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Introduction
Reseller hosting is a popular service enjoyed by many businesses especially for small enterprises or organizations. There are two main categories for reseller hosting; one being simply of reselling the hosting services of a web provider and accepting referral fees; or reselling the hosting services of another provider while retaining control of the client base. The second category often involves providing technical support, billing and, in most cases, higher overheads. However, in both options the reseller acts like the middleman where a true web host owns its own servers in most cases.
There are many advantages and opportunities with web host reselling. It enables anyone to resell web space and open up a revenue stream. In addition, it allows businesses with small budgets to enter a low risk environment where overheads are low and enhances any other existing services you offer. For example, there are times where a reseller can also be more scalable than the average hosting firm. A true web host is limited by its hardware; if a client suddenly requires an upgrade the host is not prepared for, the only way the host will be able to satisfy the customer is by upgrading its hardware – both costly and time consuming. The reseller host, however, can simply choose to locate with a different web hosting that more suits the expectations of the reseller and its customers.
The reselling options ultimately provide an opportunity to start out small and gradually grow your client base. However, finding the right host to provide you reselling requirements are very important - one of the reasons why Host Byte Marketplace exists!
There are many web providers on the market today that offers very attractive reseller packages to try and suit the needs of many. However, is this service really for you? There are several factors which you must consider before becoming a reseller. Firstly, how much are you willing to invest and how much time you are willing to spend on the venture? Secondly, are you willing to provide support for your users or become responsible for the billing of users? Thirdly, do you have enough knowledge to operate and maintain the operations of being a reseller?
If you have a small budget and wish to invest small, reselling would be ideal. Also, if you are willing to invest in the time to monitor and service your clients; and have the knowledge to control the client base, reselling can eventually lead you to operate your own dedicated or co-located server(s). The potential is endless.
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