Is reselling hosting really profitable?

Skipper · #1 (**permalink**) 07-02-10, 14:53

I've often thought of going into this kind of business on the side, but it seems like a massive hassle. There's a great deal of competition in the hosting trade and I'm not sure how the small-timers even manage to survive.

If you're a reseller (or have been in the past), please share your experience. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

webnubie · #2 (**permalink**) 07-06-10, 02:03

Yeah, competition in this business maybe fierce, but web hosting will always be in high demand. There are millions of website published on the net, and they need to be hosted somewhere, right?

Crazzy · #3 (**permalink**) 09-15-10, 12:35

First of all, you would want to stay with the big dogs because they are the best guarantee and they will last longer than any other company. Second, it doesn't matter which company you signup with since earning will depend only of the number of your visitors and conversion rates.

Zohann · #4 (**permalink**) 09-15-10, 12:47

I agree that you need a lot of visitors in order to convert just a few of them into buyers. Your content has to be perfect.

Crazzy · #5 (**permalink**) 09-15-10, 13:01

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Originally Posted by Zohann

I agree that you need a lot of visitors in order to convert just a few of them into buyers. Your content has to be perfect.

What you need is a good plan to educate people what do you sell exactly. Many people want to register a hosting account and buy a domain but many of them don't know how to go about it. Creating a free tutorial is the best way for them to learn this.

Rebecca · #6 (**permalink**) 09-27-10, 23:45

It indeed is. You should make sure you sell the right product and target the right market. When you decide of selling hosting, it is recommended to start with a reseller plan and expand as your business grows.

AbbieGirl · #7 (**permalink**) 09-30-10, 01:25

Reselling hosting is not really easy. You have to take complete care that your users do not get an idea that you are reselling the services.

Katie9 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-30-10, 02:28

But is it possible to get anonymous hosting?

Rebecca · #9 (**permalink**) 09-30-10, 22:50

It is possible with private nameservers I think.

AbbieGirl · #10 (**permalink**) 09-30-10, 23:39

If you use shared ip's of your host to regsiter private nameservers, the ip's will show your hosting company's name when sumone does a whois check. so you should get dedicated ips to register private nameservers