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Reselling Domain Names

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In some cases, especially when a domain controller is present on the network, you should specify an authorizing server name or domain name along with a user name. USER. If you are trying to access a server in a domain that is controlled by Windows Server 2003 and still cannot log in to a server,

Thinkpad You offer web hosting services. Or web design services. Or both. When your clients need domain names for their websites, do you want to send them to another site, possibly to a competitor, to register one?

When you fire up your favorite web browser and type in the domain name of a website you want to view, the first thing that happens is that a request is sent to the server that is hosting that website. This server is found via the Domain Name Server (DNS) system, which associates the domain name (which we humans understand) and the address of the server that is hosting that website (which the computers understand). Once that request is received by the server, it looks at the files of the website to determine what happens next.

Microsoft Of course not. That's part of why domain name registration is a popular service to offer. Reselling domain names provides an additional service to attract and keep clients as well as another source of recurring revenue. You can offer domain name registrations on their own or bundled with other services you provide.

(800) 2165 (435) 3433 DNS (Domain Name Servers) DNS (Domain Name Servers) A Domain Name ServerM (DNS) keeps a database of domain names and their associated IP addresses. When a user searches for a domain name, the request must go through a Domain Name Server (DNS) to translate the domain name and obtain the corresponding IP address. This way the request can be routed to the correct server where the website resides.

Laptop Computers Features of domain name reseller programs

12. What are name servers A name server is a server that returns an IP address when given a domain name. This IP address is basically the domain's location on the Internet. Sometimes name servers are referred as DNS servers (and vice versa) because they essentially perform the same function; when given a domain name, they return the IP address for that domain.

Laptop Computer When you are a domain name reseller, your clients register domain names using the service accessed through your domain name reseller account. The domain name company bills you, and you bill your clients. Or possibly the domain company handles the billing.

What does it mean to egister a domain name The Internet domain name system (DNS) consists of a directory, organized hierarchically, of all the domain names and their corresponding computers registered to particular companies and persons using the Internet. When you register a domain name, it will be associated with the computer on the Internet you designate during the period that the registration is in effect. From that computer, you can create a website that will be accessible to Internet users around the world.

Desktop Computer You decide on the retail pricing, and you market your services. The wholesale prices you pay before you add your markup depend on your sales volume and on the domain name reseller program you choose.

Notebooks All of the domain name reseller companies compared in this article offer a reseller API (Application Programming Interface), which enables you to use the features provided with the domain reseller program. When your clients register domain names or update records at your site, the API communicates with the domain name reseller program system. With an API at your website, you keep the appearance and branding of your site when you resell domain names.

Lenovo Two of the domain name companies compared here offer website creation tools for resellers, which means that you can be in the business of reselling domain names within minutes of having your account set up.

Hard Drive Many domain name reseller programs require the domain name reseller to pay and regularly top up a deposit for domain names. By doing this, the domain name reseller is paying for the domains in advance while making a profit from them when they're registered.

Travelstar Domain name companies compared

Gateway The starting prices listed are the highest current wholesale prices for .com domains. Some other extensions may be higher, and the prices typically decrease with volume pricing.

Laptop Parts See the company websites for more details about what each domain name reseller program offers.

Software BulkRegister

Hard Drives BulkRegister's Domain Pilot tool allows domain name resellers to provide their clients with a unique URL and access code to make changes to the Whois data for their domains. Resellers can control which of the fields to provide their clients with access to. Registration can be automated or manual.

Electronics Resellers become BulkRegister members and are invited to take part in discussions about product ideas, upgrades, and updates. A $50 Overture advertising credit comes with the first year of membership.

Canon - Setup fee: No

Desktop Pc - Annual fee: $99

Desktop Computers - Deposit required: No

Think Pad - Starting wholesale pricing for .com domains: $12

Repair - Website creation tool for resellers: No

Data Recovery - SSL certificate: Yes

Cisco ENom

Keyboard If you resell domain names through eNom, you choose between two eNom tools:

Monitor - Automated Registration Software (API), which allows your clients to register and manage their domains through your site

Desktop - PDQ, a site that you customize and eNom manages - they handle the billing, and you earn commissions

Infosys As an eNom domain name reseller, you can also offer your clients web hosting, web monitoring, SSL certificates, and other eNom products as a reseller.

Refurbished Laptops - Setup fee: No

Wipro - Annual fee: $99 if you use the PDQ website tool

Lap Top - Deposit required: Starts at $199 for 199 eNom points

Refurbished - Starting wholesale pricing for .com domains: $9.95

Memory - Website creation tool for resellers: Yes

Intel - SSL certificate: No

As400 Tucows

Averatec A website builder, blogware, SSL certificates, and email services are among the services you can resell as well as domain names.

Hardware - Setup fee: $95

Dual Xeon - Annual fee: No

Storage - Deposit required: No minimum payment, but they recommend prepaying one month of credit in advance

Seagate - Starting wholesale pricing for .com domains: $9.85

Computer Sales - Website creation tool for resellers: No

Computer Hardware - SSL certificate: No

Printers Wild West Domains

Technology Owned by The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Wild West Domains offers several reseller packages. They also offer other products to resell in addition to domain names, including hosting, website builders, email plans, SSL certificates, and merchant accounts.

Mainframe - Setup fee: No

Samsung - Annual fee: Starting at $99; $249 with the API

Computer Repair - Deposit required: No

Used Computers - Starting wholesale pricing for .com domains: $7.75

Network - Website creation tool for resellers: Yes

Digital Cameras - SSL certificate: Yes

Desktops About the Author:

Cognos Lois S. is a Technical Executive Writer for http://www.websitesource.com and http://www.lowpricedomains.com with experience in the website hosting industry.

Hosting About The Author:

Netfinity Lois S. is a Technical Executive Writer for http://www.websitesource.com and http://www.lowpricedomains.com

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