Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-growing network that offers new possibilities to earn cash on the Internet. One of these opportunities is to be a domain reseller and sell domain names to end clients, making profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each and every domain name. Thousands of domains are registered each day, and there are 1 000 000's of presently active domain names, so this is an increasing marketing niche that you can become a part of.

TLDs and SLDs

A domain contains 2 components - a top-level domain name (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we take domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the Second-Level Domain.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic top-level domain names include the most famous domain name extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, whereas the ccTLDs are made of two-character abbreviations that correspond to each country. Instances of country-code TLDs 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 manages the registrations and determines the prerequisites that each given TLD may contain, among them the length of the registration term or the citizenship of the registrant. A number of Registrar corporations work under the Registry. These are the companies that in fact offer the domain name to customers and administer all domain resource records.

Make Profit From Reselling Domains

Lots of Registrars have reseller programs that enable individuals to gain revenue from selling domains to end users. If you register with such a program, you can establish your very own online business. Regularly, a domain name will cost less if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is purchased straight from the Registrar by an end customer. The reason is that resellers can contact more customers in regions or countries where the Registrar may not be known at all. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will earn a profit from that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar requires for the domain registration.

Resell Top-Level Domain Names On Behalf Of Your Own Trademark Name

When you sign up for a domain reseller program, you will have a Control Panel where you can settle the prices for the specific TLDs that the Registrar offers. Most companies also offer invoice transaction software and web themes for your virtual store, and the automation of the whole process together with the high demand for domains render the domain reseller business so seductive. You will either get a ready-to-use web site and make use of the Registrar platform to resell domains, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can set up your very own personal online portal and order form. Usually, you have the option to select between the two options, so it all depends on how skilled you are in these issues. As a domain reseller, you will sell on behalf of your very own personal brand name and not on behalf of the Registrar's brand.

Earn Cash From Offering Site Hosting Solutions As Well

A nice addition to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting accounts as well. Thus, you can offer a package deal to users who wish to launch their web portal and require both a domain name and a website hosting package. Some firms have such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can run a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain reseller account and charge-free invoice software to charge your clients. You can then sell Top-Level Domains and shared website hosting packages to clients, and since they offer a lot of different domain extensions, you will be able to offer domain name and hosting services to persons from all around the world.