The earning potential as a Reseller is practically limitless. The reseller program allows you to charge whatever you want and sell as many Web hosting plans as you would like. The reseller program also allows you the ability to create and customize your own plans, for even greater flexibility and higher margins.
As the Reseller you are responsible for collecting payment from your clients individually. We will bill you directly for your reseller hosting plan according to the billing cycle you selected when signing up.
You will be the first point of contact for your clients. You can then directly contact our Technical Support department for those technical support issues you need assistance with. We will provide the answers that you can use to assist your clients. We also provide a complete On-line user manual.
You are given complete control over what your client's have access to. You can give them access to a control panel customized exclusively for your business. You can also determine which site features or applications they can have access to. Be sure to check the feature list of your Reseller Hosting Plan, as some features are only available as an Add-On.
We understand the importance of keeping WestHost transparent from your business. The control panel your clients use is no exception. By default your clients control panel (Site Manager) will be "non-branded", meaning there will be no reference to WestHost or your company. As a Reseller you can modify your client's Site Manager to be branded with your company's look and feel. From within your Server Manager, choose "Customization" from the main menu, then "VPS Branding". From there, you can make a number of changes to "brand" your control panel (Site Manager).
As a Reseller you can upgrade to a larger reseller plan at any time and pay only the prorated difference between the plans. There is no other fee associated with upgrading to a higher plan.
Yes. All WestHost reseller accounts support SSL and have access to the WestHost shared SSL certificate for custom scripts and securing sensitive data. You can also purchase and use your own certificate for your accounts to use if you'd prefer. This can be purchased here.
We offer domain registration services for Resellers at our Reseller Domain Registration Order Form. If you decide to register the domain name through a different registrar, be sure to use the following name server settings:
Primary Name Server: NS1.WEST-DATACENTER.NET Primary Name Server IP: 69.36.161.11
Secondary Name Server: NS2.WEST-DATACENTER.NET Secondary Name Server IP: 69.36.161.12
Alternatively you can set up your own custom DNS nameservers (ns.yourdomain.com & ns2.yourdomain.com) for your reseller accounts. This provides a great opportunity to further brand your business identity and appear more reputable. You may either upgrade to a Reseller Hosting Plan that includes free custom DNS, or pay an additional $10 per month to have it added. Both options are available when completing our Reseller Add-ons form.
For a $10 monthly fee, you can have your own custom DNS name servers (e.g. ns.yourdomain.com & ns2.yourdomain.com). Complete our Reseller Add-On Features form and choose a domain name for your name server. Once we've setup your custom DNS name servers, log into Reseller Manager and go to the "DNS Configuration" section of "Preferences", from the main menu. There you can configure Reseller Manager to use your custom name servers for each new account you set up.
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