Domain reseller

The Internet is an ever-developing platform that provides new possibilities to gain money online. One of these options is to be a domain name reseller and sell domain names to end users, generating revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each and every domain name. 1000's of domain names are registered every day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently functioning domains, so this is an expanding business niche that you can be a part of.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains Names

A domain name is composed of two pieces - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a second-level domain name (SLD). If we take domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the top-level domain name and "domain" is the second-level domain name.

Generic and Country-Code TLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The gTLDs include the most popular domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code TLDs consist of 2-letter abbreviations that symbolize each country. Instances of country-code top-level domain names are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each top-level domain name, whether it is a generic TLD or a ccTLD, has a Registry - an organization that deals with the registrations and determines the prerequisites that each specific top-level domain name may impose, such as the length of the registration period or the citizenship of the registrant. A number of Registrar firms operate under the Registry. These are the companies that in fact offer the domain name to customers and administer all DNS records.

Gain Cash From Selling Domain Names

Multiple Registrars have reseller programs that allow individuals to gain cash from offering domains to end clients. If you register with such a program, you can establish your own personal web business. As a rule, a domain name will cost less 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 contact more persons in regional districts or states where the Registrar may not be known whatsoever. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will make a profit from that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the user pays and the one that the Registrar charges for the domain name registration.

Offer Domain Names On Behalf Of Your Own Personal Trademark Name

When you subscribe to a domain reseller program, you will acquire a hosting Control Panel where you can fix the prices for the individual top-level domain names that the Registrar offers. Most corporations also offer invoicing transaction software and web site skins for your virtual store, and the automation of the whole process combined with the proliferating demand for domains make the domain name reseller industry so attractive. You will either acquire a pre-developed web site and utilize the Registrar platform to sell domain names, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can create your own website and form for placing orders. Traditionally, you have the opportunity to select between the 2 alternatives, so it all depends on how trained you are in these matters. As a domain reseller, you will sell under your personal trademark name and not under the Registrar's brand.

Earn Money From Providing Web Space Hosting Solutions As Well

A suitable addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting solutions as well. Thus, you can give a package deal to users who would like to create their web page and need both a domain and a hosting plan. Some firms furnish such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can manage a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and free invoice management software to charge your clients. You can then offer Top-Level Domains and shared hosting packages to clients, and since they provide lots of different domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to people from all around the globe.