Web Hosting Geeks' Blog » reseller http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog Web Hosting Industry News, Latest Trends, and Analyses. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:48:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Customer Support Options at HostingZoomhttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/07/27/new-customer-support-options-at-hostingzoom/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/07/27/new-customer-support-options-at-hostingzoom/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:38:02 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=1747 Web hosting provider, HostingZoom, recently launched around the clock phone, ticket, live chat and email customer support. HostingZoom offers a variety of web hosting services including cPanel clustered failover, VPS, reseller and dedicated server hosting. Customers will now have instant access to knowledgeable training sales and technical support staff anytime of the day to ensure quick responses to questions regarding their accounts.

Providing an Unparalleled Level of Service

Since HostingZoom continues to expand, it is important that their customers have an unparalleled level of service to ensure they receive the most value from cPanel hosting solutions. The support is fast, reliable and available at anytime through a number of different mechanisms. Also, the hosting provider guarantees quick response times for every inquiry. This includes even the most complicated technical issues.

A Statement from HostingZoom

HostingZoom representatives published a statement saying that the key to maintaining their brand image is through an increase in high quality support. This expansion has been a lengthy process and is only the beginning of the company’s goal to establish the best reputation in the industry for customer service. Also, since customer support is their top priority, it is a continuous improvement process.

24/7 Support is Basic with all Hosting Packages

The 24/7 support is standard with all clustered, VPS, cPanel dedicated server hosting and all other packages. If a customer needs assistance with any aspect of their hosting account, customer support will be available and ready to answer questions. The numerous support options allow customers to reach the support staff in a method they feel comfortable. Should a technical issue occur, HostingZoom is available to assist its customers.

HostingZoom Company Information

Located in Houston, Texas, HostingZoom is a privately held firm with over ten years of hosting experience. The firm has powered thousands of enterprise and personal websites allowing for the development of unique identities and branding across the Internet. HostingZoom services include, clustered hosting, web design, SSL certificates, cPanel dedicated hosting, VPS hosting, reseller hosting and web design.

Any type of additional support for web hosting providers can only strengthen the business. Adding around the clock customer service is one of the most important aspects of a successful host. This allows clients from across the globe to have questions answered immediately. The move toward this multi-channel support should increase the number of new account holders at the provider.

 

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/07/27/new-customer-support-options-at-hostingzoom/feed/ 0 Expanding Your Client Base by Marketing to Businesses Ownershttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/03/29/expanding-your-client-base-by-marketing-to-businesses-owners/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/03/29/expanding-your-client-base-by-marketing-to-businesses-owners/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:31:34 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=1502 A large client base is the key to becoming a successful web hosting reseller, and is usually the most difficult step in establishing a successful web hosting business. Every other aspect of reselling is covered within the control panel of your reseller hosting account, including site/hosting plan creation. To solicit a significant amount of clients you’ll need to put in some hard work and creative thinking. The best way to increase profit margins and ensure continual residual income is to target demographics and audiences that are relatively unsaturated and inexperienced in the Internet industry. Thus, targeting store owners and service providers that operate local businesses is the best way to bridge the gap between your online services and the real world.

The Advantage of Targeting Physical Business Owners

By targeting people that already own businesses, you can guarantee that your target audience already has an interest in expanding their marketing outreach. As a self established hosting provider you can meet this need by offering comprehensive website creation/promotion/hosting packages that will streamline the process of placing their business on the World Wide Web. Business owners also have a lot more money to invest than the typical audience, and many of them are inexperienced when it comes to online operations. Since your target audience will not be familiar with typical hosting prices and protocol you’ll be able to demand a higher price than you would if you were to target online customers instead.

