Why Become a Reseller

Low trade prices – you set your own profit margin.
Customer privacy – we never contact your customers directly.
User friendly control panel
Dedicated account manager – you never feel frustrated dealing with an anonymous account rep.
Dedicated reseller team – you work with people who know the reseller business.
Proven track record – you can trust the Discount Domain Ltd brand.

Becoming a Reseller

If you would like to become a domain reseller your first move should be to find an ICANN-Accredited domain registrar to partner with. If you go to ICANN’s list of accredited registrars (http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html ) and click on the name, you can get to the reseller’s website and obtain more information. By starting with ICANN’s registry listing page, rather than Googling “Domain name resellers” or something similar, when you explore reselling possibilities, you make sure from the start that the ICANN accreditation is in place.

Domain registrar that are actively seeking resellers may advertise this fact on their homepage. For example, clicking on Wild West Domains, Inc. on the ICANN list takes me to a page on the WildWest site that shows me three reseller plans that they offer, FAQs about the plans, and a list of features, as well as support details and a comparison with some other ICANN registrars who work with resellers. If you happen to click on TuCows, Inc., the reseller application information is a bit more difficult to find, but you can locate it here: http://services.tucows.com/why/

If you have read the article, “What is ICANN?” you will immediately see that the fees and other application requirements are much less for being a reseller than for being a registrar. In this sort of partnership, a lot of the investment and risk is born by the ICANN-Accredited registrar. If part of your work involves registering domains, you may find that becoming a domain name reseller facilitates that as well as lowers your costs.

How Does Reselling Work?

Resellers usually receive discounts on domain names from the registrar with which they are associated, allowing them to discount their prices. Also, through a special software package or other means, the reseller is able to use the registrar’s system to register or renew domain name or transfer domain name registrations. Alternatively, the reseller may bring in business while the registrar takes care of the actual registration and customer support. In either case, the reseller takes care of setting the price and making the sale to the customer. The domain name registration, however, is listed through the registrar, not through the reseller.

Domain Reseller

A domain reseller does what his name implies–resells domain names to people looking for the right tag to put on their websites in an effort to build business by attracting new customers. Businesses and individuals that no longer need a domain name will sell the name they’ve been using so someone else can use it. Unless the domain has been transferred, the company that registered the domain name for a fee in the first place then has the right to sell it to the next interested party. The transfer of title to a domain is very much like a real estate deal. The domain is appraised to determine its current value, is placed in escrow until the sale is completed. The public is notified that the property is for sale, and interested buyers come forward. A sale is made and the domain registered by the new owner. Some companies charge transaction fees, revenue sharing fees, yearly membership fees, and activation fees along with the registration. Others have a straightforward one-time fee that ends the transaction. Those same companies are able to manage the domain for the client, if he so chooses.

There are opportunities for individuals to participate in the business of a domain reseller by becoming a domain affiliate. The domain affiliate allows his web site to be used by others to search and register domain names. A domain look-up box is placed on the web site of the affiliate, and customers can search the shared registered names in real time. The affiliate does not have to register the domains manually, thus taking a chance that someone else will beat him to it. Automation has come to the rescue, limiting the affiliate’s liability and any bad feelings a customer might have because he lost out. There are claims by some resellers that affiliates steal their customers, but the way the process works, it’s more likely that an arrangement for sharing profits can be satisfactory enough that the temptation for dishonesty is minimal. A domain affiliate makes it possible to take care of more customers than the reseller alone can handle.

Choosing a domain that fits a particular business is sometimes a challenge. If the business itself is not unusual, i.e., auto parts store, furniture store, etc., then one must find something that sets the domain name apart from others. The name of the owner often suffices to give the individual touch needed, but sometimes even that is already taken. Common names especially, tend to be repeated. A domain reseller may be the answer because they will share what they have available to choose from, and the price at which they can be purchased. Names have an importance in just about every part of life, and it has always been so. The Old Testament shows that even God thought names were important: “And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.” (Genesis 2:19).

A domain reseller is simply one of the several ways a business or individual can acquire a domain name that will help establish an online identity that is unique. Its purpose is to help the business to grow or the individual to reach a wider audience. The person with a website that is not business oriented might find himself making extra cash anyway if he were to become a domain affiliate. Helping people find their online identities could be both satisfying and lucrative. Sometimes a popular name has so many prospective buyers that it is put up for auction to the highest bidder.

Since the Internet is truly global in its reach. A knowledge of other languages would be helpful, but not necessary, for an international appeal. In reality, most European countries have large English-speaking populations these days. Also, if a customer wants many names, the domain reseller can take care of them just as well as the first-time domain seller can, at about the same cost. So, should a businessman know about another business that is releasing a name he wants, he can move immediately to secure that domain name for himself.

Just like any other business venture, the acquisition of a domain name that becomes a business’s online identity should be approached with caution. If the price seems too high, it probably is. It is probably better to take the second best choice than to pay an unreasonable price. On the whole, a good deal for a domain name can usually be made through a reseller or an affiliate.

Will Bulk SMS Reselling Make me a millionaire?

Well, it all depends on you. Several successful entrepreneurs started off with business ideas that didn’t look promising, and yet they became financial giants. If you get yourself equipped with the right knowledge, set a goal for yourself and work persistently on it, this may actually give you an opportunity to make your first million. However, I must warn you that it will not happen overnight.

Bulk SMS Reseller Business

Ok, so how do I make money online from bulk SMS reselling. Simple, get a reseller account. Once you get a reseller account, the next step is to get clients. Yes, you need people who will buy smaller packages of the bulk SMS from you . Also, you can design a website and offer to send SMS on behalf of people. Once they pay you, you simply send the SMS on their behalf to the list of contact they provide at the point of sale. This is a cool business for youngsters. You can sell the service to those wanting to announce an event e.g. a wedding ceremony, burial ceremony or a corporate event. I guess you’ve received such an SMS in recent times.

Some bulk SMS gateway provide the facility of inputting the sender’s number, so that you can actually receive reply. However, some charge a fee for such.