Guys, I need your help...
I am interested in entering Reseller Hosting Business.
Can anyone fill me in; do you guys know any web hosting that offers a profitable and good Reseller Hosting Package??:peace:

Well lots of companies offer reseller but which is profitable is relative to what your budget is. Plus use the toolbar you see at top to find or request quotes if you cannot find something in reseller/shared hosting offers section.

No hosting package is profitable to start out with. You make it profitable by offering professional and decently supported hosting. Remember, paying a few extra dollars instead of the $2 or $3 for unlimited reseller will help in the long run.
Just my 2c.

what kind of hosting are you looking for? Linux or Windows platform? Any prefered control panel?

No matter which platform you use, the hosting industry can be very profitable. You need to market your product to your target segments. You also should look into local advertising. With reseller hosting, alot of providers will give you resource limits. So make your packages accordingly to that. Also keep in mind that you need to charge MORE then your provider to look at turning a profit. Hosting is not "get rich quick" there is sleepless nights, and stressfull days. With that said make sure you prepare! Good luck to you!

Guys, I need your help...
I am interested in entering Reseller Hosting Business.
Can anyone fill me in; do you guys know any web hosting that offers a profitable and good Reseller Hosting Package??:peace:


I know for a fact that this question has been answered many times. The point that you are asking such an elementary questions instead of putting effort in and researching properly indicates quite clearly that you are nowhere near ready to be a host.

If I were you, I would forget the idea, and go do something else which you are more interested in...

Can anyone fill me in; do you guys know any web hosting that offers a profitable and good Reseller Hosting Package??IMO profitability is just as much tied to your decisions, your business plan, your market research, as to the package you choose to buy.

BTW, the reseller package you buy must have a quality that is in concordance with the market you'll be targetting. ;)

Hi

Good to see you wish to join the hosting world. Its not easy let me assure you.

firstly I would recommend finding a reseller package that is going to be good enough for you, and includes features that will sell. You may also want to look for a Reseller plan that includes a billing system & signup system. Also looking for a reseller plan that allows you to create your own plans, and each user has their own control panel is important. Check all services are not going to be branded to the hosting company you purchased your reseller plan from.

If you find a good enough host who has all the features you want, signup with them and start low, and work your way up :)

If you provide good speedy support, and develope a professional looking website you will do well :)

There are many hosting companies out there which offer decent reselling plans. The key, I believe, in having worked with resellers is that support is essential. If your hosting company fails, then the loss in downtime could wipe out your business. My advice would be to consider what features are important but more specifically shoot an email to each company and see how they respond. Is it a cookie-cutter response or personal and oriented towards what you need.

Wow guys, thanks for all your responses. Although my question seems so elementary, you still want to help me.
The reason I am asking this is I want to know what you guys think, because I assume you guys answered by your true experience. And then I will compare it with my own research.
Right now, I am still looking for the best, and I was able to narrow it down to several names. I am looking for Windows and Unix Plan.
And Obviously I want the best Technical Support to back me up, in case there is a problem.
I am still searching now... And I would really appreciated it if you guys would share your thoughts..:peace:

to get windows and unix i think you just about have to go with a h-sphere setup.
i dont have experience with them ... just cpanel (thats all we use)
there are a few people on this board that has h-sphere setups maybe they can lend some advice on it

Yeah, I've heard about that...
H-sphere.
From my research, one of the Web Host that I look up is using it.
But, what's the different between those Control Panels?

cPanel is used more, and with good reason
its very easy to setup and use,
i dont know about now but about 5 years ago h-sphere company p-soft (i think)
would install the software for you (on your servers) I talked with them a while back about it, and even tried it out for a few days on some unused servers.
but my favorite is cPanel/WHM

h-sphere is installed across multiple servers, you could have it setup with 1 server dedicated to mysql 1 to http and another for dns plus you can have windows servers

cpanel is all on 1 box ( i think h-sphere has that option also)

but like i said all my info on h-sphere is about 5 years old

HSphere is a complete automated hosting system..

