Selling domains as a hosting reseller

Why sell domains

• Every website needs one, so it raises the value of each order.
• Yearly renewals bring steady income.
• Clients stay with you: domain, hosting and email in one place.

How it works

1. Join the free domain reseller program.
2. Top up a prepaid balance; registrations and renewals are paid from it at reseller prices.
3. Install the registrar module in WHMCS and set your selling prices.
4. Add a domain search to your website.
5. Clients order; WHMCS registers the domain and adds it to their account.

Which extensions to offer

• .com.ng and other local extensions for local businesses.
• .com, .net, .org for international reach.
• .africa for pan-African brands.

Keep the list short on your website: the extensions your clients actually buy.

Pricing domains

Your margin on a domain is smaller than on hosting. Many resellers sell domains close to cost and earn on hosting, email and care plans; others bundle a free first-year domain into yearly hosting. Remember renewals cost you every year.

Protect your clients

• Register domains in the client’s name, not yours.
• Turn on auto-renewal and send renewal invoices early.
• Hand over the EPP code when asked: holding domains hostage ruins reputations.

Learn the basics

Our domain guides, and the domain registration page, explain extensions, DNS and transfers you’ll handle for clients.