Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-expanding community that generates new ways to gain money on the Internet. One of these opportunities is to be a domain name reseller and sell domains to end customers, generating profit from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each and every domain name. Thousands of domain names are registered each day, and there are 1 000 000's of presently functioning domain names, so this is an enlarging trading niche that you can be involved in.

TLDs and SLDs

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

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The Top-Level Domains can be generic or country code. The generic top-level domain names comprise the most popular domain name extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code TLDs contain two-character abbreviations that symbolize each country. Examples of ccTLDs are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each TLD, whether it is a generic TLD or a country-code TLD, has a Registry - an organization that is responsible for the registrations and determines the requirements that each concrete top-level domain name may entail, including the duration of the registration period or the residency of the registrant. A number of Registrar corporations operate under the Registry. These are the corporations that actually sell the domain name to clients and administer all DNS records.

Earn Money From Trading Domain Names

Lots of Registrars have reseller programs that allow individuals to gain profit from offering domains to end customers. If you register with such a program, you can establish your own e-business. Typically, a domain will be more inexpensive if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is purchased directly from the Registrar by an end user. The reason is that resellers can contact more customers in areas or countries where the Registrar may not be famous 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 customer pays and the one that the Registrar requires for the domain name registration.

Offer TLDs Under Your Very Own Trademark Name

When you register with a domain reseller program, you will get a web site hosting Control Panel where you can set the prices for the various top-level domain names that the Registrar offers. Most firms also offer invoicing transaction software and web site themes for your online storefront, and the automation of the entire process together with the great demand for domains render the domain name reseller industry so desirable. You will either receive a pre-made website and avail of the Registrar platform to sell domains, or they will offer you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can build your own personal web page and order form. Usually, you have the option to pick between the two alternatives, so it all depends on how proficient you are in these matters. As a domain reseller, you will sell on behalf of your own brand and not on behalf of the Registrar's brand.

Earn Cash From Promoting Web Site Hosting Accounts Too

A reasonable supplement to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting plans too. Thus, you can give a package deal to customers who wish to set up their website and require both a domain name and a website hosting plan. A number of firms supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can have a Virtual Private Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and cost-free invoice software to bill your customers. You can then sell domains and shared website hosting accounts to clients, and since they provide lots of diverse domain extensions, you will be able to provide domain name and hosting services to customers from all over the world.