How to Find Prospective Clients

The first step in finding a group of prospective clients is to browse through business directories, as these databases are full of business owners that are already trying to market their services. Ideally, you’ll want to target business owners that do not already have a website or hosting plan. You can do this by searching for the business name in Google; usually any business that does not have an online presence will not appear within the search results. After conducting these simple steps you’ll have a two-tier prospective client base to target – one group of business owners that are trying to market their services online and already own website, and another group that are trying to market their services online and do not own website. Although you’ll probably receive higher conversion rates from the latter group, both will bring sales if your services are promoted properly.

Properly Promoting Your Hosting Services

Most business owners are more susceptible to custom sales pitches than predesigned sales pages. This is because they like to feel as if they are important and valued before spending their hard-earned money on your services. Thus, while it is ideal to create a web hosting site that advertises all of the main features of your web hosting packages, it is also wise to approach each business owner with individual selling points that are based on their specific industry. For example, you could approach an owner of a bicycle shop and tell them how beneficial it would be for their shop to be listed in various online directories and to have their own professional website that can effectively target tourists and generate additional income.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/03/29/expanding-your-client-base-by-marketing-to-businesses-owners/feed/ 0 How to Make Money with Web Hostinghttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/01/13/how-to-make-money-with-web-hosting/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/01/13/how-to-make-money-with-web-hosting/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:10:25 +0000 Dmitry http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=2060 We all know that web hosting is the basis of all web sites. It helps us attract visitors, it displays what we are desperately trying to get across, and it allows us to survive in the cut throat internet world. While these are all important qualities that come with web hosting, there are many other opportunities. Dying to make extra cash? Surprisingly, web hosting can actually help with your bills. In a few simple steps, you will be on your way to a richer lifestyle.

Fortunately, there is a new trend in the web industry. Reseller hosting, which consists of purchasing a web hosting package and reselling it for a larger price, has been making webmasters just a few cents richer. Although this sounds like a daunting task, it actually only requires a large amount of space. Once the webmaster acquires such a large server and bandwidth, he/she is able to divide it up among other people. As long as they are willing to pay a monthly fee, you will never get screwed over.

Regardless of how much money you want to make, purchasing this re-seller hosting does not cost much. For an average of $30/month, you can purchase enough space to make a profit. While all of these websites will be on a shared server, the majority of webmasters do not mind this downside. After all, not everyone can shell out thousands a month just to acquire their own dedicated server. Once you have found a few loyal customers who will not create any illegal material, you will be generating a profit every single month out of the year. Fortunately, until you stop your hosting, you will never be out of a job.

In order to sell this type of hosting, you absolutely need to network. Regrettably, there are many webmasters trying to follow the trend. For this reason alone, you should look in unpopulated areas. Try and find a website or forum that has not yet been tackled by other masses of website owners. For instance, find websites similar to your own. If you do not have one, look on webmaster-related forums such as Digital Point or Tycoon Talk. These areas are populated with thousands of interested clients, who will be more than happy to jump on the bandwagon, if you do have a great deal.

Still desperately trying to find other ways to market? Many website owners advertise through blogs and buy text link ads. As a result, people will be more apt to find what you are offering. If this doesn’t work, you could even start marketing in a local newspaper or a newsletter that goes out to professional companies who are always looking for alternatives. Nevertheless, there are plenty of consumers out there. You just need to be creative and put in the effort, in order to get anywhere. Check who’s got WebHostingGeeks’ Best Reseller Web Hosting Award.

For years web hosting has been flooding the market. However, it has just recently become a form of revenue for webmasters who just don’t own their own web hosting company. It is a wonderful alternative to an additional part time job, especially if this is what you love to do. Networking with others, controlling a server, while working on your website certainly sounds like the perfect occupation.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2011/01/13/how-to-make-money-with-web-hosting/feed/ 7 Reselling eCommerce Hosting Planshttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2010/06/09/reselling-ecommerce-hosting-plans/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2010/06/09/reselling-ecommerce-hosting-plans/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:01:56 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=942 Web hosting services are generally seen as being classified into different types and categories. However there are some cases in which web hosting services can profit from each other and be distributed by one another. A perfect example of this would be using reseller hosting to establish eCommerce plans and sell them for a profit.