With HSphere, you could create and sell hosting over multiple platforms (windows, linux, vps).. have integrated billing and support. You'd have the benefit of your accounts being hosted over multiple servers in a clustered environment

cPanel would restrict you to one server, and you'd only have unix support. You'd need to buy 3rd party billing and support solutions to sell hosting with cPanel

HSphere is a true, multi-tiered user environment with different access levels. This makes setting up HSphere reseller accounts initially a little bit more time consuming than cPanel.. However, once setup.. yourself and your customers will find HSphere quite easy to use

Oh, I see… A friend of mine has shown me the H-Sphere CP. I think I’ll choose a Web Host that uses it. Wow, in that case. My list has been cut a few pages…:lovewht: Thanks a lot guys

No matter which platform you use, the hosting industry can be very profitable. You need to market your product to your target segments. You also should look into local advertising. With reseller hosting, alot of providers will give you resource limits. So make your packages accordingly to that. Also keep in mind that you need to charge MORE then your provider to look at turning a profit. Hosting is not "get rich quick" there is sleepless nights, and stressfull days. With that said make sure you prepare! Good luck to you!


As an addition to what Host Frog mentioned, not just in hosting business there are sleepless nights, during the hunting for the good and reliable provider, there are also sleepless nights and stressful moments. Starting is never easy, just remember, whenever you think of giving up, immediately stop that thought! Never give up is the key to success.

Try not to start with those cheap host, look for feedbacks and comments on the host that you are interested in getting their service. As my own experience, though not a very long experience, getting to host that offers cheap fees with tremendous space and bandwidth, you will most likely go into trouble.

Good luck and Keep Motivated!

by the way, does any one have any experience using the H-Sphere Control Panel, or perhaps can anyone suggest me a good web hosting company that use H-sphere as their Control Panel?:peace:

there are several companies offering H-Sphere like cartikahosting, jodohost. You can check them out

I know for a fact that this question has been answered many times. The point that you are asking such an elementary questions instead of putting effort in and researching properly indicates quite clearly that you are nowhere near ready to be a host.

If I were you, I would forget the idea, and go do something else which you are more interested in...

I am new here... but comments like this is bloody annoying. It seems your learning has gone way over your head and forgot where you may have actually started. Cohen is clearly starting at the grassroots level as far as webhosting is concerned and his question is completely understandable. Also, maybe not everyone is exactly like you who have a lot of time at their disposal to do all the research stuff. I appreciate dynamic people who are risk takers... and so I appreciate Cohen's enthusiasm in this market niche.

A better approach would be to lead the one who asked the question to the proper threads and so he gets the answer to his questions within the timeframe that he can actually spend surfing the forums.

Lastly, I bet you would'nt want to be told "If I were your prospect, I wouldn't even bother listening to you as I already know the kind of service I'm going to get in the future." would you? I can sense your roughness shows some immaturity points. I hope you overcome that.

I too am contemplating to include hosting as a service for my outfit and so I'm here. Maybe I will spend a bit more time to read some posts to gain some insights, less I come across posts such as yours without finding the answers yet. I'm afraid I'll find it irresistible to comment back in a negative fashion; the other way is usually better.

Peace and cheers!

I am new here... but comments like this is bloody annoying. It seems your learning has gone way over your head and forgot where you may have actually started. Cohen is clearly starting at the grassroots level as far as webhosting is concerned and his question is completely understandable. Also, maybe not everyone is exactly like you who have a lot of time at their disposal to do all the research stuff. I appreciate dynamic people who are risk takers... and so I appreciate Cohen's enthusiasm in this market niche.

A better approach would be to lead the one who asked the question to the proper threads and so he gets the answer to his questions within the timeframe that he can actually spend surfing the forums.

Lastly, I bet you would'nt want to be told "If I were your prospect, I wouldn't even bother listening to you as I already know the kind of service I'm going to get in the future." would you? I can sense your roughness shows some immaturity points. I hope you overcome that.

