Reseller hosting is a kind of hosting which allows the owner the ability to use his/her allotted drive and bandwidth to host websites on behalf of third parties.
The reseller purchases the services in wholesale and then sells it to customers at a profit. Thus reseller can used his/her own brand to sell the hosting. The reseller may rent a dedicated server from the hosting company or resell shared hosting services.
The typical example of reseller hosting may be a local webdesign firm which offers hosting as an extra service. This is an inexpensive way for entrepreneurs to start a company.
Most reseller hosting plans allows the customer to create their own pricing plans. Reseller hosting also allows the customer to create their own control panel.
Reseller hosting can be thought of as a relationship between wholesalers and retailers. Here wholesalers are the big hosting companies and the retailers are the small vendors.
One of the advantages of reseller hosting does not require extensive technical knowledge.
