Previously, we already covered the topic of how to plan your web hosting business, but you might be wondering what is reseller hosting.
The word “re” and “selling” means that you sell (what one has purchased) to a third party. In short, reseller hosting enables people or businesses to rebrand and resell hosting services under their brand name.
Imagine this; you’re going to a company that sells cakes under the name A., you buy their cake and name it B with the decoration and price different. It's similar to being a reseller hosting! Because the company that sold you the cake sells to a lot of different resellers like you, the cake is ‘whitelabel’ so doesn’t contain any of their branding. And you can add your decorations to the cake yourself to make it more unique.
Reseller accounts are usually less than $100 per month and give you access to a managed environment that is ready to go when it comes to selling hosting to end users. Setup is typically instantaneous and there are no capital requirements.
Additional features offered by providers include:
- Software installers
- White-label nameservers
- Backups
- DNS services, and more.
Most importantly, the service is exactly as good as that of the provider because this is a resold version of the systems the provider uses.
Support is a web hosting provider's other major expense. Running a round-the-clock support operation can be expensive, requiring a minimum of 12 employees. The quality of service, or the ability for a customer to call and speak with the same person or someone who can easily solve their problems, is what a smaller provider can offer over a larger one. We will talk about this in more detail.
Benefits of Reseller Hosting
As you decide to be reseller hosting, of course, you'll be thinking about the benefits of it. Here we compile the benefits of being a reseller hosting. Check this out:
1. No High Cost, Low Expense: Anyone can start providing web hosting right away because it is very inexpensive to become a reseller host (as we will cover in this series). Support is the other major expense of reseller hosting; running a round-the-clock support desk can be unaffordable. The quality of service, or the ability for a customer to call and speak with the same person or someone who can easily solve their problems, is what a smaller provider can offer over a larger one.
2. Increase Your Earnings: You can sell other things to add value like website builders, WordPress maintenance, website design, and domain names.
3. User-Friendly Access: The control panel is usually user-friendly so you do not need to have any technical expertise to run the reseller hosting.
4. Flexible: You can change the price based on client or customer needs. You can also usually change package limits.
How to Choose The Right Host for Your Hosting Reseller?
Research and comparison are the key to choosing the right web hosting company for your reseller hosting business. Let’s explore some of the things you need to know in how to choose the right web hosting company:
1. Company Reputation
What is their reputation? Do research on web hosting providers that align with your business, you can consider them based on their reputation, reliability, pricing, and customer service.
2. Control Panel
What control panel do they use? There are tons of control panels out there you can decide to use in your business such as Cpanel, Plesk, Enhance and many more.
3. Servers Location
Where are the servers located? The physical location of the server is known as the server location. Every server is situated in a data center, which is a building that houses all of the other parts in addition to the servers. If your customers are mostly based in Asia, you should use servers that are in Asia. If your customers are in the USA, then you should choose servers in North America.
4. Support
Can you get support from your reseller provider if you get questions from your own clients? You may need to rely on them for help if there are things you cannot answer.
5. Number of Websites We Can Host
How many websites can you host with them and with what resources? This refers to the capacity of specification offered by the web hosting provider.
6. White-Label Nameservers
Can you create white-label nameservers? You can "white-label" your reseller hosting account with certain web hosts. This implies that your clients won't see the name of the hosting company—only your brand. This is helpful if you want to build and develop your brand.
If you decide to use WHM and want to integrate with Upmind, we can add your WHM Reseller Account to Upmind. Here is the step-by-step:
- Create an Upmind account here if you haven’t already
- Link your WHM account to Upmind as a provision configuration. To get more information about it you can check our guide here
You can submit a ticket or ask in live chat with us for assistance if you have any questions or are having trouble with any steps. Our group is happy to assist you 😀
That's all! We hope that through this article you can gain knowledge of the definition of reseller hosting, its benefits, and how to choose the right reseller for your business. Check out other chapters: Starting a Hosting Business: A Step-by-Step Guide in here
