Reseller Web Hosting
Reseller web hosting
Reseller web hosting is a form of web hosting that allows you to purchase your own share of bandwidth and disk space in the form of a package from a web hosting provider, just like a shared web hosting package, but allows you to create your own client accounts allowing you to resell your web space and bandwidth as your own web hosting packages. Reseller web hosting packages allow you to achieve something which could only previously be achieved with the purchase of a VPS Hosting or dedicated hosting server. Reseller hosting accounts are normally hosted on the same server as other reseller web hosting accounts and in some cases shared web hosting accounts; this means that the reliability of reseller web hosting isn’t great, and you should bare this in mind when offering your web hosting packages.
Web hosting providers normally supply you with access to a control panel such as Plesk or cPanel Control panel to allow you to manage and create new accounts for your web hosting clients with ease. In turn, your clients will also be given access to the same control panel so that they can easily manage the websites that they have decided to host with you. Control panels can differ from the type of web hosting that you take out, for example with Windows reseller hosting you may find you have access to either a Plesk or HostingController control panel, and cPanel oir plesk in the case of a Linux reseller website hosting account. However, any control panel that you are provided with access to should allow you to create and manage your client’s accounts using a web based interface, meaning that you can access the control panel from any internet connected computer.
Like shared web hosting packages, reseller web hosting packages are hosted on high specification servers to try and guarantee a high level of uptime, although this can be made difficult by the nature of shared hosting servers due to the fact that they are popular targets for malicious attackers. Reseller web hosting servers normally have other software installed on them apart from the core services such as a control panel that are needed on a web hosting server. These additional pieces of software may include programs such as RVSkins to allow you to provide your clients with a customized version of cPanel design wise, or a monitoring system so that your web host is notified when a problem occurs with the server on which your reseller hosting account is hosted.
Reseller web hosting is popular with website designers and those who want to start their own web hosting business, since it is a cheap way to get started with providing cheap web hosting accounts to those who may need them. Unlike a VPS Hosting or dedicated server, you don’t have your own server that you have the responsibility of upkeeping with a standard reseller hosting account, meaning that you can get on with running your hosting business or designing websites whilst you have a knowledgable support team that you can rely on and full back on if you need to. Most web hosting providers have a 24×7 support team that you can use if you have a general query or if you have a problem with your reseller web hosting account that you need sorted. The main benefit of a 24×7 support team is that if a server happens to fail during the night, the problem is more likely to be sorted ASAP.
So, in conclusion a reseller webhosting account is a cheaper hosting alternative to a Virtual private server or a dedicated server if the sole purpose is going to be hosting your own web hosting or design clients. A reseller web hosting account will in most cases come with access to a 24×7 support team meaning that if there are any problems with the server that your account is hosted on, they are more likely to be sorted quicker than if you were with a web hosting provider that didn’t provide 24×7 support. You will also be provided with access to a control panel so that you are able to create and manage hosting accounts for your web hosting clients, and control panels are normally web based meaning that you can access them from any internet connected computer.
