ASP.NET Reseller Hosting

ASP.NET Reseller Hosting FAQ

• What is Reseller Hosting?

  In Reseller Hosting, a Reseller gets bulk disk space on our Windows servers. The Reseller can make Shared Hosting plans to sell web hosting space along with all the available features. In Reseller Hosting, the Reseller gets access to a Reseller Control Panel to manage his or her hosting operating, and the Reseller's clients get access to End-User Control panels so they can manage their domains.

• What are Reseller Hosting Users Account?

  Every Windows Reseller hosting / ASP.NET Reseller hosting account holders in SeekDotNet.com will provided a single user account to access your control panel, and also provided a "end-user" control panel for your clients to manage their website as well.

• Who would want to resell web hosting?

  A typical example would be a person or company who would like to own his or her own web hosting company. Another might be a web designer that would like to offer hosting services to show his or her customers that they support the hosting package. There are still some other reasons depend on individuals.

• How long does it take for my account to be activated?

  We review and setup every new reseller hosting account carefully, and typical activation time is less than 12 hours or maximum 1 day.

• Can I host more than one independent website?

  Yes, our ASP.NET Reseller Hosting plans allow you to host multiple domains/websites.

• How can I access my email accounts?

  We are using the latest Smarter Mail software for all our clients to manage their email contents very easily. You can choose to access your email via web browser or email application such as Microsoft Outlook.

• Do I need experience/education to start reseller hosting?

  Experience is always a good thing. It would be valuable to know and have experience with the technical side of managing a web hosting business. It must also be remembered that web hosting is a business and this entails many things. You need to know, or at least be able to learn about, legal requirements, accounting requirements, and also customer support skills.

• How do I know what to charge for hosting services?

  You should consider many factors when setting your prices for hosting such as what is your target market, your competitors pricing, and the value of hosting package that you offered.

• What are the amount that my customers willing to pay? How can i make sure that my reseller hosting business reasonably profitable?

  You need to spend some time reviewing the sites of other web hosts, calculating your business costs and earning requirements. You can also exchange ideas of other hosts and resellers on hosting forums such as ResellerForums.com, WebHostingTalk.com, and the Web Host Directory Forums.

• How do I promote my web hosting business?

  Start spreading you business through online and offline respectively. You can research more about effective marketing techniques on the internet.

• How easy is it to set up and create web host accounts for my customers?

  We provided you with an easy to use control panel that will let you control most aspects of your business. This makes the creation and maintenance of your customer’s accounts quite simple.

• If one of my customers has a problem, who do they contact for support?

  In most cases, it is still your responsibility to provide the first tier support to your customers. You will have the ability to fix certain aspects of your customer’s sites, but for the really technical issues, you can contact us to assist you.

• How can my clients access the Reseller Hosting control panel?

  By signing up with our ASP.NET reseller hosting plan, we will setup an anonymous DNS Entry and you can install the DotNetPanel Portal so that you can customize the look and feel of your control panel. So instead of giving our control panel URL, you can just list this URL in your reseller hosting site. Your entire customer will then use this URL as their Control Panel URL and this will make our windows reseller plan completely anonymous to your clients.

• What is the difference between SeekDotNet.com Reseller hosting with others Reseller Hosting providers?

  Resellers can now ease the time and resources to provide support their hosting clients. When sign up for SeekDotNet.com reseller hosting, resellers have the full support of SeekDotNet.com's award winning Control Panel, allowing them to eliminate 80% of all support-related issues. This means resellers will have more time, money, and resources to invest and expand in other areas of their businesses.

• What are some good questions to ask a Reseller Hosting Provider before I sign up?

  As described above, some good questions to ask your prospective hosts follow. Knowing the answers to these questions will allow you to prepare yourself and your customers to the kind of service that you can provide. Thus, increase your sales potential.

  • Do you provide Private Label reselling?
  • What different account types can I offer?
  • What additional features can be added to an account?
  • What kind of interface do I have to modify a customer’s account, and what are the other features that I can get?
  • How quickly can I get a new customer up and running?
  • What hours is your management staff available for problems and issues? Do you provide 24x7 supports?
  • How often to you backup the servers?
  • Do you provide money back guarantee, and how long is the guarantee period?