Domain name reseller

The World Wide Web is an ever-flourishing platform that offers new options to gain money on the Internet. One of them is to be a domain name reseller and sell domains to end clients, earning revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each and every domain name. Thousands of domain names are registered each day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently active domains, so this is an increasing business niche that you can become involved in.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

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

Generic and Country-Code TLDs

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The gTLDs comprise the best known domain extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code Top-Level Domains contain two-character abbreviations that correspond to each country. Instances of country-code top-level domain names are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each TLD, whether it is a generic TLD or a country-code TLD, has a Registry - an organization that administers the registrations and sets the preconditions that each given TLD may have, like the length of the registration period or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar corporations work under the Registry. These are the corporations that in fact offer the domain name to clients and manage all DNS records.

Make Profit From Offering Domains

Plenty of Registrars have reseller programs that permit people to earn cash from selling domains to end customers. If you register with such a program, you can build your own personal online business. Typically, a domain will cost less if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is obtained straight from the Registrar by an end customer. The reason is that resellers can contact more people in local districts or states where the Registrar may not be famous whatsoever. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will cash in on that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar charges for the domain name registration.

Sell Top-Level Domains Under Your Personal Brand Name

When you subscribe to a domain name reseller program, you will receive a web site hosting CP where you can fix the prices for the various TLDs that the Registrar provides. Most firms also provide billing management software and website templates for your web storefront, and the automation of the whole process coupled with the increasing demand for domains render the domain reseller industry so tempting. You will either have a ready-for-use site and use the Registrar platform to resell domains, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can create your very own personal online portal and form for placing orders. Traditionally, you have the option to decide between the two alternatives, so it all revolves around how expert you are in these affairs. As a domain name reseller, you will do business under your own brand name and not under the Registrar's brand.

Gain Revenue From Reselling Hosting Solutions As Well

A relevant addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting plans too. Thus, you can give a package deal to users who desire to make their site and require both a domain and a hosting plan. Certain companies provide such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can have a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and free invoicing software to charge your customers. You can then offer top-level domain names and shared web hosting packages to customers, and since they provide plenty of different domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain and hosting services to individuals from all over the globe.