Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-developing system that offers new possibilities to make money on the Internet. One of these possibilities is to become a domain name reseller and sell domain names to end customers, gaining profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each domain name. 1000's of domain names are registered every day, and there are millions of presently functioning domains, so this is a growing trading niche that you can be involved in.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

A domain name comprises 2 components - a top-level domain name (TLD) and a second-level domain name (SLD). If we take domain.com, for example, ".com" is the top-level domain name and "domain" is the second-level domain name.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domain Names

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic TLDs include the most popular domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code top-level domain names consist of 2-character abbreviations that represent each country. Examples of ccTLDs 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 top-level domain name, has a Registry - an institution that administers the registrations and determines the requirements that each specific TLD may impose, among them the length of the registration term or the citizenship of the registrant. Certain Registrar corporations work under the Registry. These are the corporations that in fact offer the domain name to clients and handle all domain name records.

Make Cash From Selling Domains

A lot of Registrars have reseller programs that permit people to gain cash from offering domain names to end clients. If you subscribe to such a program, you can commence your very own personal web business. Generally, a domain name will be cheaper if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is obtained straight from the Registrar by an end user. The reason is that resellers can contact more people in areas or states where the Registrar may not be popular whatsoever. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will cash in on that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain name registration.

Offer Domains On Behalf Of Your Own Trademark Name

When you subscribe to a domain reseller program, you will get a web site hosting CP where you can fix the prices for the specific top-level domain names that the Registrar provides. Most companies also provide billing management software and web site themes for your virtual shop, and the automation of the entire process combined with the increasing demand for domains make the domain reseller market so tempting. You will either have a pre-developed site and utilize 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 portal and form for placing orders. Commonly, you have the option to choose between the 2 alternatives, so it all depends on how accomplished you are in these things. As a domain reseller, you will do business on behalf of your own personal brand and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Earn Cash From Promoting Web Site Hosting Packages Too

A good addition to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting accounts too. Thereby, you can give a package deal to individuals who desire to build their web page and need both a domain and a website hosting package. Some firms provide such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can manage a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain reseller account and charge-free billing transaction software to charge your clients. You can then offer TLDs and shared hosting accounts to customers, and since they provide lots of different domain extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to individuals from all around the globe.