Reseller hosting gives the reseller enough freedom to package, label and distribute hosting services in a wide variety of types and sub-types. Reselling eCommerce hosting plans can be very profitable considering the amount of prospective clients there are. Virtually all webmasters are active on the internet because they own online businesses, so the essentially the entire market is saturated with online business owners that would be likely to buy an eCommerce hosting plan at one point or another.

Structuring eCommerce Hosting Plans

Since most reseller hosting companies do not give you the tools needed to create successful hosting plans, so you’ll need to properly structure each plan by providing the right tools and resources needed to create a full eCommerce plan. Tools like shopping carts, product catalog creators, merchant payment processors and other services need to be integrated into the hosting plan to create a proper eCommerce hosting plan. While this may seem as if it presents significant hurdles when offering eCommerce plans, in reality these tools can often be attained for free, or purchased in bulk with many licenses. Most reseller hosting accounts give you the freedom to create custom control panels, in which you can even include these tools directly within the user interface to create a genuine eCommerce hosting experience.

Pricing eCommerce Plans

After you’ve assembled a selection of plans for your clients, you’ll need to offer competitive pricing so that you can establish yourself as a presence amongst your client base. A good way to set up a fair pricing plan is to investigate the current market conditions and the plans that are available from your competitors. Reseller plans give you great enough leverage to make a steady profit by simply raising the price by a few dollars and keeping the allotted server resources within the marginal range of your competitors. A good rule of thumb is to keep your pricing within $5-$10 of your competitors when financially practical.

Marketing eCommerce Plans

Selling eCommerce plans is generally easier than selling regular hosting plans, since there is a large market of online business owners, and offline business owners that would like to bring their business to the next level. One selling advantage that eCommerce hosting plans have is the fact that they are geared towards retail businesses, which are often looking towards globalizing their business outreach for higher profits. It is often easy to convince a local business owner to give your hosting services a trial run, and you can expect regular calls if you list a package deal in local business directories within your regional area. Converting leads into sales in the eCommerce hosting industry is rather easy if you offer trial periods and bundled services.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2010/06/09/reselling-ecommerce-hosting-plans/feed/ 0 Options for Your Reseller Softwarehttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/07/13/options-for-your-reseller-software/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/07/13/options-for-your-reseller-software/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:10:13 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=416 There is much to consider when choosing a control panel, but one of the most important of all is its user-friendliness.  This is especially true for a reseller as your hosting customers will likely range from newcomers to more advanced users.  An ideal solution would be finding a control panel that bridges that gap between both types of users.  It is understandable that everyone would prefer a control panel which is simple to navigate as it makes it much easier to find the tools and services they need to access.  The control panel market is expanding rapidly, but we have listed some of the best options for your reselling hosting endeavors.

HostFlow

Though a relative newcomer, the HostFlow control panel is quickly shaking up the web hosting control panel market and serving as worthy competition to the industry leading players.  As of now, HostFlow is the only control panel that allows hosts to sell web hosting plans, bulk web services and dedicated servers through both direct and indirect sales channels.  A complete hosting automation system, it supports a number of modules that facilitate server, customer, order and billing management, allowing users to get the most of their reseller business.  If you are a seeking a product with the ability to automate virtually every aspect of the hosting delivery process, HostFlow could the solution for you.

Ensim

The Ensim software makes another great choice for a control panel.  It offers a wide variety of features as well four levels of administration, reseller option included.  Ensim makes it easy to create hosting accounts, manage your clients, monitor bandwidth and much more.  All of your administrative tasks can be handled in far less time as everything goes through a streamlined, centralized interface.  Ensim is known as a very flexible solution that supports both Linux and Windows platforms.

