Checklist for Reseller Hostings

Reseller hostings are the most cost-effective type of hosting. Which features are needed? What should you look for? Here is your checklist for effective hosting of reseller accounts.

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Reseller Checklist

Control panel. Your reseller hosting account should have a good control panel, to allow you to visually manage your setting (Otherwise, you will have to revert to the Unix command line, which is only intended for Unix professionals). Best control panels are cpanel and plesk.
Scalability and Upgradability - With time, your needs will expand. Make sure your reseller hostings company supports higher, more powerful plans to provide the extra power needed.
Security and Robustness - Nowdays, a high security must be built into the account. If you need ecommerce hostings, look for the experts.
Service and support. Unless you are the expert, don't settle for the standard level of service and support. As a web hosting reseller, you need to focus on building your business. Good support is essential unless you want to spend your time looking for bugs and taking care of customer's complaints. But good supports starts with a good control panel for your customers. A good control panel shall prevent most of the service calls, and improve customer's satisfaction.
Total Cost. The inital price is only one part of the equation. Don't underestimate the total price, which might be ten times or hundered times more. The simpler your hosting, the less additional costs you will have. And what about the price of security failures? More and more, effective web prescense is becoming a vital part of your business. Plan it in advance.

How to Check Reseller Hostings Providers

It's best to ask for references from people you know.
But the hosting industry is very dynamic, so you should also look for hosting reviews.
To determine the quality support, look for external reviews like those found in WebHostingJury.com.
Look at the company which provides the solution. You will find huge price differences between different companies. Why? One reason is the company maturity.
- Generally speaking, Young companies might have fewer references, but they also have lower prices. Also, for young companies it's much easier to adapt new technologies.
- Mature companies have survived a larger number of security attacks (so their security hardening should be more mature), and their web hosting infrastructure might be more scalable.

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