I too am contemplating to include hosting as a service for my outfit and so I'm here. Maybe I will spend a bit more time to read some posts to gain some insights, less I come across posts such as yours without finding the answers yet. I'm afraid I'll find it irresistible to comment back in a negative fashion; the other way is usually better.

Peace and cheers!
I try not to say anything in cases like this but The main point of having a forum is for people to get together and talk and a good rule to follow is "if you dont have anything good to say, then don't say anything at all"

every hosting company started somewhere, but it is a very long road to make something out of it


As an addition to what Host Frog mentioned, not just in hosting business there are sleepless nights, during the hunting for the good and reliable provider, there are also sleepless nights and stressful moments. Starting is never easy, just remember, whenever you think of giving up, immediately stop that thought! Never give up is the key to success.

even after you are up and running there will still be situations keeping you up unless you start off with a support team (or dont offer 24/7 support) . There is you good thing about starting off as a reseller, you get to get a feel of things, how to run a business, marketing, and the easy side of the hosting business all together, but if you start doing good you will eventually have to go to your own servers and then there is a whole lot mroe to learn

I am new here... but comments like this is bloody annoying. It seems your learning has gone way over your head and forgot where you may have actually started. Cohen is clearly starting at the grassroots level as far as webhosting is concerned and his question is completely understandable. Also, maybe not everyone is exactly like you who have a lot of time at their disposal to do all the research stuff. I appreciate dynamic people who are risk takers... and so I appreciate Cohen's enthusiasm in this market niche.

A better approach would be to lead the one who asked the question to the proper threads and so he gets the answer to his questions within the timeframe that he can actually spend surfing the forums.

Lastly, I bet you would'nt want to be told "If I were your prospect, I wouldn't even bother listening to you as I already know the kind of service I'm going to get in the future." would you? I can sense your roughness shows some immaturity points. I hope you overcome that.

I too am contemplating to include hosting as a service for my outfit and so I'm here. Maybe I will spend a bit more time to read some posts to gain some insights, less I come across posts such as yours without finding the answers yet. I'm afraid I'll find it irresistible to comment back in a negative fashion; the other way is usually better.

Peace and cheers!

Your more than entitled to your opinion as I was to mine. I've already thought about everything you have said before I made the post. I was simply adding another perspective to the ops question.

He should consider the negatives as well as the positives. I've seen a lot of people waste money and time. He needs to realise it won't be easy and requires a lot of dedication and time.

I've seen people come here and ask for advice that nobody can give a straight clear answer. The question is vague and shows no sign that any research was done prior to the post. In my opinion it showed lack of ambition & motivation which is a great recipe for failure.

So i firmly stand by what I say. It's entirely upto the op whether he takes it or not. If it irritates you and annoys you, then don't take the suggestion - it's entirely up to you. I really don't see any harm in pointing out the reality in things.

Your more than entitled to your opinion as I was to mine. I've already thought about everything you have said before I made the post. I was simply adding another perspective to the ops question.

He should consider the negatives as well as the positives. I've seen a lot of people waste money and time. He needs to realise it won't be easy and requires a lot of dedication and time.

I've seen people come here and ask for advice that nobody can give a straight clear answer. The question is vague and shows no sign that any research was done prior to the post. In my opinion it showed lack of ambition & motivation which is a great recipe for failure.

So i firmly stand by what I say. It's entirely up to the op whether he takes it or not. If it irritates you and annoys you, then don't take the suggestion - it's entirely up to you. I really don't see any harm in pointing out the reality in things.

Thank you for that. I guess it's just that it is like judging a book by its cover. Sometimes when you're new to something motivation and (providing the right direction) comes from people whom you interact with. We have been in that kind of situation one way or another in our lifetime since childbirth. Like you said, everyone has the right to air his/her opinion.

I have read some sensible thoughts from the community... and I think it's enough good reason to be here.

I try not to say anything in cases like this but The main point of having a forum is for people to get together and talk and a good rule to follow is "if you dont have anything good to say, then don't say anything at all"

every hosting company started somewhere, but it is a very long road to make something out of it

Thanks for the reminder. In this case, I think what I have brought up is a perfectly valid point especially in a community of people.