reseller hosting

Discussion in 'Web Hosting' started by free, Aug 28, 2006.

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    I'm going to try to learn a little about reselling hosting plans and such and will do a search. are there any sites that you recommend that I should visit for this purpose. thanks
     
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  2. KalvinB

    KalvinB Peon

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    www.hostmatters.com charges about $20 a month to be a reseller which allows you to resell their packages at half price.

    The hosting market is just rediculously oversaturated. It's hard to be competative without offering something besides just hosting.
     
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    If you want a small, cheap reseller account and a quality service, I would go with ResellerZoom. They start from $5 per month, but if you need more space/bandwidth, there is always room to upgrade.
     
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    frankcow Well-Known Member

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    hostgator is awesome, I haven't had one issue, and no down time in 8 months
     
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    I'm with resellerzoom, great pricing and service. If you want more indepth reviews you should check out webhostingtalk.com forums...
     
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    I own a registered web hosting and design business in the UK. I have been going for over a couple of years now and if you are thinking of going in to reseller hosting I would advice you to take note of the following:

    1 - Do not choose cheap reseller hosting packages that offer unlimited disc space. There is no such thing. Research and pay a little more money from a nationally recognized company. I have been told of horror stories where people have got cheap reseller hosting accounts only to find them down most of the time and after a few months the company just pulls the plug and they are left high and dry.

    2 - Do not undercharge. This will provide a cheap impression to your business.

    3 - Never try and sell unlimited accounts as there will always be someone that will fill your server with anything just to prove that it is not unlimited.

    4 - As stated above, do not just sell hosting. You will never make any money. You need to use the hosting as a sideline or addon and offer other services like web design or turnkey sites.

    5 - Most importantly is service and support. A good hosting company should always provide this.

    I would offer you one myself but we have stopped providing this service.
     
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  7. tyggemannen

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    ResellerZoom is up and down isnt it ? Hostgator should be ok.
     
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    I never had any problems with my sites. Lately my account seems to be getting a bit slow, but that is because there are too many accounts hosted on the same server (got a budget account) They are now upgrading my account and moving it to a server with less accounts
     
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    iatbm Prominent Member

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    yep it looks like that....they had huge problems last month with one of their servers and it was down for a day but they compensated that with one month money back or one month free whatever you want .....

    overall they are good and I am staying with them
     
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    I used wiredhub for a while, they have thousands of sites on each server, NO GOOD. I was complaining, they said they would fix it, but did not. I was thinking that maybe ResellerZoom is doing the same thing.
     
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    I've got half a dozen reseller accounts that I use for my own sites. I've often wondered what it would be like to try and sell some hosting but really can't be bothered with the hassle - I can't believe that the money I might make would compensate for the responsibility of keeping everything online and maintaining a bunch of clients.

    Tell you what though, if you emulate A Small Orange you won't go far wrong - most of my other reseller accounts have been with major hosts like PowerVPS and the like, but the guy who runs A Small Orange manages to strike a good balance of client care while being obviously a small enterprise. As a customer you feel that you are getting a quality service.
     
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