Domain reseller

The Internet is an ever-expanding community that provides new possibilities to make money online. One of these opportunities is to become a domain reseller and sell domains to end customers, making revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail price of each domain name. Thousands of domains are registered every day, and there are 1 000 000's of presently functioning domain names, so this is an expanding trading niche that you can be a part of.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains

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

gTLDs and ccTLDs

The TLDs can be generic or country code. The gTLDs include the most widely used domain extensions like .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the ccTLDs consist of 2-letter abbreviations that stand for each country. Instances of country-code top-level domain names are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each TLD, whether it is a generic Top-Level Domain or a country-code top-level domain name, has a Registry - an institution that manages the registrations and determines the prerequisites that each concrete Top-Level Domain may entail, among them the length of the registration term or the residency of the registrant. A number of Registrar firms operate under the Registry. These are the companies that actually sell the domain name to customers and manage all DNS records.

Make Revenue From Reselling Domains

A lot of Registrars have reseller programs that enable people to gain profit from offering domains to end users. If you sign up for such a program, you can start your very own electronic business. Usually, a domain name will cost less if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is obtained straight from the Registrar by an end client. The explanation is that resellers can reach more people in local communities or countries where the Registrar may not be known whatsoever. This implies more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will benefit from that. Your profit will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain registration.

Trade Top-Level Domains Under Your Very Own Personal Brand Name

When you register with a domain name reseller program, you will have a site hosting Control Panel where you can select the prices for the various Top-Level Domains that the Registrar provides. Most companies also offer invoice management software and templates for your virtual storefront, and the automation of the whole process coupled with the considerable demand for domains make the domain reseller market so seductive. You will either have a pre-developed web site and utilize the Registrar platform to sell domains, or they will grant you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can create your own personal site and order form. Usually, you have the opportunity to choose between the two alternatives, so it all depends on how experienced you are in these matters. As a domain name reseller, you will do business under your own personal brand and not on behalf of the Registrar's brand.

Gain Revenue From Promoting Web Hosting Services As Well

An excellent supplement to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting solutions as well. In this way, you can offer a package deal to people who wish to set up their web portal and demand both a domain name and a website hosting plan. A few firms furnish such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for example, you can manage a Virtual Server or a dedicated server, and they will also give you a domain reseller account and free-of-cost invoice software to charge your clients. You can then sell top-level domain names and shared hosting accounts to clients, and since they offer lots of different domain extensions, you will be able to offer domain name and hosting services to clients from all over the globe.