Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-growing community that generates new possibilities to earn cash on the Web. One of these options is to become a domain name reseller and offer domain names to end clients, gaining revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. Thousands of domains are registered each and every day, and there are millions of presently active domain names, so this is a thriving marketing niche that you can be a part of.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain name consists of 2 entities - a top-level domain name (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we take 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 generic Top-Level Domains include the most widespread domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the ccTLDs include 2-character abbreviations that denote 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 country-code Top-Level Domain, has a Registry - an institution that deals with the registrations and sets the prerequisites that each particular TLD may impose, like the length of the registration term or the citizenship of the registrant. Certain Registrar companies work under the Registry. These are the companies that actually offer the domain name to customers and handle all DNS records.

Make Profit From Trading Domain Names

Plenty of Registrars have reseller programs that enable individuals to make revenue from offering domain names to end customers. If you subscribe to such a program, you can kick off your own personal online business. Usually, a domain will be cheaper if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is bought straight from the Registrar by an end user. The reason is that resellers can contact more customers in local districts or states where the Registrar may not be famous whatsoever. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will earn a profit from that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the client pays and the one that the Registrar requires for the domain name registration.

Offer TLDs Under Your Own Brand

When you subscribe to a domain reseller program, you will receive a webspace hosting CP where you can determine the prices for the various top-level domain names that the Registrar provides. Most corporations also offer invoicing transaction software and web site layouts for your online shop, and the automation of the whole process together with the rising demand for domains render the domain name reseller market niche so desirable. You will either acquire a pre-made site and make use of the Registrar platform to resell domain names, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can build your very own personal site and order form. Usually, you have the option to pick between the two possibilities, so it all revolves around how experienced you are in these matters. As a domain reseller, you will sell under your personal brand and not under the Registrar's brand.

Earn Money From Supplying Web Page Hosting Plans Too

A suitable addition to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting solutions too. Thus, you can give a package deal to customers who desire to establish their site and demand both a domain and a web page hosting account. A number of companies have such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can buy a Virtual Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and free-of-charge billing management software to charge your customers. You can then offer TLDs and shared website hosting accounts to clients, and since they provide a lot of diverse domain extensions, you will be able to offer domain name and hosting services to individuals from all around the world.