Web hosting services are in very high demand and
therefore any re-seller who knows what they are doing can make a
bundle quickly without too much trouble.
However, just like
in any other business, one needs to be cautious and to be very much
aware of exactly what they are doing.
The first and most
important thing you need to do is find a reliable web hosting
service. And that host also needs to have a good reseller program.
There are not too many around that have this ideal combination but
they are there, if you know where to look.
A reliable web
host will mean that the clients you sign up will not run into
problems and in case they do, the host must be able to provide
proper customer service and respond quickly to any technical
problems. This is very important because your reseller business will
grow much faster if your current customers are able to refer others.
Or if you can refer prospective customers to a portfolio of
satisfied current clients.
You will be able to earn more with
hosts that already have reseller programs as they will already have
good packages on offer that you need to pay very little for and yet
have high revenue potential with. Some reseller programs are
specifically designed so that resellers are able to enter the web
hosting business with very low overheads.
These days we have
hosting services that have flexible plans. This will enable you to
sign on a higher volume of customers and should also give you a more
reliable and steady stream of income. In one popular program I know
the reseller pays only $ 29.95 per Month for 2 GB space/10 GB
Bandwidth. If the reseller has 100 accounts hosted @ $ 6.00/month.
He has to bill his customers every month and will get paid a total
of $ 600 income ($ 570.95 Profit)
As a reseller you will also
need to have a well thought out plan on how you are going to market
and promote your own web site. There is no way your reseller program
is going to be successful unless you have a system for attracting
enough traffic to your web site so that you have a good chance of
turning a high percentage of that number into actual paying clients
who will pay the web host you are working with, so that you can in
turn get your reseller commissions.
It is absolutely
important for the reseller control
panel at the web host to provide absolute control for you as a
reseller to manage and invoice your clients. This is especially
useful where you have a monthly payment system. In this case good
records are imperative so as to ensure that follow up for payment is
made as easy as possible. There are some hosts that even have
private label features and offer multi lingual control
panel.