Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-growing network that provides new opportunities to gain cash on the Web. One of these ways is to be a domain name reseller and sell domains to end customers, gaining profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each and every domain name. 1000's of domains are registered every day, and there are millions of currently active domain names, so this is an enlarging trading niche that you can be involved in.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains Names

A domain name comprises two entities - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we take domain.com, for example, ".com" is the top-level domain name and "domain" is the SLD.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The gTLDs include the most popular domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code Top-Level Domains contain two-letter abbreviations that stand for each country. Examples of country-code Top-Level Domains are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each top-level domain name, whether it is a generic or a country-code top-level domain name, has a Registry - an organization that handles the registrations and determines the requirements that each particular TLD may have, including the length of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar firms operate under the Registry. These are the corporations that actually offer the domain name to clients and manage all domain records.

Gain Revenue From Selling Domains

Plenty of Registrars have reseller programs that permit individuals to earn revenue from selling domain names to end users. If you subscribe to such a program, you can kickstart your own personal electronic business. Usually, a domain name will cost less if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is obtained directly from the Registrar by an end customer. The explanation is that resellers can contact more clients in regions or states where the Registrar may not be popular whatsoever. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will capitalize on that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar requires for the domain registration.

Resell Domains On Behalf Of Your Own Brand

When you subscribe to a domain reseller program, you will get a Control Panel where you can determine the prices for the different top-level domain names that the Registrar offers. Most companies also offer billing software and web design layouts for your online shop, and the automation of the whole procedure together with the huge demand for domain names make the domain reseller market so attractive. You will either acquire a ready-made website and avail of the Registrar platform to sell domains, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can set up your own web portal and order form. Traditionally, you have the option to choose between the 2 possibilities, so it all depends on how accomplished you are in these matters. As a domain name reseller, you will do business under your personal trademark name and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Make Cash From Promoting Web Page Hosting Plans As Well

A nice addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting services too. In this way, you can give a package deal to people who desire to set up their web portal and require both a domain and a site hosting package. Particular firms provide such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can buy a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain name reseller account and free-of-charge billing transaction software to bill your clients. You can then offer domain names and shared hosting accounts to customers, and since they provide many different domain name extensions, you will be able to offer domain name and hosting services to customers from all around the world.