How to start a web hosting business for free!
The basics of Web Hosting – for non techies!
Firstly I want to point out that there are many ways you can start out in the web hosting industry, but the reseller system I am going to talk about is 100% free and works on a “pay as you go” system rather than paying in advance like most reseller solutions do.
So first – some basics:
What is Web Hosting and who buys it?
Web hosting is somewhere for webmasters to keep their website pages, photos etc. they rent the space used on a “remote server” which means they are renting the space on someone else’s computer – one of many in a giant data center. The space is purchased at wholesale prices in large amounts then sold to resellers who sell it on to customers, but in case of the free system a web Company has purchased the web hosting – in bulk – on the resellers behalf and then sells it at a % mark up to smaller resellers and business who can’t afford the bulk lots at wholesale price.
As a free reseller you still get a good enough discount to be able to sell the space as 12 month website packages to the public – under your own brand name.
Webmasters (people who make / manage websites) and small off-line businesses are examples of potential customers – building up a customer base locally, with local business like a franchise holder would, is one option, or selling to a niche market another – like boat owners or small home business
people who want to set up a wordpress blog.
Many Webmaster’s are already buying their web hosting from resellers, they just might not know it,as many Companies prefer to keep their wholesale sources to themselves, so they can make more of a profit on it/ make it a viable business .
What you get as a Free Reseller:
You get a full back office where you can set up a shop front, or you can just order web space (and domain names) direct from the back office when someone you know / a customer wants to buy a package. An example of the free website you get as a store front 24/7 customer support is there for both you as a reseller and for your customer if they get stuck – so basically you don’t need to know or do much, you just need to be able to press a few buttons -
note: you don’t need to tell your customer you don’t know the answer – you just need to get back to them with an answer as quick as possible (I’m talking within hours rather than days!) – then you contact support and they will guide you through any problems.
If your customer still cannot resolve an issue after you have given instructions, you refer them directly to a techi person (at customer support) who will take over the problem for you.
All customers have a link directly to customer support within their control panel – so in most cases you will be free of such things – and your main goal is to get customers to buy your product, after sales and customer support is all provided for within the package.
I can show you around the system and/or set you up a resellers account to get you started. I advertise a number of web hosts on my own websites – and I have accounts with all of them – the FREE system is a “white labeled” product that you can call your own and to state again – you don’t part with any money upfront to get plugged into the system. The company have been going for at least 5 years and are continually ‘tweaking’ services to keep their resellers happy.
You can get started as a free reseller here
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