Domain reseller

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

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains Names

A domain is made of two parts - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a second-level domain name (SLD). If we take domain.com, for instance, ".com" is the top-level domain name and "domain" is the SLD.

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The gTLDs comprise the most famous domain extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code Top-Level Domains are composed of 2-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 top-level domain name or a country-code top-level domain name, has a Registry - an institution that deals with the registrations and sets the requirements that each specific TLD may entail, like the length of the registration period or the citizenship of the registrant. Certain Registrar companies work under the Registry. These are the corporations that actually sell the domain name to customers and administer all domain name resource records.

Make Cash From Reselling Domain Names

Many Registrars have reseller programs that allow people to gain profit from selling domains to end clients. If you subscribe to such a program, you can initiate your own personal web business. Generally, a domain name will be more inexpensive if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is bought directly from the Registrar by an end user. The explanation is that resellers can reach more people in regions or countries where the Registrar may not be popular whatsoever. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will capitalize on that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the user pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain name registration.

Sell Domain Names On Behalf Of Your Personal Brand

When you register with a domain reseller program, you will get a web page hosting CP where you can choose the prices for the specific TLDs that the Registrar provides. Most firms also offer invoicing software and web page templates for your web store, and the automation of the entire procedure together with the proliferating demand for domains render the domain reseller business so tempting. You will either have a turn-key site and use the Registrar system to resell domain names, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can make your own web portal and form for placing orders. Normally, you have the opportunity to choose between the two options, so it all depends on how accomplished you are in these affairs. As a domain reseller, you will work under your personal trademark name and not under the Registrar's brand.

Make Cash From Trading Web Page Hosting Services Too

A good addition to your domain name reseller business would be to sell web hosting plans too. In this way, you can offer a package deal to customers who want to make their website and require both a domain and a web site hosting account. Certain corporations provide such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can purchase a VPS or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain name reseller account and cost-free invoice management software to bill your customers. You can then offer domains and shared web hosting accounts to customers, and since they offer many different domain extensions, you will be able to offer domain name and hosting services to people from all over the world.