Domain name reseller

The World Wide Web is an ever-enlarging system that supplies new possibilities to gain money online. One of these ways is to become a domain reseller and sell domain names to end users, making profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each and every domain name. 1000's of domain names are registered every day, and there are millions of currently active domains, so this is an increasing trading niche that you can be a part of.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain name is made of 2 pieces - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a second-level domain name (SLD). If we pick domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the Top-Level Domain and "domain" is the Second-Level Domain.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The gTLDs comprise the most common domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code TLDs are composed of two-letter abbreviations that denote each country. Examples of country-code TLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each top-level domain name, whether it is a generic TLD or a country-code top-level domain name, has a Registry - an organization that manages the registrations and determines the requirements that each given top-level domain name may contain, among them the length of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. A number of Registrar corporations operate under the Registry. These are the companies that in fact sell the domain name to customers and handle all domain name resource records.

Gain Money From Offering Domain Names

Plenty of Registrars have reseller programs that permit people to gain cash from selling domains to end users. If you sign up for such a program, you can establish your very own online business. Normally, a domain will cost less if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is purchased straight from the Registrar by an end client. The cause is that resellers can reach more customers in local communities or states where the Registrar may not be popular whatsoever. 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 customer pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain name registration.

Offer TLDs On Behalf Of Your Own Brand

When you subscribe to a domain name reseller program, you will have a site hosting CP where you can settle the prices for the individual Top-Level Domains that the Registrar provides. Most companies also provide billing transaction software and site skins for your web storefront, and the automation of the whole procedure coupled with the significant demand for domains render the domain name reseller business so attractive. You will either obtain a ready-made site and make use of the Registrar platform to sell domain names, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can make your very own personal online portal and form for placing orders. Generally, you have the opportunity to decide between the 2 options, so it all depends on how proficient you are in these things. As a domain reseller, you will sell under your own trademark name and not on behalf of the Registrar's brand.

Earn Profit From Selling Web Space Hosting Accounts As Well

A good addition to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting plans as well. Thus, you can offer a package deal to users who want to manage their web page and demand both a domain name and a webspace hosting account. Certain companies supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can run a Virtual Private Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and charge-free billing management software to charge your customers. You can then sell domain names and shared web hosting packages to clients, and since they provide plenty of diverse domain extensions, you will be able to offer domain and hosting services to persons from all around the globe.