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[priyakochin]

I would like to start selling dedicated servers.So how can I start with ?

[Robert vd Boorn]

Your best option is to start as a reseller.

[24x7group]

Find a company that already sells servers and ask them for a reseller account / discount. Enough companies should be able to provide this to you.

[CiscoMike]

Start with a business plan. Define your goals, your operational requirements/standards, your pricing, your support, etc etc etc. Do this before you even look at hardware.
You need to have a little bit of business savy if you want to be successful. Maybe start with something a little less painful like shared hosting or as recommended, a reseller. That way you're not out much money and your investment of time/energy/effort is minimal while you gain a little experience providing a service. Yes, the income can/will be less but if you jump feet first into a hosting business with a proper plan, average marketing and a little bit of capital, you will fail. Not saying that to be a jerkoff but the rate of success w/o a solid foundation is really small.
As Rob said, perhaps a reseller is a good way to start.

[ameen]

I would like to start selling dedicated servers.So how can I start with ?
Like the others said, you can start as an affiliate or reseller. You can eventually start colocating your own servers and reselling those if you have enough capital and experience, like ciscomike a good business plan is vital.

[$Austin$]

Hi,
I would suggest to resell them, Purchase from one and sell it to other. Being a reseller of any data center also involve risk factor.
Let me know if you are interested.

[kris1351]

Become a reseller unless you have financial backing. I wouldn't recommend jumping off into the hardware side with less than $100k in funds for the first year and you working for free. That might yield you the first rack of servers.

[HostiaWeb]

If you want to start offering dedicated servers on your own and do not want to resell you should probably take a look at your budget first because this will need some heavy investment.

[flashwebhost]

When reselling, difficult thing is collecting payment from clients, some delays payments. Also have to contact then in time and get the payment.
Any reliable dedicated server provider have affiliate program ?

[DATARTIM]

I'd say 90% of server providers will have some sort of affiliate or reseller program.
If your sure you want to provide dedicated servers then that would be your easiest way of doing it but its not a quick rich scheme and you will be very dependant on whomever you resell for.

[priyakochin]

Where can I find the best dedicated reseller ?

[aplawson]

Judging from your question, I'm assuming you have a business plan put together? As the others have said, a plan is necessary before anything else. Any willingness to start without one will only contribute to the line of clients who continually visit this forum because their host dropped out of sight, were unable to pay their bills, et al.
It's for your own good- get a business plan.

[hhw]

Where can I find the best dedicated reseller ?
Look for what you consider the best dedicated hosting providers. Then contact them and see what type of reseller program they offer. It's important that you not only believe in the product that you are reselling, but that you also see a level of financial benefit that you are happy with when working with that provider.

[kris1351]

There is no such thing as the best, it is all relative to your perspective. Every company has customers that love them and ex-customers that think they are the spawn of Satan. Make sure they don't have tons of loopholes for the affiliate program, most should pay within 30-90 days. That timeframe is just to make sure you aren't scamming them.