If you're considering running a web-based business or a website you will probably be looking at several different options based on cost, the number of features you'll be allowed, your own personal or business needs including reseller web hosting. The main idea behind reseller web hosting is that the account holder can use their own allotted hard drive disk space and bandwidth to host websites on the behalf of a third party. How this works is that the reseller purchases services wholesale from the original host, and then the reseller sells services to their customers - for a decent profit. Then through reseller web hosting, a certain amount of bandwidth and hard drive space is allocated to the reseller account. Naturally, in order to successfully do reseller web hosting, the reseller can - and occasionally does - rent a dedicated server from the hosting company or resells shared hosting services. If the reseller sells services from their original host, the reseller is simply given permission to sell a certain amount of disk space and bandwidth to customers without having the need to rent servers or other equipment.

Typically, reseller web hosts are web design firms, web developers or systems integrators who routinely offer web hosting as an additional service. And generally reseller web hosting is an inexpensive way for web hosting entrepreneurs to start their own companies. In fact, most reseller web hosting plans allow the reseller to create their own service plans and choose their own pricing structure as they feel fit. Plus, resellers are able to establish their own brand through customized control panels, name servers and other options for their customers. Reseller web hosting also allows users to set up and manage customer accounts through a web-based interface/control panel programming such as Cortex Provisioning System, WHM/c Panel, ehcp, Plesk, Helm and several others, which can be used for the Windows, Linux, and UNIX operating systems.

Most importantly, reseller web hosting doesn't require extensive technical knowledge behind web hosting. In most cases, the data center operator is ultimately responsible for maintaining infrastructure and hardware and the dedicated server owner configures, secures and updates the server, and handles any other server issues. The reseller typically is only responsible for dealing with customers and developing their customer base - and although the reseller web host will receive correspondence on hardware, software and connectivity issues, they are immediately passed on the technical knowledge of the server provider.

Reseller web hosting is one of several options web hosting entrepreneurs should consider looking into for their businesses as it allows them several opportunities to make a profit while not needing to obtain advanced technical knowledge on servers and web hosting.

• Hosting an Add-on Domain on Your Shared Hosting Account

A step-by-step guide to help you configure an add-on domain (a great feature that allows your to host more than one website) on your shared hosting plan.

• Shared Web Hosting
  
  Shared Web Hosting is yet another option for businesses considering their computing needs - and it offers some unique options for companies. In the case of shared web hosting many websites reside on one server. Each site is separate from the other on its own partition. In fact, some companies love this option as the overall cost of server maintenance is shared between everyone involved.
  
  
• Virtual Private Hosting (VPS or VDS)
  
  If you're considering running a web-based business or a website you will probably be looking at several different options based on cost, the number of features you'll be allowed, your own personal or business needs including virtual private hosting (also known as VPS or virtual dedicated server hosting, VDS). Virtual Private Hosting is a most frequently considered a method of portioning a server computer into multiple servers that each have the appearance and capability of running on its own dedicated machine.
  
  
• Dedicated Server Hosting
  
  Dedicated Server Hosting is another sort of hosting service that your business can consider for its hosting needs. Many businesses and institutions find this option to be extremely flexible and advantageous as it allows them the ability to have complete control over the server, from the choice of hardware and the operating system it'll run to a host of other options. And although your company may rent a server, server administration or management is provided by the hosting company as an additional service.