Reseller Web Site Hosting
A Web Hosting Article Contributed by Frances Rhea
Web Site Hosting for Resellers
If you know a lot about web site design and hosting, this type of plan can benefit you. Although this is not one of the main types of hosting offered, it is becoming more and more popular. Essentially it is similar to becoming an affiliate of a web site hosting company. The difference is that you receive discounts in various ways for providing more people use of their servers.
What Reseller Web Site Hosting Offers
These accounts that you are have available to resell are on virtual, also known as a shared, server. Discounts are applied in varying ways depending on the original web host. Some companies will charge you in the beginning for a reseller account. This allows you to sell space however you choose. Others give you a discounted price for each standard plan they offer that you sell.
Most of the time, you will be required to manage the accounts that you sell. Other times you sell a whole hosting package that has a control panel for the user to control the web site hosting themselves.
What to Expect from Reseller Web Site Hosting
Be aware that many web hosting companies are reselling web space. As with selling anything, you should know that you are in competition.
It is necessary for you to understand that the maintenance of the servers is beyond the control of a reseller. Make it a point to check if the company or person that provides your reseller account is a reseller themselves. It is important to know who is responsible if anything goes wrong. You might want to choose to go with a hosting company that actually hosts their own servers instead of a reseller selling to another reseller (you)! Besides you would get more storage space and probably more tools available for you to sell.
A Reseller account can also provide a great alternative for anyone with more than one web site especially if you cannot afford or have the expertise for a dedicated server of your own.
The Reseller web hosting account can also be a valuable alternative to a web designer. By providing the additional service of hosting the web site they create for profit, they create an additional stream of income. By forming a partnership with a web hosting company and reselling its services, the web site designer is able to provide web hosting services without paying for any of the other expenses that burden a web hosting company. The web designer also earns increased revenue from the markup on the web hosting, and offer his clients more competitive, more appealing web development services.
An important similarity among resellers is the targeting of a local market. When working locally, a reseller might be able to capitalize on their existing client base, and their social and professional connections. They usually have a low level of competition and can provide cheap advertising opportunities for the companies they represent when hosting web sites.
