Domain name reseller

The Internet is an ever-increasing network that provides new possibilities to make cash on the Internet. One of these ways is to be a domain name reseller and sell domain names to end customers, gaining revenue from the difference between the wholesale and the retail cost of each domain name. Thousands of domains are registered every day, and there are 1 000 000's of presently active domains, so this is a growing business niche that you can be a part of.

Top-Level and Second-Level Domains Names

A domain is composed of 2 parts - a Top-Level Domain (TLD) and a Second-Level Domain (SLD). If we take domain.com, for example, ".com" is the TLD and "domain" is the Second-Level Domain.

Generic and Country-Code Top-Level Domains

The top-level domain names can be generic or country code. The gTLDs comprise the most conventional domain extensions such as .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .info, while the country-code TLDs are made of two-character abbreviations that symbolize each country. Instances of country-code top-level domain names are .ca, .me, .fr, .es, and so on. Each Top-Level Domain, whether it is a generic or a ccTLD, has a Registry - an institution that deals with the registrations and sets the prerequisites that each particular top-level domain name may contain, among them the length of the registration period or the residency of the registrant. A number of Registrar firms operate under the Registry. These are the companies that actually offer the domain name to clients and administer all domain resource records.

Make Cash From Reselling Domains

Lots of Registrars have reseller programs that permit people to make cash from selling domain names to end customers. If you subscribe to such a program, you can kick off your own Internet business. Usually, a domain will cost less if it is registered via a reseller rather than if it is bought straight from the Registrar by an end customer. The reason is that resellers can contact more individuals in local regions or states where the Registrar may not be famous at all. This means more sales for the Registrar, so both sides will capitalize on that. Your revenue will be the difference between the price that the customer pays and the one that the Registrar imposes for the domain registration.

Sell TLDs On Behalf Of Your Personal Trademark Name

When you subscribe to a domain name reseller program, you will have a web hosting CP where you can determine the prices for the specific top-level domain names that the Registrar provides. Most companies also offer invoice management software and skins for your online storefront, and the automation of the entire procedure combined with the large demand for domain names make the domain reseller business niche so tempting. You will either get a ready-made website and avail of the Registrar system to resell domain names, or they will give you access to their API (Application Programming Interface) so that you can make your very own personal online portal and form for placing orders. Commonly, you have the option to select between the two options, so it all depends on how practiced you are in these things. As a domain name reseller, you will do business under your personal trademark name and not on behalf of the Registrar's.

Earn Money From Promoting Web Hosting Accounts As Well

A good supplement to your domain reseller business would be to sell web hosting packages too. Thus, you can offer a package deal to persons who wish to build their web portal and need both a domain and a site hosting package. Some firms supply such options. With 'ResellersPanel', for instance, you can manage a Virtual Dedicated Server or a dedicated server, and they will also offer you a domain name reseller account and cost-free invoice transaction software to charge your clients. You can then offer TLDs and shared website hosting packages to customers, and since they offer lots of different domain name extensions, you will be able to provide domain and hosting services to people from all over the globe.