Reseller web hosting is one of the types of Web Hosting services offered by Web Hosting Company.

Meaning Of Reseller Web Hosting208 Reseller Web Hosting: A Type of Web Hosting

A reseller web hosting is a type of web hosting service in which the account holder maintains a reseller hosting account on a shared server then sells the sub-accounts to clients. The reseller is an intermediary, the reseller web hosting account holder resells the bandwidth and disk space that has been allocated by the web hosting company.

The beginners in the web hosting business start with Reseller hosting service. Reseller hosting is an inexpensive type of web hosting service.

Advantages:

  • With the shared web hosting account, users have the privilege of choosing a package size to meet the needs. They can upgrade or downgrade instead of using the entire server.
  • The server maintenance is taken care by the web host.
  • The Reseller account holder can earn revenue as a web host.
  • Using a single control panel, account holders can access every website (Client web-site’s too).
  • Using a reseller account, new web hosts can enter the market with less expenses.
  • The reseller account holders can assign and also modify the available disk space and bandwidth.

Disadvantages:

  • The Reseller hosting plans are more expensive than the shared hosting plans.
  • Incase the resellers change the web host, the clients can face inconvenience.
  • As the server maintenance is taken care by the web host, if the server goes down frequently then the clients might lose trust in the reseller account holder.