Domain reseller

The Internet is an ever-growing system that supplies new ways to gain money on the Internet. One of these options is to become a domain name reseller and offer domains to end users, earning profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. Thousands of domain names are registered each and every day, and there are millions of currently active domains, so this is a flourishing trading niche that you can be engaged in.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain includes two constituents - 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 Second-Level Domain.

Generic and Country-Code TLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The generic Top-Level Domains comprise the most widely used domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code TLDs comprise 2-character abbreviations that represent 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 or a ccTLD, has a Registry - an organization that handles the registrations and sets the prerequisites that each specific TLD may impose, like the duration of the registration period or the citizenship of the registrant. Certain Registrar companies operate under the Registry. These are the companies that actually sell the domain name to clients and handle all domain name records.

Make Profit From Selling Domain Names

A lot of Registrars have reseller programs that allow individuals to earn revenue from selling domains to end users. If you sign up for such a program, you can kick off your own personal e-business. Commonly, a domain will cost less if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is purchased directly from the Registrar by an end customer. The reason is that resellers can reach more persons in regions or countries where the Registrar may not be known whatsoever. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will profit from that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the client pays and the one that the Registrar charges for the domain registration.

Sell Top-Level Domains Under Your Personal Trademark Name

When you register with a domain reseller program, you will get a web hosting CP where you can settle the prices for the various top-level domain names that the Registrar provides. Most companies also provide invoice software and web skins for your web store, and the automation of the whole procedure coupled with the large demand for domains make the domain reseller business so tempting. You will either acquire a pre-built website and utilize the Registrar system to resell domains, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can make your own web page and order form. Usually, you have the option to select between the 2 alternatives, so it all depends on how skilled you are in these issues. As a domain name reseller, you will operate on behalf of your very own personal brand and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Make Profit From Offering Website Hosting Solutions Too

An excellent addition to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting plans too. Thereby, you can give a package deal to customers who desire to have their website and need both a domain name and a web hosting package. A few firms offer such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can run a Virtual Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain reseller account and free-of-cost billing management software to bill your customers. You can then sell Top-Level Domains and shared website hosting accounts to customers, and since they offer a lot of different domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain and hosting services to individuals from all over the world.