hostmydomain Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 How do people make a profit selling domain names when generally the small hosts can't sell them at the same low cost as bigger hosts? All the best 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHMCS Support Manager WHMCS John Posted February 21, 2011 WHMCS Support Manager Share Posted February 21, 2011 Get a reseller account such as the ones we offer http://whmcs.com/partners.php and you'll be able to get close to the pricing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostmydomain Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I think if the small hosting business i am running goes well, I may well look into domain name registration. Thank you and all the best 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othellotech Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 How do people make a profit selling domain names when generally the small hosts can't sell them at the same low cost as bigger hosts? Charge a decent amount for your hosting, and give the domain away for free 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostmydomain Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 People go for this? as in customers? All the best 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openmind Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Never try and compete on price alone, you will lose. Focus on quality of service and you will find users come to you rather than you chasing them... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostmydomain Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 You are so right, There are many hosting companies, The choice from a customers point of view is vast, The bigger companies offer such good deals that smaller businesses just can't really compete so my idea was to offer free hosting and to offer good helpful support, I have a donate option at the moment in the hope that if i give great help and support that maybe members would do just that, If not than maybe add extra options like domain name registration, Basic web design, Submission and so on. All the best 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zomex Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I asked myself the same thing when I started but it really depends on your target market. It's true that you can't complete with the big hosts but at the same time your target market should be nothing like that of a big host. Using a Enom reseller from WHMCS actually allows you to compete with pricing. In my opinion your customer's are going to do one of the following: 1) Purhcase from a cheaper domain registrar 2) Purchase from you - the good thing about this is that it will generally be for a reason other than price. It may be because they are unaware of the possibility to purchase a domain from Godaddy for example and use it with your hosting service. Another reason could be that they wish to keep their hosting and domain together in which case there's no reason why you shouldn't charge a bit more than the larger domain registrars. Jack 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostmydomain Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 I see what you mean, Maybe i will give it a month or so, See how it goes and then make a decision and try to find more funding! All the best and thanks for the great advice people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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