Web hosting has become a hot commodity recently as people scramble to get their websites online. There are several web hosting options available based on such things as the language the site will be coded in, the average number of visitors you will be receiving per month, the size of the site and any additional features that are required.
There are many small businesses as well as individuals who want to house their websites on the Internet but would prefer not paying premium rates for this. For these scenarios there are web hosting companies that offer budget web hosting plans, small business web hosting plans and reseller plans.
Why have I included Reseller plans you might ask. Becoming a web hosting reseller is one of the most efficient ways of getting your website online for free. There are also companies that offer free web hosting but these plans typically come with many limitations as well as popup or any other form of advertising.
How Is Reseller Hosting Free Hosting? Hosting your website(s) under a Reseller Hosting plan is not free, however, if managed effectively you can put yourself or your business in a position where you pay nothing for the reseller plan and may even start making some money from it.
How Is This Done? Becoming a reseller usually allows you to host an unlimited number of websites under your account so long as you don’t exceed the disk space limit or bandwidth limits. Can you begin to see how this is going to work?
Let’s say you get a reseller account for $30/month. You have 3 websites and also know a few people who are also seeking web hosting services for an affordable rate. You can now offer these people hosting at lets say $10/month and there you have already covered your web hosting overhead. Add a few more to this and you are making a profit.
What do you need to know? You might think you won’t be able to do this because you don’t know anything about web hosting. The fact is you really don’t need to. Adding and modifying accounts is straight forward. Anything beyond that can be handled by your web hosting company. You never need to see a server.
Here are the benefits of becoming a reseller, outlined:
1. Add as many sites as you want, while staying within the disk space and bandwidth limitations of the reseller account.
2. Pay nothing to host your web site or even begin making an income from your reseller hosting account by offering hosting to friends, family and other businesses after all that is why it is called a Reseller account.
3. Quickly modify various aspects of your site with your added administration features.
Conclusion Though you may be tempted to settle for free services, which feature advertising on your site, a much more professional and beneficial option is to start a reseller account and grow from there. For a list of companies offering Reseller accounts visit http://webhosting.lilengine.com/web_hosting_resellers.php
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