Making money with reseller hosting is not something that anyone can do. The main reason why reseller hosting is such a difficult industry to become established in is because everyone is a smart shopper in today’s economy. Everyone wants to compare prices, and get the best deal possible. If you’re reselling hosting accounts and server resources then you’re obviously not able to offer the lowest price, therefore your sales are going to suffer on a constant basis. In fact, the only way to be successful with reseller hosting is to package your hosting plans with other services, to disguise the price of the hosting account within the price of an all-inclusive package. Doing this will let you offer your client’s a “one-stop shop” deal that is convenient for both parties.

Is Reseller Hosting Right for Me?

The answer to this question really depends on what kind of business you currently run. Any web-based service company could realistically become a reseller and possibly sell a few hosting accounts. However some web-based service will give you a greater opportunity to capitalize on the needs of others. For example if you run a web design company then you could include hosting accounts within your web design packages as part of an all-inclusive deal. Structuring your reseller hosting business in this manner gives you a much higher chance at success.

Reselling Domains

You could also resell domain registration as part of your overall web hosting package. Although there is a relatively small profit margin involved with selling domains, it is another way to slightly boost your residual income each month. Once again selling domains as part of a package is much easier than selling domains by themselves. In fact if you try to sell domain names without disguising the price you have a very slim chances of getting a lot of customers, unless of course you have a web design site that gets a lot of daily traffic. People love convenience just as much as they love a good price. If you can show them a convincing deal before they leave your site then you stand a chance of them becoming a client with reoccurring revenues each month.

How Much Can You Make?

The answer to this question depends upon how much you pay for your reseller hosting account, and how much you charge your customers. The beauty of reseller hosting is that you have the ability to create custom packages that allocate a custom amount of resources to your clients. So for example, if you have 500GB of bandwidth at your disposal each month, and you pay $25.00 per month. You could give ten people each 50GB of bandwidth each month, and charge them $5.00 each per month. That would then double your investment, and this could easily be scaled up. While reseller hosting is not for everyone, it is definitely an excellent opportunity for online business owners to diversify their income revenue each month.