Hello all,

Currently, we are offering only webhosting, assuming our customers already have, or will register their domain name elsewhere and configure it to point to our nameservers.

I would like to be able to offer a simple way for our users to register a domain name and have it automatically point to our nameservers, thus saving this step. I'm not out to earn any profit on domain names, I'm just looking for a simple way for users to signup for one if they dont already have one (or dont have the technical know-how to figure it out :/ )

Is there a simple way to do this? As I said, we are not out to make any money off of the domain names, so hopefully I can find a method that won't cost too much to get setup.

Not sure if their pricing is in your range, but you might take a look at Wild West Domains. A company I used to work for used them for such service, and can't say I ever saw much trouble with them. :)

We use enom.com there reliable and fit our needs for domains at the current point. Although we are looking at resellers.tucows.com for future needs of our company.

Is it permitted to setup domains for customers? Heres an example:

Customer pays a set fee (say $10 domain setup fee) which covers signup/setup time plus 1 year of the domain registration. I fill out the domain details, insert them as the contact/owner of the domain, and process a 1yr payment via my favourite domain seller. The domain is then officially theirs but it is all setup for them. We would of course pass off the domain control panel information to the user after the process was completed. I wasnt sure if something like this was permitted or not, but I thought I'd ask. Lemme know what you think.

My company does offer domain registrations as well as web hosting.

Currently our domain registrations are all "fully managed" - meaning the client does not have access to change anything with the domain, however they are able to submit a ticket (or e-mail, or even phone the office if they want) and an employee will change what they request free of charge.

The reason for this - it saves a lot hassle I personally think. It meant that I was able to register one account under the company name and have all client domains registered there without hassle of finding a domain reseller account. This is how my company does it, and the clients are extremely happy with it since it saves them a lot of hassle.

Originally posted by lintbox
Is it permitted to setup domains for customers? Heres an example:

Customer pays a set fee (say $10 domain setup fee) which covers signup/setup time plus 1 year of the domain registration. I fill out the domain details, insert them as the contact/owner of the domain, and process a 1yr payment via my favourite domain seller. The domain is then officially theirs but it is all setup for them. We would of course pass off the domain control panel information to the user after the process was completed. I wasnt sure if something like this was permitted or not, but I thought I'd ask. Lemme know what you think.

Why wouldnt it be? In addition we do not offer the users access to control the domain unless they request it, and will usually just make the changes for them.

Well then, thats probably my best bet :) What do you do if the customer wants their domain (for example they are leaving your hosting and want use of their domain for other purposes)? If its all under your one account, how do you transfer one out?

Thanks to all who have contibuted to this thread, I think I've got a plan down pat now. :) Long live WHT.

Lintbox

If you have an account like GoDaddy and your customer wants his domain then all he has to do is put in for a transfer request at his chosen registrar and you can agree to that request releasing the domain.

Simple as that :-)

We offer the name registration in with our packages.

We use WMAP (webhostautopilot - http://www.whmautopilot.com/) for our automation software and they have integrated the enom name registration process into their signup process.

If you go directly to enom you have to pay a deposit to get good pricing on the domains (I think $1500-$3,000). You can go through one of enom's resellers so that you don't have to put a deposit down.

WMAP does make the automation process very easy to deal with. I haven't had any complaints with them.

Damion