Domain reseller

The Internet is an ever-growing network that furnishes new options to gain cash online. One of them is to be a domain reseller and offer domain names to end users, earning revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. Thousands of domains are registered each day, and there are millions of currently functioning domain names, so this is a flowering business niche that you can become involved in.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain comprises two constituents - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we pick domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the second-level domain name.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domain Names

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic TLDs comprise the most common domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code top-level domain names contain 2-character abbreviations that represent each country. Examples of ccTLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each top-level domain name, whether it is a generic or a country-code TLD, has a Registry - an institution that deals with the registrations and determines the preconditions that each specific top-level domain name may have, among them the duration of the registration period or the residency of the registrant. A number of Registrar corporations work under the Registry. These are the firms that in fact offer the domain name to customers and administer all domain records.

Gain Money From Offering Domains

Many Registrars have reseller programs that enable individuals to make profit from selling domain names to end users. If you register with such a program, you can kickstart your very own personal Internet business. Generally, a domain will be more inexpensive if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is bought straight from the Registrar by an end customer. The cause is that resellers can reach more persons in provinces or countries where the Registrar may not be popular at all. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will cash in on that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the client pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain name registration.

Offer Domain Names On Behalf Of Your Very Own Brand Name

When you subscribe to a domain name reseller program, you will obtain a web space hosting CP where you can fix the prices for the different top-level domain names that the Registrar offers. Most corporations also offer invoice transaction software and website themes for your web store, and the automation of the entire procedure coupled with the vast demand for domains make the domain reseller industry so tempting. You will either acquire a ready-made site and make use of the Registrar platform to sell domain names, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can set up your own personal online portal and form for placing orders. Normally, you have the opportunity to choose between the two options, so it all depends on how skilled you are in these issues. As a domain name reseller, you will do business on behalf of your own personal brand name and not under the Registrar's.

Gain Revenue From Trading Hosting Packages As Well

A good addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting services as well. Thus, you can offer a package deal to customers who desire to run their web portal and need both a domain and a web hosting plan. Particular companies have such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can have a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain reseller account and free-of-charge invoice transaction software to bill your clients. You can then sell Top-Level Domains and shared web hosting plans to clients, and since they offer plenty of different domain extensions, you will be able to offer domain name and hosting services to persons from all around the world.