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Steps to Take before Starting a Reseller Hosting Business

If you are considering starting a reseller web hosting business, you are in the right place. Here, we will discuss what it is and some things to do before starting the business.
What Does Reseller Hosting Refer to?
Instead of managing or running the web host’s server yourself, you are renting it, branding it with your company, and selling its space to others. You can make your own web hosting packages, accept payments, provide additional features such as website backup and email backup, etc. It is like you are running a company that provides web hosting solutions.
You need to take the following steps, in addition to some others, to begin doing this business.
Conduct Your Research
You should already have some ideas for the web hosting niche to focus on. Perhaps you are going to be the web host of choice in your area. Else, you are planning to cater to a particular niche such as web hosting for lawyers or plumbers. Alternatively, you are perhaps only going to provide it as another solution for your own digital agency.
No matter which your focus is, ensure that you have a general aim before jumping into the other steps mentioned below.
Determine Your Elemental Offerings
Your research will help determine which kind of web hosting and additional features to offer customers. You will usually have some different kinds of hosting that you can offer, in addition to bundled features which your parent web hosting company offers.
For instance, you will perhaps wish to offer VPS hosting, dedicated server and shared hosting packages. Or, you perhaps only wish to provide WordPress web hosting to one particular niche in the market.
Depending on your parent web hosting company, you could offer email features, domain management and other additional services. In some instances, you could be a one-stop destination for every single customer need and thus, stand up from the competition.
Set Up and Arrange What You Should for Your Business
To start the business, you will need to have some things in place, including the following.
1. A Web Host Matching Your Preferred Offerings
After you determine the kinds of web hosting services you wish to offer customers, you should find a company matching up with the said offerings. For instance, are you going to provide shared web hosting, or make dedicated and VPS hosting a part of your portfolio? Do you wish to provide different plans of every single type of hosting? Do you plan on offering domain management too? Are you looking for a company that provides technical support for web hosting?
2. A Reseller Web Hosting Package
After finding the web host you wish to work with, you have to commit to a reseller hosting account.
3. A Business Website
As a web hosting reseller, you must create a website. It should contain helpful content related to what you offer, should communicate directly with your target audience, should have readily available support and be easily navigable.

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