Will Budget Hosting Companies Last?
Reseller hosting is the selling of web hosting on a server owned by another person. Below are descriptions of variations of web hosting.
1. A reseller acts as a sales agent for the web hosting company. The service is advertised by the reseller as being a part of the actual web hosting company. People buy directly from the web hosting company, but the reseller earns a commission when customers mention the reseller’s name.
2. A reseller acts as a marketing agent for the web hosting company. The services offered by the reseller are actually handled by the hosting company, but the reseller sells it as their own part of the hosting company. People purchase hosting services directly from the reseller, but issues related to customer service are handled by the hosting company,
3. A reseller acts as its own hosting company. The reseller handles all sales and support for the customers and purchases space on the hosting company’s server at a lower cost because they handle all support. One variant is that the hosting company invoices the customer under the reseller’s name and the reseller earns a commission.
4. A reseller purchases a large chunk of space on the hosting company’s server and handles all aspects of hosting. The reseller acts as its own hosting company and handles all sales, customer support and invoicing without involvement of the hosting company.

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