If you’re trying to decide which website hosting company to use, you know how difficult it is. One option that keeps popping up is reseller hosting.
Is this a good solution for the average website owner? What are the pros and cons of acquiring this type of hosting? What features can you expect it to include? And what should you be aware of when checking out a particular service?
Reseller Hosting is a plan where you have the possibility of reselling the bandwidth and the space that you have contracted. This is a great plan yes
a) you are good at selling hosting plans, or
b) you have many friends and family who would like to share the cost.
The main features that these plans offer that the normal shared hosting plans do not have are
a) higher bandwidth,
b) more space on the server, and
c) unlimited web addresses linked to the hosting plan.
In fact, in some cases you can get unlimited bandwidth and storage space. This means that you could sell unlimited hosting plans to others, which could end up becoming a business for you. Of course, this is easier said than done, and hosting companies know it. They know that reselling hosting plans is hard and most people don’t sell more than a few, if any, hosting plans.
One point to note is that these plans do not come with dedicated servers. You are still sharing servers with other clients, which is not an ideal situation for a company that offers a hosting service. You should also make sure that you do not share an IP address with other reselling accounts. Not having a unique IP address can be a hassle as it is a requirement for many services and can create problems with certain online applications that base their services on unique IP addresses.
A second issue people have with reseller hosting is the actual definition of unlimited bandwidth and storage space. What hosting companies often mean when they say unlimited, it is unlimited compared to your average user, who probably only has a small WordPress blog. If you expect a lot of traffic or plan to keep a lot of data in your account, make sure you’re on the same page with your reseller hosting provider.
In general, having a reseller hosting account can be a great option if you plan to sell hosting plans or want additional features at a discount price.