H-Sphere

H-Sphere also runs on both Linux and Windows servers.  This is perhaps one of the most advanced and complex of all web hosting control panels on the market.  The major plus as that the software gives you a lot of power as the features are virtually unlimited.  This software is ideal for experienced users as it streamlines the reselling process with extensive billing options and total automation.  If you want a reseller hosting control panel that does it all, H-Sphere is definitely worth a closer look.

Zervex DSM

While it is not as well known as the other options, Zervex DSM is one control panel that demands attention.  The software has a clean, easy navigable interface that benefits both server administrators and webmasters alike.  Zervex allows you to administer multiple websites or a multitude of servers through a powerful web-based interface.  The software has three levels: Server Administrator, Reseller and End User.  Each interface is identical from a graphical aspect, providing easy to use tools at ever level.  Equipped with the built-in Plug-ins manager, your customers will enjoy the ability to install well over 30 open-source software applications with the click of a button.  Zervex DMS makes a solid choice if you want to give back to your loyal clients.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/07/13/options-for-your-reseller-software/feed/ 0 Control Panel Customization with RVSkinhttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/05/21/control-panel-customization-with-rvskin/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/05/21/control-panel-customization-with-rvskin/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 15:48:02 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=342 The highly customizable nature of cPanel gives it many advantages over other control panels.  Boasting ease of use and a rich set of features, cPanel offers benefits that can be extended to hosting providers, resellers and end-users alike.  One of its most underrated features is RVSkin, a unique third-party program that adds new meaning to customization.

What is RVSkin?

RVSkin is a popular add-on made to function with the cPanel and WHM software.  This multi-theme, multi-language tool comes packed with some amazing features and a user-friendliness that coincides perfectly with  the leading web hosting control panel.  RVSkin currently supports over 20 languages including English, Dutch, French, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Italian to name a few.  What many like about the software is that it allows you to easily brand your cPanel skin in a matter of minutes.  As a reseller, you can incorporate logos, links to your company website and more.

RVSkin Key Features

RVSkin is integrated with numerous features.  Some of the most noteworthy  include:

Themes: RVSkin gives you a selection of 14 themes for customizing your control panel. Furthermore, these themes can be modified by the reseller and end-user within their version of the control panel.

Reseller Tool: The reseller features in RVSkin gives server administrators the ability to decide what features are available in their clients’ control panels.  If you don’t want your resellers providing features such as shopping carts and databases, they can be easily disabled and made invisible to the user.  You can also control what level of RVSkin access resellers enjoy.

Skin Editor: Branding your skin is made easy with the Skin Editor.  Server administrators and resellers can control the look of client control panels with customization that drives the brand name home.  Aside from inserting links to your site, you can also customize the skin with links to your support department or any other areas who want customers to have direct access to.

Page Editor: The Page Editor feature allows you to easily create pages in many different languages within RVSkin.  It offers full support for HTML programming as well PHP and Python.  Once your pages have been created, they can then be added to the skin using the Add Body Links function, which lets you exclude pages from the certain packages or allocate them to different language settings.

Marketing Tools: RVSkin is integrated with a number of tools that can help hosting providers and resellers increase their revenue.  In a few easy clicks, you can make configurations that provide your customers with the content they need to view certain information or place orders all from their control panel.

Third-Party Integration – One of the best things about RVSkin is that works seamlessly with various add-ons.  The software can be fully integrated with popular third-party applications such as Modernbill, CPSkins Auto Installer and Fantastico.

RVSkin Availability

Not every company provides RVSkin to their customers.  However, every host and reseller that utilizes cPanel has the ability to do so.   This powerful customization tool is admired for its ease of use and often preferred over similar applications such as X Skins and others that come standard with cPanel.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/05/21/control-panel-customization-with-rvskin/feed/ 0 Starting Your Own Business Through Reseller Hostinghttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/04/27/starting-your-own-business-through-reseller-hosting/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/04/27/starting-your-own-business-through-reseller-hosting/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:49:37 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=305 With the U.S. economy suffering like never before, more consumers are unemployed, thus more people are looking for ways to generate money online.  Fortunately, the internet offers endless opportunities for those looking to bring in a few extra books.  Many have been successful with affiliate marketing while several more have learned to master advertising programs like Google AdSense. One of the easiest and most affordable ways to start an online business is a unique type of hosting known as reseller hosting.

