| Reseller hosting account is a type of web hosting in which owner can use his / her allotted hard drive space capacity and bandwidth to use to host websites on behalf of third party. Reseller host purchases wholesale services and then sells them to customers for a profit. Hard drive and a certain portion of bandwidth are allocated to reseller account. Reseller may rent a dedicated server from a hosting company or resell shared hosting services. In the latter case, only the reseller with a Web hosting company he signed for a reseller account without renting a server disk space and bandwidth for their own customers is allowed to sell a certain amount. A typical web hosting reseller may be a web design firm, web developer or systems integrator who offers web hosting as added service. Also for reseller hosting entrepreneurs to start a company, the web hosting reseller is a cheap way from the web. Most reseller hosting plans allow their resellers to choose their own pricing structures for hosting reselling. In many cases, resellers through customized control panels and name servers are able to establish their own branding. |
| Reseller web hosting does not require extensive knowledge of the technical aspects of hosting. Typically, data center operators and network infrastructure hardware, and dedicated server owner configures, secures, is responsible for maintaining and updating the server. A reseller his / her own client base is responsible for interfacing with, but any hardware, software and connectivity problems were usually purchased from the reseller plans are forwarded to the server provider. To be a profitable reseller, company usually does extensive advertising to get customers involved. With the major hosts monthly fees only a few dollars a month, it is a low margin business, and resellers to large advertising budget to compete with established competitors should dedicate. However, web hosting is one of the largest online businesses, because every website has hosting needs. Resellers set up a web interface, "Control Panels", typically can manage client accounts and click through point. Well-known Control Panels List: * WHM/cPanel (Unix)(Windows version coming soon) * Plesk (Windows/Unix) * DirectAdmin * Webmin (Unix) * H-sphere (H-sphere) 1and 1 offers an affiliate program where you can promote their products on your web pages and earn up to $300 per sale. If you like to become an affiliate to the web hosting service 1and1, you have to have an account on 1and1. Click here to buy any of their web hosting services and become a member. Then start promoting their web based products and earn much revenue. |
