Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-expanding community that provides new possibilities to make cash online. One of them is to be a domain name reseller and sell domains to end customers, making revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each and every domain name. Thousands of domain names are registered every day, and there are millions of currently functioning domain names, so this is a flowering business niche that you can be a part of.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain is composed of 2 entities - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a second-level domain name (SLD). If we pick domain.com, for example, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the SLD.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The top-level domain names can be generic or country code. The generic Top-Level Domains comprise the most conventional domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code top-level domain names include two-letter abbreviations that represent each country. Examples of country-code TLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each Top-Level Domain, whether it is a generic Top-Level Domain or a country-code TLD, has a Registry - an organization that is responsible for the registrations and sets the preconditions that each given Top-Level Domain may entail, like the duration of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. A number of Registrar firms work under the Registry. These are the corporations that in fact sell the domain name to customers and manage all domain resource records.

Make Profit From Reselling Domain Names

Many Registrars have reseller programs that enable individuals to earn cash from offering domains to end clients. If you register with such a program, you can begin your own web business. Typically, a domain name will be cheaper if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is obtained straight from the Registrar by an end customer. The explanation is that resellers can contact more clients in regional districts or countries where the Registrar may not be famous whatsoever. This implies 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 customer pays and the one that the Registrar charges for the domain registration.

Sell Top-Level Domain Names On Behalf Of Your Own Brand

When you sign up for a domain name reseller program, you will get a hosting Control Panel where you can choose the prices for the specific Top-Level Domains that the Registrar offers. Most firms also offer invoicing transaction software and web design templates for your web store, and the automation of the entire procedure coupled with the swelling demand for domain names render the domain name reseller industry so tempting. You will either get a ready-to-use web site and use 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 online portal and form for placing orders. Generally, you have the opportunity to select between the two possibilities, so it all depends on how proficient you are in these issues. As a domain reseller, you will work under your own personal brand name and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Gain Revenue From Trading Web Site Hosting Solutions As Well

A sensible supplement to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting services too. Thereby, you can offer a package deal to people who desire to build their web page and need both a domain and a site hosting plan. A number of corporations provide such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can manage a Virtual Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain reseller account and free-of-charge invoice management software to charge your customers. You can then offer top-level domain names and shared website hosting packages to clients, and since they provide plenty of different domain extensions, you will be able to provide domain and hosting services to people from all over the world.