In this digitization world now everyone need to created their online presence and to get online and to be indexed or searched in search engines like Google a Domain name & website is essential.
What is a domain name?
In a layman term, a domain name is website name! It is a web address where visitors will come to search you and see the information that you have presented on your website.
What is a website?
It is a collection of web pages which contains web contents, images, multimedia files etc. For any business website, maintaining and updating its design, structure, typography design, overall content and user experience is crucial.
From where can I buy and resell domain names?
To get started with the web hosting business you will require a domain name which you can get from ICANN registered sellers. Some big names in the industry from whom you can buy domain names and resell them are Gandi.net, Enom, GoDaddy, ResellerClub etc...
What is web hosting?
Web hosting is a service where web hosting companies sell disk space to you where you can upload all your web pages and store them so your visitors can see YOUR website anytime.
How to start a web hosting business?
Step 1
Get a domain name and website ready for web hosting business!
Step 2
For hosting this business website, you will need web hosting space, depending on your budget you can purchase a reseller hosting plan, VPS or a Dedicated Server.
Step 3
You can choose selling web hosting space either on Linux or Windows. You will need to make a decision to select a platform for your business.
Step 4
If you have choosen Linux I would recommend cPanel control panel for your business & if you select Windows as your platform - I would suggest Plesk control panel.
Once you have all this in place. You will need a domain reseller account, billing system, payment gateway etc...
Where should I purchase Domain Reseller Account?
You can get a Domain reseller account from Enom, GoDaddy, ResellerClub etc...
Which payment gateway should I use?
Paypal is widely used payment gateway. There many others based on your country and currency you can choose one. I will post list of payment gateway for web hosting companies soon.
Which billing system should I use?
I would recommend WHMCS as a billing system for your company.
What type of support systems should I use to help customers?
WHMCS billing system have helpdesk integrated which works great or you can find more help desk software on google. I would also recommend tawk.to for live chat support to your customers - you can search alternatives on google though.
What are the types of web hosting?
Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting, Dedicated Server Hosting, Cloud Hosting etc...
What is reseller hosting?
What is VPS hosting
What is a Dedicated Server?
How should I provide support to my customers?
You can provide support to your customers via helpdesk, live chat or phone.
For web hosting business customer need support 24 hours. How do I manage my business?
You can outsource your web hosting technical support to www.supportfacility.com as we have experienced team to handle your web hosting business.
