I plan to resell web hosting but how do i know the company I would like to use is not a reseller?

In addition, if my provider's business doing down, I will lose everything, how i can avoid this kind of situation happen?

Thanks.

Originally posted by plin64
I plan to resell web hosting but how do i know the company I would like to use is not a reseller?


Ask them.

The chances are that if they are offering reseller plans, they aren't a reseller.

Lets just say almost every single company is a reseller. Unless you get bandwidth direct from the backbone, colo space direct from the facility, and so on. But I don't think resellers can make their own resellers.

I have came across a couple resellers that the have their own resellers....but that is just asking for trouble in my opinion.

Hi plin64.

Try to ask them what control panel level they give you or check a cp demo if they have one. Ask them if you can add new domains by your own.

It's difficult to avoid that kind of situations, mainly when everybody is looking for the cheapest account they can find.
Try looking for a good look company, working since 2 years at least, a phone number to call and, if possible, a company you can reach headquarters personally.

Companys offering huge space and huge bandwidth with litle prices and no verified phone are not recomended at all. Get an average.

Thanks so much for all of your help. I've found one that provide:

8 Gigs Disk Space and 30 Gigs bandwidth for $80/monthly

I just couldn't figure out how can I make margin from this plan? Is this a good deal or not?

Thanks again.

plin64

How many accounts can you resell?

Is there a limit or are you free to make your plans as big or small as you want?

No any limitation.

In addition, if my provider's business doing down, I will lose everything, how i can avoid this kind of situation happen?


Set up a mirror site, using another provider from an entirely different datacenter. Also ensure you have a separate mail server the same.

Sure, it *will* eat into your profits. But the moment there's a serious issue you are in danger of losing *all* of your customers. And there are many possible instances of what may cause a "serious issue".

At the end of the day it's a case of risk assessment and contingency planning.

Alternatively, instead of using a mirror site, buy reseller accounts from providers in different datacenters - for example, three.

That way, in the event of a "serious issue" you only risk one third of your customers.

Of course, the higher the number of different providers, the lower the percentage number of your customers affected.

Probably best to start with two or three at first, and then expand out as your business grows.

check out the forums here.
or buy space from one of these great companies

http://mchost.com
http://httpme.com
http://voxtreme.com
http://dathorn.com

does it really matter if the support and uptime are excellent? I have come to learn that it doesnt matter who's doing what as long as MY needs are met. Just because joe blow doesnt have his own server yet, doesnt mean he isnt providing a top notch service. I find the little guys, and the nitch sites are just as good if not better then some of these mega hosts. Maybe it's me, but i prefer a more personable experience. The host im with now is far from mega, but they have quality internap b/w and 2.4 ghz servers that are located at the planet. I havent had any downtime, and my support questions (if i need them) are usually handled over aim. Even if this person was a reseller, which im not sure... it wouldnt matter to me because i have everything i want.

p.s. , google hates mirror sites, so if you're looking for rank, this isnt recommended

8 Gigs Disk Space and 30 Gigs bandwidth for $80/monthly

Thats too much to start with......get a lower reseller plan...maybe 2 gigs and then add on later as your business develops. The hosting providers can be very flexible if you can bring in more clients.

If I'm buying different plans from different providers, how can i handle technical supports and more problems if they're using different Pannel Contraol?

Am i thinking too much?

Thanks guys!

If I were looking to be a reseller I would not take this deal. In my opinion a reseller needs at least 100GB of bandwdith.

There are cetainly much larger plans that can be had for $80/mo that offer quality support and great uptime.


Originally posted by plin64
Thanks so much for all of your help. I've found one that provide:

8 Gigs Disk Space and 30 Gigs bandwidth for $80/monthly

I just couldn't figure out how can I make margin from this plan? Is this a good deal or not?

Thanks again.

plin64

Any suggested reseller plan?:o

Start off small, get a client base together and then move on to bigger and more flexible plans.

You can always go to a site like domainwhitepages.com and do a search there with the domain. It will give you the server details, location, tracert etc.

Jeremy

It never hurts to actually know the people you do business with.

For some reason people assume that hosting should be a nameless/faceless business. Perhaps that's because it is so miserably easy to setup a serer and call yourself a host...or ever easier to let someone else setup the server and throw insance bandwidth and storage space at you to resell...or resell from a reseller, etc.

It's programmatic to tracert or dig the actual location of most hosts.

I'd recommend doing a little due diligence on you provider and select one that will fit your needs. Beware those that promise infinite resources for little money...you usually get what you pay for somewhere along the line.

When in doubt...call them up. They should be able to easily communicate how things work on their system.