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December 23, 2010

Multiple Domain Hosting Options

In these tough economic times, one of the biggest concerns among webmasters is financial cost control, especially when running many sites. To alleviate some of these high costs, multiple domain hosting helps you manage all domains under a single account. Almost all major web hosting providers offer a multiple domain package with many different features and options.

There are a few options within the multiple domain hosting industry including:

• Redirecting to subdirectory
• Multi domain housing reseller accounts
• True multi domain hosting

The easiest option of organizing multiple domains is by redirecting to a subdirectory. This is typically the most popular method due to the simplicity. The web hosting provider will create a subdirectory of one domain and provide a subname. A new domain will be established and be set to point to that specific subname. Therefore, when visitors type in the primary web address, they will be rerouted to www.name.com/subname.

The second option for organization is to establish multi domain housing reseller accounts. These were originally intended for those that started a web hosting business. However, this has proven to be ideal for multiple web domain hosting by utilizing a reseller control panel which allows users to manage all domain names simultaneously increasing productivity.

The reseller hosting option can be utilized in two ways, to sell web hosting services or to host multiple domains under a single account. If you have a separate business or set of businesses, selling web hosting services may not be the reason for this type of configuration. However, if you are looking for a new venture, starting a reseller business may be a lucrative idea.

Finally, true multi domain hosting provides two separate control panels for each domain. Also, individual logins, tools and email accounts accompany these accounts. Data transfer quotas and disk space can also be allocated to specific accounts. Although maintenance is much more labor intensive, there is a great deal of flexibility when creating different domains since each have their own settings.

Multiple domain hosting is by far the most effective and affordable method of hosting a number of domains. If you were to find a hosting provider for each domain account, maintenance would be tremendously difficult and monthly costs would be through the roof. Luckily, a consolidated effort has been created to ease wear on the servers and provide an affordable option to webmasters.

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