Getting a website up and running for the first time is a clock-eating monster with plenty of frustrations. The second one goes easier and after that, you find short cuts that make it easy. Soon you are running a number of sites, or perhaps one very large site that takes up most of your webmaster’s time and your money. By finding an affordable reseller for your web hosting, you can make money with very little effort.
Lack of Control
Here is what happens. When you share a server with perhaps hundreds or in some cases, a thousand or more websites, you can often be put onto the back burner. There is no control over your small piece of internet real estate on that server, nor are you informed when something goes wrong. Have you ever noticed that sometimes your website is slow loading? Chances are it’s not the cable company causing the problem, although they take most of the heat. More often it’s your hosting company and the server you’re connected to that becomes overloaded by other sites. The slowdowns are temporary and in many cases, you are not aware of them. It is an annoyance that can cost you money, particularly when your site is running a cash box or payment.
Limited Software
The other problem with the shared hosting is that you are limited as to what you can and cannot do with the software offered by your hosting company. This can be a real problem if you are trying to run certain scripts that require a bit more sophistication than a simple text link. Without the ability to use more user friendly software, whether it is for Python, Perl, Java or any other script not included with your hosting account, your customers suffer and they will click elsewhere. Hence, there will be less visitors to your site, and less money in your pocket.
Anticipating Future Growth
In addition, you are limited as to how far you can grow. If you have a growth spurt, which happens more frequently than most people realize, the hosting company will suspend your website because you are taking up too much bandwidth or space or both. Yes, you can upgrade at that point, but 24 hours can be very costly.
Problem Solved
The solution of course is to upgrade at your convenience rather than waiting until you are forced to do so. An reseller account for web hosting is an affordable alternative to a VPS or dedicated server. You can add software, have more control, host other websites for a fee that will add to your income stream and adjust the amount of internet real estate as you see fit. All in all it’s a far better alternative than shared hosting.