registrars have reseller programs that enable individuals to make cash from offering domain names to end clients. If you sign up for such a program, you can establish your very own personal online business. Regularly, 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 user. The explanation is that resellers can reach more customers in local districts or countries where the Registrar may not be known at all. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will profit from that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar charges for the domain registration.

Sell TLDs Under Your Own Brand Name

When you register with a domain name reseller program, you will obtain a web site hosting CP where you can fix the prices for the specific TLDs that the Registrar offers. Most companies also provide invoicing transaction software and web site skins for your virtual store, and the automation of the entire process coupled with the immense demand for domains render the domain reseller industry so tempting. You will either receive a pre-made site and avail of the Registrar system to resell domain names, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can make your own personal portal and form for placing orders. Generally, you have the option to select between the two possibilities, so it all revolves around how experienced you are in these affairs. As a domain name reseller, you will sell under your own trademark name and not under the Registrar's brand.

Make Cash From Promoting Hosting Accounts As Well

A logical addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting accounts too. Thereby, you can offer a package deal to clients who want to build their site and require both a domain name and a webspace hosting plan. Particular corporations provide such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can manage a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain reseller account and free invoicing transaction software to charge your customers. You can then offer TLDs and shared web hosting plans to customers, and since they offer many diverse domain name extensions, you will be able to offer domain and hosting services to people from all around the world.