Reseller hosting enables an individual to start his won internet-based company by selling web space, without the hassle of managing expensive technological equipment. Reseller hosting is when a site owner decides to sell a portion of his disk space and bandwidth from his site for web hosting another site. The reseller serves as a middleman online and in layman’s terms --- he takes in boarders or tenants to his own web hosted site and lets them use the same resources for a price. He buys a plan with a large file space and then divides this space to host different websites.

Reseller hosting schemes and conditions are varied:

Reseller hosting can act as an agent. This type of reseller actually advertises that they are working with a web hosting company and deals in three ways:
•    The interested buyer sends payment directly with the company or closes the deal directly with the web host company and the reseller hosting gets a commission from these deals.
•    The interested buyer’s deal is coursed through the reseller hosting company but succeeding support and service is handled by the web host already.
•    The reseller hosting company handles everything from the installation and set up to support and further services.

As a reseller, you must know what type of market you would like to cater to and then look for a web which will provide you with what you need. For instance, if you would like to offer ASP to your clients, be sure that your own web host allows for this in their reseller program.

Looking for a provider may not be as easy as it seems. There are many web hosting companies today and some are way better than other companies. It is recommended that along with these comprehensive information below, a person interested in becoming a reseller host, must find good references or feedback about the web host.

Here are some web hosting sites that provide reseller hosting options to help narrow down your choices:

WebHost    Reseller Features
StartLogic    This web host offers a reseller program where reseller hosts are given private labels. In this manner, customers will not be able to distinguish that the reseller is hosting with StartLogic. Reseller support is afforded 24 hours daily.
iPowerWeb    Resellers are provided with modular systems that allow reseller hosts to offer support and service to their clients. The master control is very user friendly and easy to operate and a help center guide is provided for all clients.
Lunarpage    Lunarpages offer one of the cheapest reseller rates at $5/monthly and reseller hosts stand to profit more than $14/mo from that rate.
Infinology    This webhost’s reselling plan allows for a reseller host to also have his own merchant account where the reseller can brand the control panels as he wish, as well as charge a monthly flat rate from his customers.  The monthly rate though is $19.95/month  

Reselling web space can be quite a lucrative and fulfilling endeavour if one has carefully planned and studied the offers carefully. And once you already have a decision in mind, the next step is to consult a web designer who will provide you with a site map and will plan the architecture of your reseller site.