Reseller Hosting Guide And Tips

Reseller Hosting Guide And Tips

When a web host allows a customer to re-sell account resources to other customers, it's known as reseller hosting. The concept is simple enough, and all that needs to be done is to buy at a wholesale rate from the host and sell in smaller packages at a retail price. Specifically speaking, the host provides a large amount of space, bandwidth and other resources to the customer, who can then sell packages with limited space and bandwidth to other customers.

This type of resale transaction is extremely useful for new startups looking to break into the web hosting business. They don't have to set up the infrastructure and can simply rent bulk space on servers maintained by another established web host. This established web host provides the customer support too, so the only thing required of the new startup is to find customers and sell packages.

So the important thing here is to find reliable reseller hosting providers. It's a lot more important because this is not just the usual host to single customer relationship. If the host who owns the server screws up, then the one who resold the packages will be held to account by all the customers.

Before signing up, check review sites and forums to get a handle on the web host's reputation. If necessary, also talk to existing customers. Resellers also need to consider what kind of facilities the host is offering, such as the type of control panel to manage customer accounts.

Find out the type of control panel offered (it can be Plesk, cPanel, Helm, etc.). Don't forget to find out how many customer accounts the host will allow on this control panel (it is also generally unlimited). Check on any space/bandwidth limitations (should be unlimited) and make sure the host provides a billing system that can be used to charge customers.

There are many other things which customers will need, including databases, email accounts, name servers, domains and sub-domains, web design tools, etc. All this has to be provided by the host and offered in resale packages to customers. The bottomline is that a host has to allow and facilitate resale of everything that a hosting customer could possibly need.

Note that this type of arrangement is not meant only for B2B transactions between web hosts. It can also be used by individuals and companies who need unlimited space and bandwidth and other resources, but don't want to bear the entire cost of a dedicated server. For such customers, reseller hosting offers a neat way to get what they want and then pass the cost on to other customers.


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