Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-growing network that delivers new opportunities to make money on the Web. One of these opportunities is to be a domain reseller and offer domain names to end customers, gaining revenue 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 millions of presently functioning domains, so this is a blooming trading niche that you can be a part of.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain involves 2 entities - a top-level domain name (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we pick domain.com, for example, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the Second-Level Domain.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic top-level domain names comprise the most widely used domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code Top-Level Domains are made of 2-character abbreviations that represent each country. Instances of country-code Top-Level Domains are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each Top-Level Domain, whether it is a generic Top-Level Domain or a country-code top-level domain name, has a Registry - an organization that handles the registrations and sets the preconditions that each given TLD may involve, including the duration of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar firms operate under the Registry. These are the companies that actually sell the domain name to clients and handle all DNS records.

Make Revenue From Offering Domain Names

Numerous Registrars have reseller programs that allow people to gain revenue from offering domain names to end customers. If you subscribe to such a program, you can kick off your own e-business. As a rule, a domain name will be cheaper if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is purchased directly from the Registrar by an end client. The cause is that resellers can reach more persons in local communities or countries where the Registrar may not be popular at all. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will earn a profit from that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the client pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain registration.

Offer Domain Names On Behalf Of Your Own Brand Name

When you sign up for a domain name reseller program, you will get a web hosting CP where you can select the prices for the different TLDs that the Registrar provides. Most firms also provide invoice management software and design templates for your virtual shop, and the automation of the whole procedure together with the towering demand for domains make the domain reseller market so attractive. You will either acquire a ready-made website and use the Registrar platform to sell domains, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can create your own personal web portal and form for placing orders. Usually, you have the option to pick between the 2 options, so it all revolves around how advanced you are in these matters. As a domain name reseller, you will do business under your personal brand and not under the Registrar's brand.

Earn Revenue From Supplying Web Space Hosting Services As Well

A logical supplement to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting packages too. In this way, you can offer a package deal to customers who desire to develop their web site and need both a domain name and a web space hosting plan. A number of firms offer such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can buy a Virtual Server or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain reseller account and cost-free invoicing software to charge your customers. You can then offer domain names and shared hosting accounts to customers, and since they offer lots of different domain name extensions, you will be able to offer domain and hosting services to persons from all over the globe.