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September 23, 2010

Reseller Hosting – Providing eCommerce Hosting Plans

Most of the web sites currently being built on the internet are being constructed with the intention of financial gain. It is therefore no surprise that eCommerce hosting plans are selling more than any other hosting type in recent years, as the lure of simplicity and convenience draws more prospective plan holders towards all inclusive hosting plans that cover every aspect of online business. Unfortunately, most resellers don't realize that they too can have a piece of this expanding hosting market. Reseller hosting gives you the opportunity to split your server resources into partitions that can be resold for profit, but it does not give you the ability to offer comprehensive and robust eCommerce hosting plans by default. Fortunately, the following tips can help you provide an eCommerce hosting service to your reseller clientel.

Understand the Needs and Determining Profitability

The first step in providing a competitive eCommerce hosting service is finding out what eCommerce hosting customers are looking for and what their needs are. Ecommerce plans come in a variety of sizes, which can make this part of creating your eCommerce plans quite difficult without a reliable reference. The best way to structure your hosting plan costs is to examine some of the plan prices for conventional eCommerce hosting plans that are offered by larger hosting companies. If you can provide server partitions that can compete with these specifications then you are in business.

Provide the Tools and Resources

After you've determined that you're able to provide server resources for at competitive prices you'll need to acquire corporate licenses for several important eCommerce software. You'll first need to acquire licenses for a robust shopping cart application, which you'll provide to all of your customers. You'll also need to acquire a corporate license of a store building tool, which will let your customers build comprehensive online shops with minimal efforts. Having a shopping cart and store building tools are of the utmost importance when providing true eCommerce hosting plans, as without them you'll simply be providing basic hosting packages. Payment processing compatibility is also highly necessary, and fortunately most reseller hosting providers will give you the ability to provide this by default.

Bundling the Features and Marketing the Service

After covering all of the aforementioned aspects it is time to begin marketing the eCommerce plans as single all-inclusive packages. The best way to gain customers is to provide custom plans that can be adjusted by the client, instead of offering predefined plans that yield a lot of competition in the hosting industry. One of the best ways to do this is to interact with your clients personally and discover their individual needs. Even resellers with a large client base can do this because you only need to discuss these issues with the client upon establishing the plan contract. After the agreement has been established, you can set up their custom control panel, allocate the necessary server resources, and enjoy the monthly profits that you'll reap thereafter.

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