A web hosting reseller program is a means for an individual or company to essentially start their own hosting service without the hefty start up costs that come with it, making it a popular activity for those looking to earn a little extra income. Reseller programs are offered by parent hosting providers, such as Digital Pacific, by offering a set allocation of resources to the reseller who is given the permission to sell it directly to customers of their own.
Unlike running a complete hosting service, the reselling of web hosting does not particularly require an extensive knowledge of hardware and software or most other technical aspects of the industry. In saying this, having that type of knowledge is a great asset when it comes to the dealing of customer sales, support and technical enquiries, a task that you will be required to practice.
How Does Reseller Web Hosting Work?
An individual looking to resell web hosting can sign up for a reseller account with Digital Pacific which is essentially a shared web hosting service with an increased number of resources such as bandwidth and storage, providing the requirements needed to support your own customers. Control panels known as cPanel and WHM (Web Hosting Manager) are included with the service and provide the means required to take full control over managing your own customers, services, billing, payments and support inquiries.
Upon signing up for a reseller web hosting account you’ll have the ability to create your own web hosting plans via WHM with control over choosing specific resource limits such as storage space and bandwidth along with the pricing and billing options applicable to these plans. Plans can be priced to your desires with the option of monthly, quarterly, annually, bi-annually and tri-annually with monetary values that you deem suitable.
Web hosting resellers need not worry about the management of business aspects such as hardware, software updates, security issues and networking as this is all handled by Digital Pacific engineers. The main responsibilities of a reseller is that of providing both sales and technical support to their own customers which is where having a solid knowledge of the web hosting industry comes in handy. Providing support to your own customers can be managed via multiple mediums including emails, phone calls or an online ticketing system which can be acquired as a commercial product or from one of the many open source providers. As a reseller it should be your prime goal to provide high quality customers support in a timely manner as a way of making your company stand out from the many other web hosting providers and resellers.
Who Uses Reseller Hosting Services?
The reselling of web hosting is an activity that can be taken on by any individual, or existing company, that is looking to create a web hosting company of their own, expand their current service offerings or wanting to simply offer web hosting services to their already existing customer base. There are many companies and professionals who generally tend to resell web hosting as a way of complimenting their existing services products, some of these include:
- Web Designers
- Web Developers
- Online Marketers
- Web Professionals
- IT Related Firms
The benefit of a reseller web hosting service for web developers and online related IT companies is that of being able to provide a relevant service to their existing customers which allows for customer retention.
Start Your Web Hosting Endeavour Today
Creating a web hosting company of your own is a simple as signing up for one of our many reseller plans, creating a website with the inclusion of your own web hosting packages and implementing some marketing campaigns to help spread the word. If you’re not sure about your capability to run your own web hosting company but would still love to earn a little additional income within the web hosting industry, you may prefer to take part in our affiliate program.
