Domain name reseller

The World Wide Web is an ever-enlarging network that delivers new options to make money online. One of these options is to be a domain name reseller and sell domain names to end clients, generating profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. 1000's of domain names are registered each day, and there are 1 000 000's of currently functioning domains, so this is a growing marketing niche that you can be involved in.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain name is composed of two components - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a second-level domain name (SLD). If we pick domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the SLD.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic Top-Level Domains include the best known domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the country-code Top-Level Domains are composed of two-letter abbreviations that signify 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 TLD or a country-code TLD, has a Registry - an institution that is responsible for the registrations and sets the requirements that each given Top-Level Domain may include, such as the duration of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. Certain Registrar corporations operate under the Registry. These are the companies that in fact offer the domain name to clients and administer all DNS resource records.

Make Cash From Selling Domain Names

A lot of Registrars have reseller programs that permit people to make cash from selling domain names to end users. If you register with such a program, you can set up your own electronic business. Normally, a domain will cost less if it is registered through a reseller rather than if it is purchased straight from the Registrar by an end customer. The reason is that resellers can reach more people in regions or states where the Registrar may not be known whatsoever. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both parties will take advantage of that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar levies for the domain registration.

Sell Top-Level Domains On Behalf Of Your Very Own Trademark Name

When you subscribe to a domain reseller program, you will get a Control Panel where you can set the prices for the separate TLDs that the Registrar provides. Most companies also offer invoice software and web design skins for your web storefront, and the automation of the whole process together with the proliferating demand for domain names make the domain name reseller business so desirable. You will either receive a turn-key web site and make use of the Registrar platform to resell domains, or they will give you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can set up your own web page and form for placing orders. Commonly, you have the option to pick between the 2 options, so it all depends on how skilled you are in these issues. As a domain reseller, you will work under your personal trademark name and not under the Registrar's.

Make Profit From Supplying Website Hosting Plans Too

A reasonable supplement to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting packages as well. In this way, you can offer a package deal to individuals who would like to have their site and require both a domain and a site hosting plan. Particular companies supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can order a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain reseller account and free-of-charge billing software to bill your customers. You can then sell Top-Level Domains and shared web hosting accounts to clients, and since they provide many diverse domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to people from all over the globe.