Reseller Hosting Defined

Reseller web hosting is a type of web hosting that allows you to purchase server space, bandwidth and other features from a legitimate hosting provider, and then sell hosting packages to customers of your own.  As a reseller, you get special software for creating hosting plans while your customers get a control panel application to manage their own hosting environment.  Though more expensive than traditional shared hosting, the resources and services you get in return usually result in excellent value for your money.

Benefits of Reseller Hosting

Reseller hosting offers a number of benefits to the ambitious entrepreneur.  The greatest benefit is perhaps cost efficiency that allows you to purchase bandwidth and disk storage in small allotments.  This way, you are not wasting precious resources and most importantly, money.  With such a minimal investment requirement, you can eventually work your way up to a dedicated server or at least yield small profits instead of incurring substantial losses every month.  This factor alone makes reseller hosting a great business to get into.

Another benefit of reseller hosting is having the full support of a professional web host.  As we all know, things do happen and most of it will relate to technical jargon you won’t have a clue about.  The hard drive on a server may fail, an OS kernel might get corrupted, there could be an outage in the data center – anything could happen.   The good news for you is that the web hosting provider is responsible for such issues.  When signing on for a reliable service, you can focus on selling more packages and appeasing your customers instead of worrying about the technical aspects.

Finding a Reliable Partner

A reseller account should be treated like a real business and therefore, you need to be very selective when it comes to choosing a service.   Most providers will only allow you to host a certain amount of domains and may also limit features such as email accounts, databases, scripting languages, or other important services.   Additionally, not every host can be depended on.  Your best bet would be to take advantage of the available resources and learn more about what’s out there.  This simply means asking friends or using your favorite search engine to find a reliable service.

Reseller Expectations

Many have made a successful venture out of reseller hosting but be warned, it will take dedication and hard work on your part.  There are no guarantees so you have to be committed to bringing in customers and providing a level of service that keeps them around.  This is all made easier when choosing the right reseller hosting solution.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2009/04/27/starting-your-own-business-through-reseller-hosting/feed/ 2 Crucial Paradigm Launches New VPS Solutionshttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2008/12/09/crucial-paradigm-launches-new-vps-solutions/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2008/12/09/crucial-paradigm-launches-new-vps-solutions/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:45:35 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=107 Virtual Private Server or VPS hosting, has become extremely popular over the last couple of years, highly sought after because of its flexibility and cost-efficiency.  Those interested in this hosting solution will be glad to know that VPS has just became more beneficial.

Crucial Paradigm, a fast growing shared, reseller, dedicated server and managing hosting provider, recently made an announcement that it is expanding its VPS solution offerings.  The company’s new VPS hosting plans have already gone into effect, introducing a variety of entry-level and high-end services designed to provide more options for its existing and prospective clients.  With the recent upgrades, VPS hosting customers can now leverage two of the new entry-level plans which include generous offerings on disk space and allotted resources.

Crucial Paradigm director Aaron Weller, remarked that after more than five years in the web hosting industry, the provider has learned the importance of offering an array of hosting solutions that provide customers with the utmost in usability, flexibility and scalability.  Weller followed up by stating that the new VPS plans will broaden the range of hosting solutions Crucial Paradigm is able to offer, essentially broadening the spectrum of customers they are able to serve.

Crucial Paradigm’s new entry-level Linux VPS hosting plan begins at only $10 per month, offering access to 128 MB of memory, 15 GB of disk space and 75 GB of data transfer.  The Windows plan is attractive as well, starting at $25 per month with access to 256 of memory, 25 GB of disk space and a robust 150 GB of data transfer.  All Windows VPS plans are powered with the Windows Server Edition 2008 software with the Dotnetpanel control panel available upon request at no additional cost.

