Reseller web hosting, as the name suggests, enables the hosting account holder to distribute part of the rented web space to other parties. Some of the web hosting providers offering reseller hosting have sophisticated systems in place which make that process a matter of a click of a button – the hosting company will take care of all technical aspects of running the server. Reseller web hosting plans are usually purchased at wholesale prices, many give control not only about the final sales price, but as well about the web hosting services offered. Such a solution can be ideal for any small business with a customer base with a potential need for webspace, especially anybody offering web design services or domain names. While many refer to reseller web hosting plans foremost in terms of profit margins, one should not underestimate the aspect of added attraction. If you do web design, some of your customers may already have their own hosting, but many do not; finding one may be a difficult and overwhelming second step for them to deal with, while all they wanted was a functioning website. If you can make a good recommendation here and even set it up immediately, with their site becoming alive and running within minutes, it will be perceived as great and professional service, for which people usually are happy to pay well. You can this way build and maintain your own customer base, with clients sooner or later demanding your web design services again where otherwise you may never hear from them anymore after the initial deal.
Knowing the hosting platform offered by your own provider, you will probably quickly appreciate the comfort of installing your customers website in a server environment you are familiar with; there´s nothing more hassling than having to find out that a clients third party host does not fulfill certain requirements or runs an awkward control panel and web space structure. Referring your customer to a web hosting plan controlled by you will safe time and nerves, and any problem less will reflect positively on the professionalism of your service.
One important add-on can be the streamlined domain name registration. At some point even the most web-ignorant client may need some additional domain names for other projects, if they can register them directly within their web hosting account (better even in a good variety of extensions at competitive prices), your customers are likely to stay with you for years. Plan web hosting for the long term, this is especially true for reseller hosting.
