Hi All,

I have a reseller package that I use to manage several sites, and I am feeling the itch to dive into the hosting business.

But I'm not sure how to succeed based on the reseller packages that are available. So many hosting companies offer individual hosting accounts with ridiculously high disk space and bandwidth allowances. Yet a typical reseller package only has a small fraction of what individual accounts have, and then of course I have to split that small piece of the pie into even smaller pieces that I would sell.

So how can I succeed as a reseller and offer a moderate allotment of space and bandwidth for $5 or $10 a month when other companies (GoDaddy, etc.) offer my potential clients much more for the same kinds of prices?

I know people are succeeding at resellers...I'm just hoping some of you can point out how to succeed, given this limitation.

Thanks and best regards,

Mark

Well firstly it is a rather crowded field, but there is always room for someone who can do something special or better than others.

You can't compete with the "oversellers" like godaddy, Hostgator,Dream Host etc.

But the good news is you don't need to, find something you can offer that will make customers choose you and your smaller packages.

Wether that be personable support or some sort of special skill set you can employ.

Or a "niche" as everyone says, but even they are becoming more crowded.

Also make sure that you are reselling from a good company as if they have issues that will cause you major headaches, so choose wisely.

I'd also reccomend you have the money to run it for at least 6 months to a year without any income.

If you can dedicated the time and resources to it and find an "edge" then you can still make it work.

Good Luck with your endeavour.

As Tim has suggested above you need to find your niche in this business and concentrate on that. You may want to start with local clients and introduce your business to local business owners. Offering bigger packages than every one else is not always the answer, it is what will separate you from the rest of hosting providers that will increase your business in the long run.

sorry but if you want get clients who want 100gb space and 1000gb bandwidth paying 10$ a month, i suggest rethink your strategy. Get some good ideas like ffmpeg hosting etc. Also in hosting it not just getting clients its stealing clients. Might sound nasty but its true. You have to give something that makes people choose you rather than those 10$ hosts. Find it, apply it, clients will follow - well eventually :).

I think the real question is where your customers would come from. If you are able to build some good relationships with potential customers, you may be able to get enough to start your business.

sorry but if you want get clients who want 100gb space and 1000gb bandwidth paying 10$ a month, i suggest rethink your strategy.

You need to put this higher, nowadays kids wants terabytes of disk space with tens of TB of bandwidth for 1.99$ a month...:cool:

Thousands of companies, what makes you unique?!

I'd say location is your best USP (unique selling point). Identify web designers in your area, starting with small individuals. Offer them reduced rates, or commission in return for sending their customer to you. If someone has paid for a designer, it is a good bet they are intending to have a website for a good while.

I like this set up as the designer does all the hard work finding the clients for you! I got lucky with one designer, and now have over 20 accounts from him! Designers will also be a bit savvy, so will not bombard your support with silly questions too.

Win win!

Web hosting is a business, and with any business you need to draft a plan, solicit funding and commit 100%.

If you're really itching to lease some of the web space and bandwidth that you haven't used, then I recommend asking your friends in the industry if they are interested in renting some space from you that can serve as a backup location for data storage.

1. choose 20g-100 gb plan
2.then plan it to sell it off line, in your local area, in higher places
3. consider to partner with webdesigner, to package it in high price, so you get more profits...:D