How Reseller Hosting Functions
The Internet has become an indispensable fragment of our everyday life. Everyone wishes to launch their very own website, whether for amusement, for socialisation or commercial ends. The web hosting industry is flourishing. Why not take a chunk of the pie yourself?
What can you resell?
The majority of the corporations supply Linux-powered web hosting solutions. Linux is a multi-user OS, which is very suitable for both dedicated web hosting and shared hosting servers. The usual reseller hosting scheme that firms offer is the cPanel one, because the cPanel hosting Control Panel interface allows 3 access levels - root (meant for the web hosting distributor itself), reseller (that is where you come in) and user (for your customers). Although some do permit overselling, in the majority of the situations you are restricted by the web server storage space and web traffic quota limitations of your reseller hosting plan. It is like a sphere, which you fill up with tinier spheres - when you have filled it all up, you cannot add more.
Offer VPS hosting packages or dedicated hosting web server accounts
The majority of the web hosts offering VPS hosting packages and dedicated hosting do not really mind if you utilize the virtual web server or the dedicated server to resell website hosting accounts. If you opt to resell website hosting accounts using a dedicated server, you will have full control over the entire physical machine, the possibility to implement any configuration adjustments you prefer and the opportunity to keep an eye on all the customers hosted on it. The virtual web hosting servers offer comparable specs, but in most instances you cannot carry out any kernel modifications or modifications, which involve kernel module reconfiguration. The best CP software that allows you to resell web hosting accounts availing of your dedicated server or virtual private web server is, once again, cPanel, although you can also utilize DirectAdmin, depending on which web hosting CP software tool matches your expectations better.
What do you require to become a hosting reseller?
In order to be a hosting reseller and launch your reseller hosting business, you demand a website, an invoicing platform, a merchant account with an online payment processor such as PayPal, WorldPay, MoneyBookers, 2CheckOut, etc., and an SSL certificate to make sure that your clients' data is defended when they pay via your website when purchasing a web hosting service. Popular invoicing software platforms that you can make use of are WHMCS, AWBS and ClientExec. The guys at ResellersPanel, however, offer you a cost-free reseller hosting account with all that included in it - a ready-to-use web site, an invoicing system and even technical support for your customers. Their reseller hosting program is unique on the market, as they charge and support your clients on your behalf, and allow you to sell our services without the need to purchase anything in advance yourself. Moreover, they permit you to sell all their services - shared hosting services, virtual servers, semi-dedicated and dedicated hosting plans. You can offer all of these to your customers using a turn-key template. The profit you make is actually the difference between their wholesale price and the price you fix yourself, so all you need to do is be a decent marketing tactician and gain customers. If that is a bit too innovative for you, they still furnish shared cPanel reseller hosting plans, as most reseller hosting providers do, and you can always order a virtual private web hosting server or a dedicated web server and partition it into website hosting accounts, which you can promote yourself. The gifts coming with their cPanel reseller hosting plans will render your reseller life easier as well - they provide you with ClientExec in order to bill and support your clients, a selection of web page layouts and even a cost-free eNom reseller account. We have data center facilities in four countries - Australia, the United States of America and the United Kingdom. It is an excellent opportunity for you to expand your web hosting business on 3 continents. What more could you ask for?