Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-growing platform that supplies new possibilities to gain cash on the Web. One of these ways is to become a domain reseller and sell domains to end users, generating revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each and every domain name. Thousands of domain names are registered every day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently functioning domains, so this is a growing marketing niche that you can be a part of.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain is made of two parts - 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.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domain Names

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The gTLDs comprise the most conventional domain name extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the ccTLDs comprise 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, whether it is a generic top-level domain name or a country-code TLD, has a Registry - an institution that deals with the registrations and sets the requirements that each particular Top-Level Domain may have, among them the duration of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar corporations operate under the Registry. These are the firms that actually offer the domain name to clients and manage all domain records.

Gain Cash From Offering Domains

Plenty of Registrars have reseller programs that permit individuals to gain revenue from selling domain names to end customers. If you register with such a program, you can set up your very own web business. As a rule, a domain will cost less if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is obtained directly from the Registrar by an end client. The cause is that resellers can contact more persons in areas or states where the Registrar may not be popular whatsoever. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will take advantage of that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the client pays and the one that the Registrar levies for the domain registration.

Sell Domains On Behalf Of Your Personal Brand Name

When you sign up for a domain reseller program, you will get a site hosting CP where you can set the prices for the different TLDs that the Registrar offers. Most companies also offer invoice software and web page skins for your web shop, and the automation of the entire procedure combined with the towering demand for domains make the domain reseller market niche so tempting. You will either obtain a turn-key site and avail of the Registrar system to resell domains, or they will give you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can build your own web page and order form. Usually, you have the opportunity to choose between the 2 options, so it all revolves around how experienced you are in these things. As a domain reseller, you will operate under your own personal brand and not under the Registrar's.

Earn Money From Providing Web Site Hosting Services As Well

A logical supplement to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting plans too. Thereby, you can give a package deal to persons who would like to establish their web site and require both a domain name and a webspace hosting plan. Certain companies supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can order a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain reseller account and free-of-cost invoice management software to bill your clients. You can then offer domains and shared hosting plans to clients, and since they provide lots of different domain extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to clients from all over the world.