Not to be left out of the discussion is the two new high-end VPS hosting solutions offered by Crucial Paradigm.  According to Aaron Weller, the upgrade has resulted in one of the most extensive and powerful VPS platforms in the industry.  Customers hosting on a Linux server can now upgrade to the VPS-16384 plan.  This plan beings at $1200 per month, offering access to 16 GB of memory, 1600 GB of disk space and 6000 GB of data transfer.  Comparable to this solution is the Windows VPS plan which begins at $320 per month and offers access to 4 GB of memory, 400 GB of disk space and 2400 GB of data transfer.

Aside from the new VPS hosting plans for its clients in the United States, Crucial Paradigm has also introduced a number of enhanced VPS solutions for its customers in Australia.  The Australian division offers Linux VPS plans at AU $15 per month and Windows plans as low as AU $35 per month.  Existing customers are not automatically impacted by the upgrades as they have the option to upscale or downscale their web hosting plans according to personal requirements.

Crucial Paradigm was originally founded in 2003 and now operates in multiple locations across the globe.  The firm is most known for providing a wide range of custom hosting solutions based on the needs of each individual client.

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]]> http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2008/12/09/crucial-paradigm-launches-new-vps-solutions/feed/ 1 Introduction to Reseller Hostinghttp://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2008/12/04/introduction-to-reseller-hosting/ http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/2008/12/04/introduction-to-reseller-hosting/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:03:18 +0000 Art http://webhostinggeeks.com/blog/?p=101 Web hosting comes in many different flavors, but one of its most unique variations is reseller hosting.  Reseller hosting is the type of hosting plan where you purchase an account and are provided with a certain amount of disk space and bandwidth which can be sold to other people.  It essentially gives you a way to purchase bulk amounts of server capacity and then sell hosting packages to your own customers.  Reseller accounts offer a means for average people to break into the industry and earn money from the hosting business.  As it doesn’t call for you to have much technical knowledge, practically anyone familiar with the internet can succeed with their own reseller business.

An Emerging Hosting Solution

The concept of reseller hosting is growing fast as more startup businesses are discovering the benefits.  This hosting solution is typically used by individuals who simply want to earn money online along with developers, consultants and other professionals who are familiar with web-based technologies.  Requiring a minimal investment, reselling hosting is a cost effective way to generate income from an industry that is already bringing in billions of dollars each year.  By employing sound business practices and ensuring that your customers are taken care of, you can use this platform as your vehicle to success.  You would be surprised at how many small businesses started with a reseller account and went on to become prominent web hosting companies.

What You Get with Reseller Hosting

Most providers give you the freedom to build custom reseller packages, allowing you to deliver hosting plans best suited for prospective clients.  Others offer predefined packages that are ready to be sold directly to customers.  In either case, you are generally provided with enough disk space and bandwidth to not only sell hosting plans, but create a website for yourself as well.  The reseller hosting provider sets you up with a control panel such as H-Sphere or cPanel’s WHM (Web Host Manager).  These programs allow you to manage your reseller account, providing access to various features such as payment systems, statistics and applications.  From the control panel interface you can create hosting plans, setup domains, view resource usage and much more.  In many cases, the reseller provider also supplies your clients with similar control panels so they can manage their own hosting accounts.

Conclusion

Reseller hosting is ideal for small businesses and individuals who want to make money from the flourishing web hosting industry.  Getting started requires a minimal investment and little effort as most companies set you up with packages that are fully loaded with features and ready to be sold.  If you sign up with the right company, you can operate a reseller business so efficiently that customers have no idea they are dealing with a middleman.  This is especially true when you have the ability to offer all the features and services found in conventional web hosting plans.   When considering how the hosting business continues to thrive, it is very likely that reseller accounts will offer tremendous opportunities for some time to come.

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